Wednesday 12 November 2003 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Budhavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 14:342:34 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:125:12 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī is current at moonrise. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:376:37 AM
Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:004:00 PM
Śiva gives way to Siddha.
Noon
11:2411:24 AM
The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 34 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
06:376:37 AM to 30:386:38 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 | Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā | 17:125:12 PM | Caturthī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 27:19 03:193:19 AM Thu | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Śiva | 16:004:00 PM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 17:125:12 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:38 06:386:38 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:424:42 AM | 06:376:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:424:42 AM | 05:395:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:105:10 AM | 06:376:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:376:37 AM | 08:328:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:376:37 AM | 08:258:25 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:497:49 AM | 09:009:00 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:328:32 AM | 10:2610:26 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:1210:12 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0011:00 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0511:05 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2112:21 PM | 14:162:16 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 12:5912:59 PM | 13:381:38 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:162:16 PM | 16:114:11 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:114:11 PM | 18:066:06 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:114:11 PM | 16:404:40 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:114:11 PM | 17:375:37 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:255:25 PM | 19:137:13 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0111:01 PM | 23:4911:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |