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December 2014 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 24 December 2014 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Pauṣa Śukla Tṛtīyā

Budhavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 01:411:41 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:4710:47 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:196:19 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:1412:14 PM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

12:1012:10 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:1012:10 PM
At noon, 12:1012:10 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 30° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 7% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 30° falls in Śukla Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:404:40 AM–05:295:29 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:055:05 AM–06:196:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:129:12 AM–10:3910:39 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:072:07 PM–14:542:54 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:026:02 PM–18:266:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:026:02 PM–19:157:15 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:233:23+1 AM–28:514:51+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:467:46 AM–09:149:14 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4210:42 AM–12:1012:10 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4711:47 AM–12:3312:33 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1012:10 PM–13:381:38 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:396:39 PM–20:078:07 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

Lābha06:196:19 AM–07:467:46 AMgood
Amṛta07:467:46 AM–09:149:14 AMgood
Kāla09:149:14 AM–10:4210:42 AMavoid
Śubha10:4210:42 AM–12:1012:10 PMgood
Roga12:1012:10 PM–13:381:38 PMavoid
Udvega13:381:38 PM–15:063:06 PMavoid
Cara15:063:06 PM–16:344:34 PMneutral
Lābha16:344:34 PM–18:026:02 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:026:02 PM–19:347:34 PMavoid
Śubha19:347:34 PM–21:069:06 PMgood
Amṛta21:069:06 PM–22:3810:38 PMgood
Cara22:3810:38 PM–24:1012:10+1 AMneutral
Roga24:1012:10+1 AM–25:421:42+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:421:42+1 AM–27:153:15+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:153:15+1 AM–28:474:47+1 AMgood
Udvega28:474:47+1 AM–30:196:19+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:196:19 AM to 30:196:19+1 AM

06:196:19 AM sunrise18:026:02 PM sunsetsunrise 30:196:19+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 22:4710:47 PM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 15:013:01 PM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 22:3210:32 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 12:1412:14 PM
Garauntil 22:4710:47 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1012:10 PM–13:381:38 PM
Pradoṣa 18:026:02 PM–19:407:40 PM
Niśītha 23:4611:46 PM–24:3412:34+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:381:38 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:407:40 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  8. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3412:34+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Tṛtīyā22:4710:47 PMCaturthī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā15:013:01 PMŚravaṇa
YogaVyāghāta22:3210:32 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaTaitila12:1412:14 PMGara
VāraBudhavāra30:19 06:196:19 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2071
Śaka
1936
Kali
5115
Ahargaṇa
1 868 550
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
08:148:14 AM
Moonset
20:248:24 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:404:40 AM06:196:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:404:40 AM05:295:29 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:055:05 AM06:196:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:196:19 AM08:398:39 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:467:46 AM09:149:14 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:398:39 AM11:0011:00 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:129:12 AM10:3910:39 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4210:42 AM12:1012:10 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4611:46 AM12:3412:34 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4711:47 AM12:3312:33 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1012:10 PM13:381:38 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:201:20 PM15:413:41 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:072:07 PM14:542:54 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:413:41 PM18:026:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:026:02 PM19:407:40 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:026:02 PM18:266:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:026:02 PM19:157:15 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:396:39 PM20:078:07 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4611:46 PM24:3412:34+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:233:23+1 AM28:514:51+1 AMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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