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April 2018 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Kṛṣṇa to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 18 April 2018 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Vaiśākha Śukla Tṛtīyā

Budhavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 03:453:45 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:301:30+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Akṣaya Tṛtīyā

Tṛtīyā covers 246 of 246 minutes of pūrvāhṇa. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoParaśurāma Jayantī determinate

At sunrise

06:026:02 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:392:39 PM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

12:1012:10 PM

The Sun 86° above N. Day length 12 h 17 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:1012:10 PM
At noon, 12:1012:10 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 29° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 6% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 29° falls in Śukla Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:284:28 AM–05:155:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:514:51 AM–06:026:02 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:132:13 PM–15:023:02 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:196:19 PM–18:426:42 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:196:19 PM–19:297:29 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:1210:12 PM–23:4211:42 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:347:34 AM–09:069:06 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3810:38 AM–12:1012:10 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4511:45 AM–12:3512:35 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1012:10 PM–13:421:42 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:121:12 PM–14:422:42 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

Lābha06:026:02 AM–07:347:34 AMgood
Amṛta07:347:34 AM–09:069:06 AMgood
Kāla09:069:06 AM–10:3810:38 AMavoid
Śubha10:3810:38 AM–12:1012:10 PMgood
Roga12:1012:10 PM–13:421:42 PMavoid
Udvega13:421:42 PM–15:143:14 PMavoid
Cara15:143:14 PM–16:464:46 PMneutral
Lābha16:464:46 PM–18:196:19 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:196:19 PM–19:467:46 PMavoid
Śubha19:467:46 PM–21:149:14 PMgood
Amṛta21:149:14 PM–22:4210:42 PMgood
Cara22:4210:42 PM–24:1012:10+1 AMneutral
Roga24:1012:10+1 AM–25:381:38+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:381:38+1 AM–27:063:06+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:063:06+1 AM–28:334:33+1 AMgood
Udvega28:334:33+1 AM–30:016:01+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:026:02 AM to 30:016:01+1 AM

06:026:02 AM sunrise18:196:19 PM sunsetsunrise 30:016:01+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 25:301:30+1 AM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 24:2712:27+1 AM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 17:145:14 PM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 14:392:39 PM
Garauntil 25:301:30+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1012:10 PM–13:421:42 PM
Pradoṣa 18:196:19 PM–19:527:52 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 13:421:42 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 17 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:527:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:3412:34+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  9. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  10. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Tṛtīyā25:30 01:301:30 AM ThuCaturthī
NakṣatraKṛttikā24:27 00:2712:27 AM ThuRohiṇī
YogaĀyuṣmān17:145:14 PMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaTaitila14:392:39 PMGara
VāraBudhavāra30:01 06:016:01 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2075
Śaka
1940
Kali
5119
Ahargaṇa
1 869 761
Day length
12 h 17 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
07:547:54 AM
Moonset
20:338:33 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:284:28 AM06:026:02 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:284:28 AM05:155:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:514:51 AM06:026:02 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:026:02 AM08:298:29 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:347:34 AM09:069:06 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:298:29 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3810:38 AM12:1012:10 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4511:45 AM12:3512:35 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4611:46 AM12:3412:34 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1012:10 PM13:421:42 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:121:12 PM14:422:42 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:241:24 PM15:513:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:132:13 PM15:023:02 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:513:51 PM18:196:19 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:196:19 PM19:527:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:196:19 PM18:426:42 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:196:19 PM19:297:29 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:1210:12 PM23:4211:42 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4611:46 PM24:3412:34+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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