Thursday 21 May 2015 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Guruvāra. Tṛtīyā began at 08:568:56 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:108:10 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:014:01 AM
Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:197:19 AM
Dhṛti gives way to Śūla.
Noon
11:3711:37 AM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 15 h 13 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
04:014:01 AM to 28:004:00 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 | Śukla Tṛtīyā | 08:108:10 AM | Caturthī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 23:3811:38 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 07:197:19 AM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 08:108:10 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 28:00 04:004:00 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 02:502:50 AM | 04:014:01 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 02:502:50 AM | 03:253:25 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:083:08 AM | 04:014:01 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:014:01 AM | 07:037:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 04:014:01 AM | 05:555:55 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:037:03 AM | 10:0610:06 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:477:47 AM | 09:259:25 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:497:49 AM | 09:439:43 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:059:05 AM | 10:0610:06 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0611:06 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:081:08 PM | 16:114:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:291:29 PM | 15:063:06 PM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:311:31 PM | 15:253:25 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:092:09 PM | 15:103:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:103:10 PM | 16:114:11 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:114:11 PM | 19:137:13 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:137:13 PM | 20:238:23 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:137:13 PM | 19:317:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:137:13 PM | 20:068:06 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1211:12 PM | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |