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Tuesday 28 December 1920 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 12:5712:57 PM yesterday, and holds until 09:239:23 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:497:49 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:239:23 AM

Tṛtīyā gives way to Caturthī.

Noon

12:2812:28 PM

The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 20 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2812:28 PM
At noon, 12:2812:28 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 218° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 90% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 218° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:515:51 AM–06:506:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:206:20 AM–07:497:49 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1012:10 PM–12:4712:47 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:022:02 PM–14:392:39 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:085:08 PM–17:385:38 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:085:08 PM–18:366:36 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:171:17 AM+1–26:432:43 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:409:40 AM–10:1810:18 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0810:08 AM–11:1811:18 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2812:28 PM–13:381:38 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:482:48 PM–15:583:58 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:414:41 PM–18:076:07 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:0011:00 PM–23:5911:59 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Roga07:497:49 AM–08:598:59 AMavoid
Udvega08:598:59 AM–10:0810:08 AMavoid
Cara10:0810:08 AM–11:1811:18 AMneutral
Lābha11:1811:18 AM–12:2812:28 PMgood
Amṛta12:2812:28 PM–13:381:38 PMgood
Kāla13:381:38 PM–14:482:48 PMavoid
Śubha14:482:48 PM–15:583:58 PMgood
Roga15:583:58 PM–17:085:08 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:085:08 PM–18:586:58 PMavoid
Lābha18:586:58 PM–20:488:48 PMgood
Udvega20:488:48 PM–22:3810:38 PMavoid
Śubha22:3810:38 PM–24:2812:28 AM+1good
Amṛta24:2812:28 AM+1–26:192:19 AM+1good
Cara26:192:19 AM+1–28:094:09 AM+1neutral
Roga28:094:09 AM+1–29:595:59 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:595:59 AM+1–31:497:49 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:497:49 AM to 31:497:49 AM+1

07:497:49 AM sunrise17:085:08 PM sunsetsunrise 31:497:49 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 09:239:23 AM
Caturthīuntil 30:156:15 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 26:432:43 AM+1
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 25:411:41 AM+1
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 09:239:23 AM
Bavauntil 19:457:45 PM
Bālavauntil 30:156:15 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1012:10 PM–12:4712:47 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:482:48 PM–15:583:58 PM
Pradoṣa 17:085:08 PM–19:067:06 PM
Niśītha 24:0412:04 AM+1–24:5212:52 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4712:47 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:583:58 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 20 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:067:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5212:52 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  11. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  12. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  13. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  14. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā09:239:23 AMCaturthī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā26:43 02:432:43 AM WedMaghā
YogaViṣkambha25:41 01:411:41 AM WedPrīti
KaraṇaViṣṭi09:239:23 AMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:49 07:497:49 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1977
Śaka
1842
Kali
5021
Ahargaṇa
1 834 221
Day length
9 h 20 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
20:478:47 PM
Moonset
09:349:34 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:515:51 AM07:497:49 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:515:51 AM06:506:50 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:206:20 AM07:497:49 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:497:49 AM09:409:40 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:409:40 AM11:3211:32 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:409:40 AM10:1810:18 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0810:08 AM11:1811:18 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0412:04 PM12:5212:52 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1012:10 PM12:4712:47 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2812:28 PM13:381:38 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:241:24 PM15:163:16 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:022:02 PM14:392:39 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:482:48 PM15:583:58 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:163:16 PM17:085:08 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:414:41 PM18:076:07 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:085:08 PM19:067:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:085:08 PM17:385:38 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:085:08 PM18:366:36 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0011:00 PM23:5911:59 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0412:04 AM+124:5212:52 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:171:17 AM+126:432:43 AM+1sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
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