Thursday 22 April 2004 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Guruvāra. Tṛtīyā began at 22:5810:58 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:181:18+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Tṛtīyā covers 246 of 246 minutes of pūrvāhṇa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoParaśurāma Jayantī determinate
At sunrise
06:306:30 AM
Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:0612:06 PM
Taitila gives way to Gara.
Noon
12:3912:39 PM
The Sun 85° above N. Day length 12 h 19 m.
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
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
06:306:30 AM to 30:306:30+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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Tṛtīyā | 25:18 01:181:18 AM Fri | Caturthī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 15:033:03 PM | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 23:4611:46 PM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 12:0612:06 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:30 06:306:30 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:564:56 AM | 06:306:30 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:564:56 AM | 05:435:43 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:205:20 AM | 06:306:30 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:306:30 AM | 08:588:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:306:30 AM | 08:028:02 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:588:58 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:359:35 AM | 11:0711:07 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:3610:36 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:041:04 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:2212:22 PM | 14:092:09 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:531:53 PM | 16:214:21 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:112:11 PM | 15:443:44 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:422:42 PM | 15:313:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:313:31 PM | 16:214:21 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:214:21 PM | 18:486:48 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:486:48 PM | 20:228:22 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:486:48 PM | 19:127:12 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:486:48 PM | 19:597:59 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1512:15+1 AM | 25:031:03+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |