Tuesday 22 March 2011 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Maṅgalavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 15:573:57 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:3312:33 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:146:14 AM
Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:3312:33 PM
Tṛtīyā gives way to Caturthī.
Noon
12:1812:18 PM
The Sun 84° above S. Day length 12 h 07 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
06:146:14 AM to 30:146:14 AM+1
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 | Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā | 12:3312:33 PM | Caturthī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 23:3011:30 PM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 16:444:44 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:3312:33 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:14 06:146:14 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:394:39 AM | 06:146:14 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:394:39 AM | 05:275:27 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:035:03 AM | 06:146:14 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:146:14 AM | 08:408:40 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:556:55 AM | 08:228:22 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:408:40 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:408:40 AM | 09:289:28 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:169:16 AM | 10:4710:47 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:491:49 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:301:30 PM | 15:563:56 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:192:19 PM | 15:073:07 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:193:19 PM | 16:504:50 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:343:34 PM | 17:015:01 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:563:56 PM | 18:216:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:216:21 PM | 19:567:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:216:21 PM | 18:456:45 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:216:21 PM | 19:327:32 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:0611:06 PM | 23:5411:54 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5311:53 PM | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:414:41 AM+1 | 30:106:10 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |