Sunday 25 March 2012 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Ravivāra. Tṛtīyā began at 00:1512:15 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:472:47 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Tṛtīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSaubhāgya Śayana Vrata determinate
At sunrise
06:136:13 AM
Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:301:30 PM
Taitila gives way to Gara.
Noon
12:1712:17 PM
The Sun 85° above S. Day length 12 h 08 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
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06:136:13 AM to 30:126:12 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 | Śukla Tṛtīyā | 26:47 02:472:47 AM Mon | Caturthī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 18:086:08 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 28:19 04:194:19 AM Mon | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 13:301:30 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:12 06:126:12 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:384:38 AM | 06:136:13 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:384:38 AM | 05:255:25 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:015:01 AM | 06:136:13 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:136:13 AM | 08:388:38 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:388:38 AM | 11:0411:04 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:0310:03 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:481:48 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:291:29 PM | 15:553:55 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:391:39 PM | 15:263:26 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:182:18 PM | 15:063:06 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:193:19 PM | 16:504:50 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:553:55 PM | 18:216:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:444:44 PM | 17:325:32 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:504:50 PM | 18:216:21 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:216:21 PM | 19:557:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:216:21 PM | 18:446:44 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:216:21 PM | 19:327:32 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5211:52 PM | 24:4012:40 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:594:59 AM+1 | 30:486:48 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |