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Saturday 5 April 2003 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Caitra Śukla Tṛtīyā

Śanivāra. Tṛtīyā began at 06:146:14 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:558:55 AM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:386:38 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:118:11 AM

Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.

Noon

12:4312:43 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:4312:43 PM
At noon, 12:4312:43 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 38° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 10% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 38° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:035:03 AM–05:505:50 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–15:343:34 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

Avoid

  • Gulika06:386:38 AM–08:098:09 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:386:38 AM–07:267:26 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:267:26 AM–08:158:15 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:419:41 AM–11:1211:12 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:152:15 PM–15:473:47 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:459:45 PM–23:3411:34 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

Kāla06:386:38 AM–08:098:09 AMavoid
Śubha08:098:09 AM–09:419:41 AMgood
Roga09:419:41 AM–11:1211:12 AMavoid
Udvega11:1211:12 AM–12:4412:44 PMavoid
Cara12:4412:44 PM–14:152:15 PMneutral
Lābha14:152:15 PM–15:473:47 PMgood
Amṛta15:473:47 PM–17:185:18 PMgood
Kāla17:185:18 PM–18:506:50 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:506:50 PM–20:188:18 PMgood
Udvega20:188:18 PM–21:469:46 PMavoid
Śubha21:469:46 PM–23:1511:15 PMgood
Amṛta23:1511:15 PM–24:4312:43+1 AMgood
Cara24:4312:43+1 AM–26:122:12+1 AMneutral
Roga26:122:12+1 AM–27:403:40+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:403:40+1 AM–29:095:09+1 AMavoid
Lābha29:095:09+1 AM–30:376:37+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:386:38 AM to 30:376:37+1 AM

06:386:38 AM sunrise18:506:50 PM sunsetsunrise 30:376:37+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 08:558:55 AM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 08:118:11 AM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 25:071:07+1 AM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 08:558:55 AM
Vaṇijauntil 22:1510:15 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:419:41 AM–11:1211:12 AM
Abhijit 12:1912:19 PM–13:081:08 PM
Pradoṣa 18:506:50 PM–20:248:24 PM
Niśītha 24:1912:19+1 AM–25:071:07+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  3. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:1211:12 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  6. AbhijitUntil 13:081:08 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 12 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:248:24 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:071:07+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Tṛtīyā08:558:55 AMCaturthī
NakṣatraBharaṇī08:118:11 AMKṛttikā
YogaPrīti25:07 01:071:07 AM SunĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaGara08:558:55 AMVaṇija
VāraŚanivāra30:37 06:376:37 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 269
Day length
12 h 12 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
08:568:56 AM
Moonset
21:349:34 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:035:03 AM06:386:38 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:035:03 AM05:505:50 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 day06:386:38 AM08:098:09 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:386:38 AM07:267:26 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:267:26 AM08:158:15 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:049:04 AM11:3011:30 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:419:41 AM11:1211:12 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
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
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:571:57 PM16:234:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:152:15 PM15:473:47 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:462:46 PM15:343:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
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
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:459:45 PM23:3411:34 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1912:19+1 AM25:071:07+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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