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January 2003 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Sunday 5 January 2003 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Pauṣa Śukla Tṛtīyā

Ravivāra. Tṛtīyā began at 00:1512:15 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:0412:04+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:546:54 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:0412:04 PM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

12:4612:46 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:4612:46 PM
At noon, 12:4612:46 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 30° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 7% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 30° falls in Śukla Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:165:16 AM–06:056:05 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:405:40 AM–06:546:54 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2212:22 PM–13:091:09 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:432:43 PM–15:303:30 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:386:38 PM–19:027:02 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:386:38 PM–19:517:51 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:4612:46 PM–14:142:14 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:423:42 PM–17:105:10 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta17:045:04 PM–17:515:51 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla17:105:10 PM–18:386:38 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:179:17 PM–22:5610:56 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

Udvega06:546:54 AM–08:228:22 AMavoid
Cara08:228:22 AM–09:509:50 AMneutral
Lābha09:509:50 AM–11:1811:18 AMgood
Amṛta11:1811:18 AM–12:4612:46 PMgood
Kāla12:4612:46 PM–14:142:14 PMavoid
Śubha14:142:14 PM–15:423:42 PMgood
Roga15:423:42 PM–17:105:10 PMavoid
Udvega17:105:10 PM–18:386:38 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:386:38 PM–20:108:10 PMgood
Amṛta20:108:10 PM–21:429:42 PMgood
Cara21:429:42 PM–23:1411:14 PMneutral
Roga23:1411:14 PM–24:4612:46+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:4612:46+1 AM–26:182:18+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:182:18+1 AM–27:503:50+1 AMgood
Udvega27:503:50+1 AM–29:225:22+1 AMavoid
Śubha29:225:22+1 AM–30:546:54+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:546:54 AM to 30:546:54+1 AM

06:546:54 AM sunrise18:386:38 PM sunsetsunrise 30:546:54+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 24:0412:04+1 AM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 17:085:08 PM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 27:123:12+1 AM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 12:0412:04 PM
Garauntil 24:0412:04+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2212:22 PM–13:091:09 PM
Rāhu kāla 17:105:10 PM–18:386:38 PM
Pradoṣa 18:386:38 PM–20:168:16 PM
Niśītha 24:2212:22+1 AM–25:101:10+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:091:09 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:386:38 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:168:16 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:101:10+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Tṛtīyā24:04 00:0412:04 AM MonCaturthī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa17:085:08 PMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaVajra27:12 03:123:12 AM MonSiddhi
KaraṇaTaitila12:0412:04 PMGara
VāraRavivāra30:54 06:546:54 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 864 179
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
09:039:03 AM
Moonset
21:039:03 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:165:16 AM06:546:54 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:165:16 AM06:056:05 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:405:40 AM06:546:54 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:546:54 AM09:159:15 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:159:15 AM11:3511:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2212:22 PM13:101:10 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2212:22 PM13:091:09 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:4612:46 PM14:142:14 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:561:56 PM16:174:17 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:432:43 PM15:303:30 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:423:42 PM17:105:10 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:174:17 PM18:386:38 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta17:045:04 PM17:515:51 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day17:105:10 PM18:386:38 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:386:38 PM20:168:16 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:386:38 PM19:027:02 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:386:38 PM19:517:51 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:179:17 PM22:5610:56 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:2212:22+1 AM25:101:10+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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