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Tuesday 21 January 2003 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 13:591:59 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:0412:04 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:596:59 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:0412:04 PM

Tṛtīyā gives way to Caturthī.

Noon

12:5212:52 PM

The Sun 63° above S. Day length 11 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:5212:52 PM
At noon, 12:5212:52 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 216° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 90% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 216° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:215:21 AM–06:106:10 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:455:45 AM–06:596:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:3410:34 AM–12:0512:05 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:2812:28 PM–13:151:15 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:502:50 PM–15:373:37 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:456:45 PM–19:107:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:456:45 PM–19:587:58 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:255:25+1 AM–30:556:55+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:209:20 AM–10:0710:07 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:559:55 AM–11:2311:23 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:5212:52 PM–14:202:20 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:483:48 PM–17:175:17 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:228:22 PM–21:539:53 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:3911:39 PM–24:2712:27+1 AMan 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

Roga06:596:59 AM–08:278:27 AMavoid
Udvega08:278:27 AM–09:559:55 AMavoid
Cara09:559:55 AM–11:2311:23 AMneutral
Lābha11:2311:23 AM–12:5212:52 PMgood
Amṛta12:5212:52 PM–14:202:20 PMgood
Kāla14:202:20 PM–15:483:48 PMavoid
Śubha15:483:48 PM–17:175:17 PMgood
Roga17:175:17 PM–18:456:45 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:456:45 PM–20:178:17 PMavoid
Lābha20:178:17 PM–21:489:48 PMgood
Udvega21:489:48 PM–23:2011:20 PMavoid
Śubha23:2011:20 PM–24:5212:52+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:5212:52+1 AM–26:242:24+1 AMgood
Cara26:242:24+1 AM–27:553:55+1 AMneutral
Roga27:553:55+1 AM–29:275:27+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:275:27+1 AM–30:596:59+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:596:59 AM to 30:596:59+1 AM

06:596:59 AM sunrise18:456:45 PM sunsetsunrise 30:596:59+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 12:0412:04 PM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 12:5112:51 PM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 17:445:44 PM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 12:0412:04 PM
Bavauntil 23:0211:02 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2812:28 PM–13:151:15 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:483:48 PM–17:175:17 PM
Pradoṣa 18:456:45 PM–20:238:23 PM
Niśītha 24:2812:28+1 AM–25:161:16+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:151:15 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:175:17 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 11 h 47 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:238:23 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:161:16+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā12:0412:04 PMCaturthī
NakṣatraMaghā12:5112:51 PMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaSaubhāgya17:445:44 PMŚobhana
KaraṇaViṣṭi12:0412:04 PMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:59 06:596:59 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 864 195
Day length
11 h 47 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
21:379:37 PM
Moonset
09:219:21 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:215:21 AM06:596:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:215:21 AM06:106:10 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:455:45 AM06:596:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:596:59 AM09:209:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:209:20 AM11:4111:41 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:209:20 AM10:0710:07 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:559:55 AM11:2311:23 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:3410:34 AM12:0512:05 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:2812:28 PM13:161:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2812:28 PM13:151:15 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:5212:52 PM14:202:20 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:022:02 PM16:244:24 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:502:50 PM15:373:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:483:48 PM17:175:17 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:244:24 PM18:456:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:456:45 PM20:238:23 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:456:45 PM19:107:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:456:45 PM19:587:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:228:22 PM21:539:53 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:3911:39 PM24:2712:27+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:2812:28+1 AM25:161:16+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:255:25+1 AM30:556:55+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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