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Wednesday 6 December 2017 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā

Budhavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 13:471:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:1910:19 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:106:10 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:1910:19 AM

Tṛtīyā gives way to Caturthī.

Noon

12:0212:02 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:0212:02 PM
At noon, 12:0212:02 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 217° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 90% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 217° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:314:31 AM–05:215:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:564:56 AM–06:106:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:591:59 PM–14:462:46 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:545:54 PM–18:186:18 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:545:54 PM–19:077:07 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:487:48 PM–21:149:14 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:387:38 AM–09:069:06 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3410:34 AM–12:0212:02 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:1211:12 AM–12:3812:38 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta11:3811:38 AM–12:2512:25 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0212:02 PM–13:301:30 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya29:165:16+1 AM–30:446:44+1 AMa 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

Lābha06:106:10 AM–07:387:38 AMgood
Amṛta07:387:38 AM–09:069:06 AMgood
Kāla09:069:06 AM–10:3410:34 AMavoid
Śubha10:3410:34 AM–12:0212:02 PMgood
Roga12:0212:02 PM–13:301:30 PMavoid
Udvega13:301:30 PM–14:582:58 PMavoid
Cara14:582:58 PM–16:264:26 PMneutral
Lābha16:264:26 PM–17:545:54 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:545:54 PM–19:267:26 PMavoid
Śubha19:267:26 PM–20:588:58 PMgood
Amṛta20:588:58 PM–22:3010:30 PMgood
Cara22:3010:30 PM–24:0212:02+1 AMneutral
Roga24:0212:02+1 AM–25:341:34+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:341:34+1 AM–27:063:06+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:063:06+1 AM–28:384:38+1 AMgood
Udvega28:384:38+1 AM–30:106:10+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:106:10 AM to 30:106:10+1 AM

06:106:10 AM sunrise17:545:54 PM sunsetsunrise 30:106:10+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 10:1910:19 AM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 21:569:56 PM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 15:553:55 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 10:1910:19 AM
Bavauntil 20:448:44 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0212:02 PM–13:301:30 PM
Pradoṣa 17:545:54 PM–19:327:32 PM
Niśītha 23:3811:38 PM–24:2612:26+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. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:301:30 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:327:32 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2612:26+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā10:1910:19 AMCaturthī
NakṣatraPunarvasu21:569:56 PMPuṣya
YogaŚukla15:553:55 PMBrahma
KaraṇaViṣṭi10:1910:19 AMBava
VāraBudhavāra30:10 06:106:10 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 628
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
20:558:55 PM
Moonset
08:408:40 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:314:31 AM06:106:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:314:31 AM05:215:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:564:56 AM06:106:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:106:10 AM08:308:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:387:38 AM09:069:06 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:308:30 AM10:5110:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3410:34 AM12:0212:02 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:1211:12 AM12:3812:38 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3811:38 AM12:2512:25 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0212:02 PM13:301:30 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:121:12 PM15:333:33 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:591:59 PM14:462:46 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:333:33 PM17:545:54 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:545:54 PM19:327:32 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:545:54 PM18:186:18 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:545:54 PM19:077:07 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:487:48 PM21:149:14 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3811:38 PM24:2612:26+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:165:16+1 AM30:446:44+1 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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