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Monday 17 December 2001 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Tṛtīyā

Somavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 03:313:31 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:454:45+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:456:45 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:044:04 PM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

12:3712:37 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:3712:37 PM
At noon, 12:3712:37 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 28° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 6% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 28° falls in Śukla Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:075:07 AM–05:565:56 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:315:31 AM–06:456:45 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1312:13 PM–13:001:00 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:342:34 PM–15:213:21 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:286:28 PM–18:536:53 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:286:28 PM–19:427:42 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:241:24+1 AM–27:073:07+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:138:13 AM–09:419:41 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0911:09 AM–12:3712:37 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:001:00 PM–13:471:47 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:052:05 PM–15:323:32 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:053:05 PM–16:484:48 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta15:213:21 PM–16:084:08 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

sunrise to sunrise

The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.

Day sunrise to sunset

Amṛta06:456:45 AM–08:138:13 AMgood
Kāla08:138:13 AM–09:419:41 AMavoid
Śubha09:419:41 AM–11:0911:09 AMgood
Roga11:0911:09 AM–12:3712:37 PMavoid
Udvega12:3712:37 PM–14:052:05 PMavoid
Cara14:052:05 PM–15:323:32 PMneutral
Lābha15:323:32 PM–17:005:00 PMgood
Amṛta17:005:00 PM–18:286:28 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:286:28 PM–20:008:00 PMneutral
Roga20:008:00 PM–21:339:33 PMavoid
Kāla21:339:33 PM–23:0511:05 PMavoid
Lābha23:0511:05 PM–24:3712:37+1 AMgood
Udvega24:3712:37+1 AM–26:092:09+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:092:09+1 AM–27:413:41+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:413:41+1 AM–29:135:13+1 AMgood
Cara29:135:13+1 AM–30:466:46+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:456:45 AM to 30:466:46+1 AM

06:456:45 AM sunrise18:286:28 PM sunsetsunrise 30:466:46+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 28:454:45+1 AM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 28:034:03+1 AM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 16:044:04 PM
Garauntil 28:454:45+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:138:13 AM–09:419:41 AM
Abhijit 12:1312:13 PM–13:001:00 PM
Pradoṣa 18:286:28 PM–20:068:06 PM
Niśītha 24:1312:13+1 AM–25:011:01+1 AM

Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.

  1. SunriseTṛtīyā holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:419:41 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:001:00 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:068:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 25:011:01+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  9. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  10. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  11. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Tṛtīyā28:45 04:454:45 AM TueCaturthī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhāpast sunriseŚravaṇa
YogaDhruva28:03 04:034:03 AM TueVyāghāta
KaraṇaTaitila16:044:04 PMGara
VāraSomavāra30:46 06:466:46 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2058
Śaka
1923
Kali
5102
Ahargaṇa
1 863 795
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
08:478:47 AM
Moonset
20:448:44 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:075:07 AM06:456:45 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:075:07 AM05:565:56 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:315:31 AM06:456:45 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:456:45 AM09:069:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:138:13 AM09:419:41 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:069:06 AM11:2611:26 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0911:09 AM12:3712:37 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1312:13 PM13:011:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1312:13 PM13:001:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:001:00 PM13:471:47 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:084:08 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:052:05 PM15:323:32 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:342:34 PM15:213:21 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:053:05 PM16:484:48 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:213:21 PM16:084:08 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:084:08 PM18:286:28 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:286:28 PM20:068:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:286:28 PM18:536:53 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:286:28 PM19:427:42 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1312:13+1 AM25:011:01+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:241:24+1 AM27:073:07+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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