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Sunday 6 December 1998 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā

Ravivāra. Tṛtīyā began at 16:574:57 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:352:35 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:097:09 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:352:35 PM

Tṛtīyā gives way to Caturthī.

Noon

11:3111:31 AM

The Sun 21° above S. Day length 8 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3111:31 AM
At noon, 11:3111:31 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 214° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 91% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 214° falls in Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:075:07 AM–06:086:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:375:37 AM–07:097:09 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1311:13 AM–11:4811:48 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya12:5812:58 PM–13:331:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:533:53 PM–16:234:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:533:53 PM–17:245:24 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:4412:44 AM+1–26:152:15 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa11:3111:31 AM–12:3612:36 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika13:421:42 PM–14:472:47 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:432:43 PM–15:183:18 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:472:47 PM–15:533:53 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:403:40 PM–17:105:10 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

Udvega07:097:09 AM–08:148:14 AMavoid
Cara08:148:14 AM–09:209:20 AMneutral
Lābha09:209:20 AM–10:2510:25 AMgood
Amṛta10:2510:25 AM–11:3111:31 AMgood
Kāla11:3111:31 AM–12:3612:36 PMavoid
Śubha12:3612:36 PM–13:421:42 PMgood
Roga13:421:42 PM–14:472:47 PMavoid
Udvega14:472:47 PM–15:533:53 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha15:533:53 PM–17:475:47 PMgood
Amṛta17:475:47 PM–19:427:42 PMgood
Cara19:427:42 PM–21:379:37 PMneutral
Roga21:379:37 PM–23:3111:31 PMavoid
Kāla23:3111:31 PM–25:261:26 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:261:26 AM+1–27:213:21 AM+1good
Udvega27:213:21 AM+1–29:155:15 AM+1avoid
Śubha29:155:15 AM+1–31:107:10 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:097:09 AM to 31:107:10 AM+1

07:097:09 AM sunrise15:533:53 PM sunsetsunrise 31:107:10 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 14:352:35 PM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 27:013:01 AM+1
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 20:418:41 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 14:352:35 PM
Bavauntil 25:401:40 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1311:13 AM–11:4811:48 AM
Rāhu kāla 14:472:47 PM–15:533:53 PM
Pradoṣa 15:533:53 PM–17:555:55 PM
Niśītha 23:0711:07 PM–23:5511:55 PM

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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 11:4811:48 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:533:53 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 44 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 17:555:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:5511:55 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā14:352:35 PMCaturthī
NakṣatraPunarvasu27:01 03:013:01 AM MonPuṣya
YogaŚukla20:418:41 PMBrahma
KaraṇaViṣṭi14:352:35 PMBava
VāraRavivāra31:10 07:107:10 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 688
Day length
8 h 44 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
18:536:53 PM
Moonset
09:169:16 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:075:07 AM07:097:09 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:075:07 AM06:086:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:375:37 AM07:097:09 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:097:09 AM08:548:54 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:548:54 AM10:3810:38 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0711:07 AM11:5511:55 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1311:13 AM11:4811:48 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:3111:31 AM12:3612:36 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2312:23 PM14:082:08 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory12:5812:58 PM13:331:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:421:42 PM14:472:47 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:082:08 PM15:533:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:432:43 PM15:183:18 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:472:47 PM15:533:53 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:403:40 PM17:105:10 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk15:533:53 PM17:555:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:533:53 PM16:234:23 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:533:53 PM17:245:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:0711:07 PM23:5511:55 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:4412:44 AM+126:152:15 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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