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Friday 4 April 2003 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Caitra Śukla Tṛtīyā

Śukravāra. Tṛtīyā began at 06:146:14 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 32:558:55+1 AM, past the next sunrise.

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

06:386:38 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

19:347:34 PM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

12:4412:44 PM

The Sun 89° above S. Day length 12 h 12 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:4412:44 PM
At noon, 12:4412:44 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 27° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 5% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 27° falls in Śukla Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:045:04 AM–05:515:51 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:275:27 AM–06:386:38 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1912:19 PM–13:081:08 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:462:46 PM–15:353:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:506:50 PM–19:137:13 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:506:50 PM–20:008:00 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:462:46+1 AM–28:344:34+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika08:098:09 AM–09:419:41 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:049:04 AM–09:539:53 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:1211:12 AM–12:4412:44 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:081:08 PM–13:571:57 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:473:47 PM–17:185:18 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:543:54 PM–17:425:42 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

Cara06:386:38 AM–08:098:09 AMneutral
Lābha08:098:09 AM–09:419:41 AMgood
Amṛta09:419:41 AM–11:1211:12 AMgood
Kāla11:1211:12 AM–12:4412:44 PMavoid
Śubha12:4412:44 PM–14:152:15 PMgood
Roga14:152:15 PM–15:473:47 PMavoid
Udvega15:473:47 PM–17:185:18 PMavoid
Cara17:185:18 PM–18:506:50 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:506:50 PM–20:188:18 PMavoid
Kāla20:188:18 PM–21:479:47 PMavoid
Lābha21:479:47 PM–23:1511:15 PMgood
Udvega23:1511:15 PM–24:4412:44+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:4412:44+1 AM–26:122:12+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:122:12+1 AM–27:413:41+1 AMgood
Cara27:413:41+1 AM–29:095:09+1 AMneutral
Roga29:095:09+1 AM–30:386:38+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:386:38 AM to 30:386:38+1 AM

06:386:38 AM sunrise18:506:50 PM sunsetsunrise 30:386:38+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 24:0312:03+1 AM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 19:347:34 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:1211:12 AM–12:4412:44 PM
Abhijit 12:1912:19 PM–13:081:08 PM
Pradoṣa 18:506:50 PM–20:248:24 PM
Niśītha 24:2012:20+1 AM–25:081:08+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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:4412:44 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:081:08 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SunsetDay length 12 h 12 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 20:248:24 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  7. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:081:08+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Tṛtīyāpast sunriseCaturthī
NakṣatraBharaṇīpast sunriseKṛttikā
YogaViṣkambha24:03 00:0312:03 AM SatPrīti
KaraṇaTaitila19:347:34 PMGara
VāraŚukravāra30:38 06:386:38 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 268
Day length
12 h 12 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
08:168:16 AM
Moonset
20:488:48 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:045:04 AM06:386:38 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:045:04 AM05:515:51 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:275:27 AM06:386:38 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:386:38 AM09:049:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:098:09 AM09:419:41 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:049:04 AM11:3111:31 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:049:04 AM09:539:53 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:1211:12 AM12:4412:44 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1912:19 PM13:081:08 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2012:20 PM13:081:08 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:081:08 PM13:571:57 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:571:57 PM16:234:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:462:46 PM15:353:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:473:47 PM17:185:18 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:543:54 PM17:425:42 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:234:23 PM18:506:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:506:50 PM20:248:24 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:506:50 PM19:137:13 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:506:50 PM20:008:00 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2012:20+1 AM25:081:08+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:462:46+1 AM28:344:34+1 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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