Friday 24 August 1956 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śukravāra. Tṛtīyā began at 23:4711:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:5112:51+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Tṛtīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:475:47 AM
Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:2212:22 PM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:2912:29 PM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 13 h 25 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
05:475:47 AM to 29:485:48+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 | Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā | 24:51 00:5112:51 AM Sat | Caturthī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Bhādrapadā | 29:32 05:325:32 AM Sat | Revatī |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 14:352:35 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 12:2212:22 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:48 05:485:48 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:475:47 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:045:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:434:43 AM | 05:475:47 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:475:47 AM | 08:278:27 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:277:27 AM | 09:089:08 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:278:27 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:278:27 AM | 09:219:21 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:4810:48 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:5612:56 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5612:56 PM | 13:491:49 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:491:49 PM | 16:304:30 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:092:09 PM | 15:523:52 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:432:43 PM | 15:373:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:503:50 PM | 17:315:31 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:304:30 PM | 19:117:11 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:117:11 PM | 20:368:36 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:117:11 PM | 19:327:32 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:117:11 PM | 20:158:15 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0512:05+1 AM | 24:5312:53+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:2412:24+1 AM | 26:072:07+1 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |