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January 1956 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 16 January 1956 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Pauṣa Śukla Tṛtīyā

Somavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 15:273:27 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:105:10 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

Kept the day after Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:487:48 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:372:37 PM

Dhaniṣṭhā gives way to Śatabhiṣā.

Noon

12:3612:36 PM

The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3612:36 PM
At noon, 12:3612:36 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 34° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 8% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 34° falls in Śukla Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:535:53 AM–06:506:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:216:21 AM–07:487:48 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1712:17 PM–12:5612:56 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:132:13 PM–14:512:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:255:25 PM–17:545:54 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:255:25 PM–18:516:51 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla09:009:00 AM–10:1210:12 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:2411:24 AM–12:3612:36 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5612:56 PM–13:341:34 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:491:49 PM–15:013:01 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:512:51 PM–15:303:30 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya22:2210:22 PM–24:0612:06+1 AMa 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

Amṛta07:487:48 AM–09:009:00 AMgood
Kāla09:009:00 AM–10:1210:12 AMavoid
Śubha10:1210:12 AM–11:2411:24 AMgood
Roga11:2411:24 AM–12:3612:36 PMavoid
Udvega12:3612:36 PM–13:491:49 PMavoid
Cara13:491:49 PM–15:013:01 PMneutral
Lābha15:013:01 PM–16:134:13 PMgood
Amṛta16:134:13 PM–17:255:25 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:255:25 PM–19:137:13 PMneutral
Roga19:137:13 PM–21:019:01 PMavoid
Kāla21:019:01 PM–22:4810:48 PMavoid
Lābha22:4810:48 PM–24:3612:36+1 AMgood
Udvega24:3612:36+1 AM–26:242:24+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:242:24+1 AM–28:124:12+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:124:12+1 AM–30:006:00+1 AMgood
Cara30:006:00+1 AM–31:477:47+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:487:48 AM to 31:477:47+1 AM

07:487:48 AM sunrise17:255:25 PM sunsetsunrise 31:477:47+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 17:105:10 PM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 14:372:37 PM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 29:145:14+1 AM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 17:105:10 PM
Vaṇijauntil 29:525:52+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:009:00 AM–10:1210:12 AM
Abhijit 12:1712:17 PM–12:5612:56 PM
Pradoṣa 17:255:25 PM–19:207:20 PM
Niśītha 24:1212:12+1 AM–25:001:00+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.

  1. SunriseTṛtīyā holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:1210:12 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5612:56 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  5. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  6. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 37 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:207:20 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:001:00+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Tṛtīyā17:105:10 PMCaturthī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā14:372:37 PMŚatabhiṣā
YogaVyatīpāta29:14 05:145:14 AM TueVarīyān
KaraṇaGara17:105:10 PMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra31:47 07:477:47 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2012
Śaka
1877
Kali
5056
Ahargaṇa
1 847 023
Day length
9 h 37 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
09:089:08 AM
Moonset
20:388:38 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:535:53 AM07:487:48 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:535:53 AM06:506:50 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:216:21 AM07:487:48 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:487:48 AM09:439:43 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:009:00 AM10:1210:12 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:439:43 AM11:3911:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:2411:24 AM12:3612:36 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1212:12 PM13:001:00 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1712:17 PM12:5612:56 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5612:56 PM13:341:34 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:341:34 PM15:303:30 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:491:49 PM15:013:01 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:132:13 PM14:512:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:512:51 PM15:303:30 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:303:30 PM17:255:25 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:255:25 PM19:207:20 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:255:25 PM17:545:54 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:255:25 PM18:516:51 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:2210:22 PM24:0612:06+1 AMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1212:12+1 AM25:001:00+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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