Sunday 23 August 2009 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Ravivāra. Tṛtīyā began at 11:5211:52 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:279:27 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:484:48 AM
Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:565:56 AM
Uttara Phalgunī gives way to Hasta.
Noon
11:4311:43 AM
The Sun 55° above S. Day length 13 h 48 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
04:484:48 AM to 28:504:50+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 | 09:279:27 AM | Caturthī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 05:565:56 AM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 17:445:44 PM | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 09:279:27 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 28:50 04:504:50 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:273:27 AM | 04:484:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:273:27 AM | 04:084:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:473:47 AM | 04:484:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:484:48 AM | 07:347:34 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:347:34 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1811:18 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:4211:42 AM | 13:261:26 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:051:05 PM | 15:513:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:571:57 PM | 15:283:28 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:002:00 PM | 14:552:55 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:093:09 PM | 16:534:53 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:513:51 PM | 18:366:36 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:464:46 PM | 17:415:41 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:534:53 PM | 18:366:36 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:366:36 PM | 19:587:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:366:36 PM | 18:576:57 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:366:36 PM | 19:387:38 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:0611:06 PM | 24:3812:38+1 AM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1911:19 PM | 24:0712:07+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |