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April 2002 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Kṛṣṇa to Caitra KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 15 April 2002 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Caitra Śukla Tṛtīyā

Somavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 05:075:07 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:326:32+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Gaurī Tṛtīyā · Gangaur

Tṛtīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoSaubhāgya Śayana Vrata determinate

At sunrise

06:336:33 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:356:35 AM

Prīti gives way to Āyuṣmān.

Noon

12:4112:41 PM

The Sun 87° above N. Day length 12 h 16 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:4112:41 PM
At noon, 12:4112:41 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 28° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 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 muhūrta04:594:59 AM–05:465:46 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:225:22 AM–06:336:33 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1612:16 PM–13:051:05 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:432:43 PM–15:323:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:496:49 PM–19:127:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:496:49 PM–19:597:59 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:058:05 AM–09:379:37 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0911:09 AM–12:4112:41 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:051:05 PM–13:541:54 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:132:13 PM–15:453:45 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:323:32 PM–16:224:22 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya21:299:29 PM–23:1311:13 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Amṛta06:336:33 AM–08:058:05 AMgood
Kāla08:058:05 AM–09:379:37 AMavoid
Śubha09:379:37 AM–11:0911:09 AMgood
Roga11:0911:09 AM–12:4112:41 PMavoid
Udvega12:4112:41 PM–14:132:13 PMavoid
Cara14:132:13 PM–15:453:45 PMneutral
Lābha15:453:45 PM–17:175:17 PMgood
Amṛta17:175:17 PM–18:496:49 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:496:49 PM–20:178:17 PMneutral
Roga20:178:17 PM–21:459:45 PMavoid
Kāla21:459:45 PM–23:1311:13 PMavoid
Lābha23:1311:13 PM–24:4112:41+1 AMgood
Udvega24:4112:41+1 AM–26:092:09+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:092:09+1 AM–27:363:36+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:363:36+1 AM–29:045:04+1 AMgood
Cara29:045:04+1 AM–30:326:32+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:336:33 AM to 30:326:32+1 AM

06:336:33 AM sunrise18:496:49 PM sunsetsunrise 30:326:32+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 30:326:32+1 AM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 08:318:31 AM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 06:356:35 AM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 17:525:52 PM
Garauntil 30:326:32+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:058:05 AM–09:379:37 AM
Abhijit 12:1612:16 PM–13:051:05 PM
Pradoṣa 18:496:49 PM–20:238:23 PM
Niśītha 24:1712:17+1 AM–25:051:05+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. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:379:37 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:051:05 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 16 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:238:23 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:051:05+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Tṛtīyā30:32 06:326:32 AM TueCaturthī
NakṣatraBharaṇī08:318:31 AMKṛttikā
YogaPrīti06:356:35 AMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaTaitila17:525:52 PMGara
VāraSomavāra30:32 06:326:32 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 863 914
Day length
12 h 16 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
08:178:17 AM
Moonset
20:548:54 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:594:59 AM06:336:33 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:594:59 AM05:465:46 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:225:22 AM06:336:33 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:336:33 AM09:009:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:058:05 AM09:379:37 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:009:00 AM11:2711:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0911:09 AM12:4112:41 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1612:16 PM13:051:05 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1712:17 PM13:051:05 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:051:05 PM13:541:54 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:541:54 PM16:224:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:132:13 PM15:453:45 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:432:43 PM15:323:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:323:32 PM16:224:22 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:224:22 PM18:496:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:496:49 PM20:238:23 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:496:49 PM19:127:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:496:49 PM19:597:59 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:299:29 PM23:1311:13 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1712:17+1 AM25:051:05+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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