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Wednesday 25 May 2016 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā

Budhavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 05:485:48 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:466:46 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:535:53 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:466:46 AM

Tṛtīyā gives way to Caturthī.

Noon

12:0812:08 PM

The Sun 76° above N. Day length 12 h 28 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:0812:08 PM
At noon, 12:0812:08 PM, the Sun is in Rohiṇī and the Moon 219° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 89% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 219° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:214:21 AM–05:075:07 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:444:44 AM–05:535:53 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:122:12 PM–15:023:02 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:226:22 PM–18:456:45 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:226:22 PM–19:317:31 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:349:34 PM–23:1511:15 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:277:27 AM–09:019:01 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3410:34 AM–12:0812:08 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:2611:26 AM–13:081:08 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta11:4311:43 AM–12:3312:33 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0812:08 PM–13:411:41 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha05:535:53 AM–07:277:27 AMgood
Amṛta07:277:27 AM–09:019:01 AMgood
Kāla09:019:01 AM–10:3410:34 AMavoid
Śubha10:3410:34 AM–12:0812:08 PMgood
Roga12:0812:08 PM–13:411:41 PMavoid
Udvega13:411:41 PM–15:153:15 PMavoid
Cara15:153:15 PM–16:484:48 PMneutral
Lābha16:484:48 PM–18:226:22 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:226:22 PM–19:487:48 PMavoid
Śubha19:487:48 PM–21:159:15 PMgood
Amṛta21:159:15 PM–22:4110:41 PMgood
Cara22:4110:41 PM–24:0812:08 AM+1neutral
Roga24:0812:08 AM+1–25:341:34 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:341:34 AM+1–27:013:01 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:013:01 AM+1–28:274:27 AM+1good
Udvega28:274:27 AM+1–29:535:53 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:535:53 AM to 29:535:53 AM+1

05:535:53 AM sunrise18:226:22 PM sunsetsunrise 29:535:53 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 06:466:46 AM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 26:382:38 AM+1
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 24:5512:55 AM+1
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 06:466:46 AM
Bavauntil 19:067:06 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0812:08 PM–13:411:41 PM
Pradoṣa 18:226:22 PM–19:547:54 PM
Niśītha 23:4411:44 PM–24:3212:32 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.

  1. SunriseTṛtīyā holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:411:41 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 28 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:547:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3212:32 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  10. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā06:466:46 AMCaturthī
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā26:38 02:382:38 AM ThuUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaŚubha24:55 00:5512:55 AM ThuŚukla
KaraṇaViṣṭi06:466:46 AMBava
VāraBudhavāra29:53 05:535:53 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 068
Day length
12 h 28 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
21:229:22 PM
Moonset
08:348:34 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:214:21 AM05:535:53 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:214:21 AM05:075:07 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:444:44 AM05:535:53 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:535:53 AM08:238:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:277:27 AM09:019:01 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:238:23 AM10:5310:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3410:34 AM12:0812:08 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:2611:26 AM13:081:08 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4311:43 AM12:3312:33 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4411:44 AM12:3212:32 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0812:08 PM13:411:41 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:221:22 PM15:523:52 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:122:12 PM15:023:02 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:523:52 PM18:226:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:226:22 PM19:547:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:226:22 PM18:456:45 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:226:22 PM19:317:31 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:349:34 PM23:1511:15 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4411:44 PM24:3212:32 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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