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April 1920 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 21 April 1920 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Tṛtīyā

Budhavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 23:5211:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:498:49 PM.

Observed here on this day

Akṣaya Tṛtīyā

Tṛtīyā covers 270 of 270 minutes of pūrvāhṇa. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoParaśurāma Jayantī determinate

At sunrise

05:415:41 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:2110:21 AM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

12:2612:26 PM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 13 h 29 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2612:26 PM
At noon, 12:2612:26 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 31° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 7% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 31° falls in Śukla Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:174:17 AM–04:594:59 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:384:38 AM–05:415:41 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:3211:32 AM–12:5912:59 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:412:41 PM–15:353:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:107:10 PM–19:317:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:107:10 PM–20:138:13 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:237:23 AM–09:049:04 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4510:45 AM–12:2612:26 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5911:59 AM–12:5312:53 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2612:26 PM–14:072:07 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya28:134:13 AM+1–29:405:40 AM+1a 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

Lābha05:415:41 AM–07:237:23 AMgood
Amṛta07:237:23 AM–09:049:04 AMgood
Kāla09:049:04 AM–10:4510:45 AMavoid
Śubha10:4510:45 AM–12:2612:26 PMgood
Roga12:2612:26 PM–14:072:07 PMavoid
Udvega14:072:07 PM–15:483:48 PMavoid
Cara15:483:48 PM–17:295:29 PMneutral
Lābha17:295:29 PM–19:107:10 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:107:10 PM–20:298:29 PMavoid
Śubha20:298:29 PM–21:489:48 PMgood
Amṛta21:489:48 PM–23:0711:07 PMgood
Cara23:0711:07 PM–24:2512:25 AM+1neutral
Roga24:2512:25 AM+1–25:441:44 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:441:44 AM+1–27:033:03 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:033:03 AM+1–28:214:21 AM+1good
Udvega28:214:21 AM+1–29:405:40 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:415:41 AM to 29:405:40 AM+1

05:415:41 AM sunrise19:107:10 PM sunsetsunrise 29:405:40 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 20:498:49 PM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 13:431:43 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 21:469:46 PM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 10:2110:21 AM
Garauntil 20:498:49 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2612:26 PM–14:072:07 PM
Pradoṣa 19:107:10 PM–20:348:34 PM
Niśītha 24:0112:01 AM+1–24:4912:49 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.

  1. SunriseTṛtīyā holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:072:07 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 13 h 29 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:348:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  8. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  9. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4912:49 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Tṛtīyā20:498:49 PMCaturthī
NakṣatraKṛttikā13:431:43 PMRohiṇī
YogaSaubhāgya21:469:46 PMŚobhana
KaraṇaTaitila10:2110:21 AMGara
VāraBudhavāra29:40 05:405:40 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1977
Śaka
1842
Kali
5021
Ahargaṇa
1 833 970
Day length
13 h 29 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
07:167:16 AM
Moonset
22:0210:02 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:174:17 AM05:415:41 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:174:17 AM04:594:59 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:384:38 AM05:415:41 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:415:41 AM08:238:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:237:23 AM09:049:04 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:238:23 AM11:0511:05 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4510:45 AM12:2612:26 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:3211:32 AM12:5912:59 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5911:59 AM12:5312:53 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0212:02 PM12:5012:50 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2612:26 PM14:072:07 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:294:29 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:412:41 PM15:353:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:294:29 PM19:107:10 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:107:10 PM20:348:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:107:10 PM19:317:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:107:10 PM20:138:13 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0112:01 AM+124:4912:49 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:134:13 AM+129:405:40 AM+1sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
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