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Monday 15 December 2008 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā

Somavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 17:055:05 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:461:46 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:427:42 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0210:02 AM

Punarvasu gives way to Puṣya.

Noon

12:2212:22 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2212:22 PM
At noon, 12:2212:22 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 215° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 91% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 215° falls in Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:455:45 AM–06:436:43 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:146:14 AM–07:427:42 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla07:547:54 AM–09:199:19 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:0312:03 PM–12:4112:41 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:551:55 PM–14:332:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:025:02 PM–17:315:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:025:02 PM–18:306:30 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:022:02+1 AM–27:293:29+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:528:52 AM–10:0210:02 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1211:12 AM–12:2212:22 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4112:41 PM–13:181:18 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:321:32 PM–14:422:42 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:332:33 PM–15:103:10 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya17:185:18 PM–18:456:45 PMa 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

Amṛta07:427:42 AM–08:528:52 AMgood
Kāla08:528:52 AM–10:0210:02 AMavoid
Śubha10:0210:02 AM–11:1211:12 AMgood
Roga11:1211:12 AM–12:2212:22 PMavoid
Udvega12:2212:22 PM–13:321:32 PMavoid
Cara13:321:32 PM–14:422:42 PMneutral
Lābha14:422:42 PM–15:523:52 PMgood
Amṛta15:523:52 PM–17:025:02 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:025:02 PM–18:526:52 PMneutral
Roga18:526:52 PM–20:428:42 PMavoid
Kāla20:428:42 PM–22:3210:32 PMavoid
Lābha22:3210:32 PM–24:2212:22+1 AMgood
Udvega24:2212:22+1 AM–26:122:12+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:122:12+1 AM–28:034:03+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:034:03+1 AM–29:535:53+1 AMgood
Cara29:535:53+1 AM–31:437:43+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:427:42 AM to 31:437:43+1 AM

07:427:42 AM sunrise17:025:02 PM sunsetsunrise 31:437:43+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 13:461:46 PM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 10:0210:02 AM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 10:4910:49 AM
Indrauntil 31:137:13+1 AM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 13:461:46 PM
Bavauntil 24:1712:17+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:528:52 AM–10:0210:02 AM
Abhijit 12:0312:03 PM–12:4112:41 PM
Pradoṣa 17:025:02 PM–18:596:59 PM
Niśītha 23:5811:58 PM–24:4612:46+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 10:0210:02 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  4. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4112:41 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  7. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 9 h 20 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 18:596:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4612:46+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā13:461:46 PMCaturthī
NakṣatraPunarvasu10:0210:02 AMPuṣya
YogaBrahma10:4910:49 AMIndra
KaraṇaViṣṭi13:461:46 PMBava
VāraSomavāra31:43 07:437:43 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 350
Day length
9 h 20 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
20:048:04 PM
Moonset
10:0510:05 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:455:45 AM07:427:42 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:455:45 AM06:436:43 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:146:14 AM07:427:42 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:427:42 AM09:349:34 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra07:547:54 AM09:199:19 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:528:52 AM10:0210:02 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:349:34 AM11:2611:26 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1211:12 AM12:2212:22 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5811:58 AM12:4612:46 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0312:03 PM12:4112:41 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4112:41 PM13:181:18 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:181:18 PM15:103:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:321:32 PM14:422:42 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:551:55 PM14:332:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:332:33 PM15:103:10 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:103:10 PM17:025:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:025:02 PM18:596:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:025:02 PM17:315:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:025:02 PM18:306:30 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:185:18 PM18:456:45 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5811:58 PM24:4612:46+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:022:02+1 AM27:293:29+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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