Thursday 18 October 2012 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Guruvāra. Tṛtīyā began at 10:5910:59 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:447:44 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:575:57 AM
Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:447:44 AM
Tṛtīyā gives way to Caturthī.
Noon
11:5611:56 AM
The Sun 73° above S. Day length 11 h 57 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
05:575:57 AM to 29:575:57 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 | 07:447:44 AM | Caturthī |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 23:2011:20 PM | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 10:3310:33 AM | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 07:447:44 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:57 05:575:57 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:214:21 AM | 05:575:57 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:214:21 AM | 05:095:09 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:454:45 AM | 05:575:57 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:575:57 AM | 08:218:21 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:575:57 AM | 07:277:27 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:218:21 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:578:57 AM | 10:2610:26 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:569:56 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:071:07 PM | 15:313:31 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:251:25 PM | 14:552:55 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:551:55 PM | 14:432:43 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:571:57 PM | 15:233:23 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:432:43 PM | 15:313:31 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:313:31 PM | 17:545:54 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:545:54 PM | 19:307:30 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:545:54 PM | 18:186:18 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:545:54 PM | 19:067:06 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3211:32 PM | 24:2012:20 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:274:27 AM+1 | 29:545:54 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |