Sunday 27 August 2006 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Ravivāra. Tṛtīyā began at 08:118:11 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:5010:50 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:534:53 AM
Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:416:41 AM
Sādhya gives way to Śubha.
Noon
11:4211:42 AM
The Sun 54° above S. Day length 13 h 36 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
04:534:53 AM to 28:544:54+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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Tṛtīyā | 10:5010:50 AM | Caturthī |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 26:14 02:142:14 AM Mon | Citrā |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 06:416:41 AM | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 10:5010:50 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 28:54 04:544:54 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:303:30 AM | 04:534:53 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:303:30 AM | 04:124:12 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:513:51 AM | 04:534:53 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:534:53 AM | 07:367:36 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:367:36 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:358:35 AM | 10:2310:23 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1711:17 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:4111:41 AM | 13:231:23 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:031:03 PM | 15:463:46 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:571:57 PM | 14:522:52 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:053:05 PM | 16:474:47 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:463:46 PM | 18:296:29 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:414:41 PM | 17:355:35 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:474:47 PM | 18:296:29 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:296:29 PM | 19:537:53 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:296:29 PM | 18:506:50 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:296:29 PM | 19:327:32 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:267:26 PM | 21:159:15 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1811:18 PM | 24:0612:06+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |