Tuesday 7 June 2016 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Maṅgalavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 02:502:50 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:5012:50 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Tṛtīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:545:54 AM
Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:468:46 AM
Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.
Noon
12:1012:10 PM
The Sun 74° above N. Day length 12 h 30 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
05:545:54 AM to 29:545:54 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 | 24:50 00:5012:50 AM Wed | Caturthī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 08:468:46 AM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 09:449:44 AM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 13:451:45 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:54 05:545:54 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:545:54 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:085:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:454:45 AM | 05:545:54 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:545:54 AM | 08:248:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:248:24 AM | 10:5410:54 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:248:24 AM | 09:149:14 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:029:02 AM | 10:3610:36 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1012:10 PM | 13:431:43 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:251:25 PM | 15:553:55 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:152:15 PM | 15:053:05 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:173:17 PM | 16:514:51 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:553:55 PM | 18:256:25 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:256:25 PM | 19:577:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:256:25 PM | 18:486:48 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:256:25 PM | 19:347:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:158:15 PM | 21:479:47 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:0111:01 PM | 23:4711:47 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4611:46 PM | 24:3412:34 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:275:27 AM+1 | 30:596:59 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |