Saturday 25 February 2012 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śanivāra. Tṛtīyā began at 08:278:27 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:0910:09 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:087:08 AM
Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:507:50 AM
Uttara Bhādrapadā gives way to Revatī.
Noon
12:4012:40 PM
The Sun 41° above S. Day length 11 h 05 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
07:087:08 AM to 31:067:06 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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Tṛtīyā | 10:0910:09 AM | Caturthī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Bhādrapadā | 07:507:50 AM | Revatī |
| Yoga | Śubha | 23:0011:00 PM | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 10:0910:09 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:06 07:067:06 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:245:24 AM | 07:087:08 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:245:24 AM | 06:166:16 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:505:50 AM | 07:087:08 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:087:08 AM | 09:219:21 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:087:08 AM | 08:318:31 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:087:08 AM | 07:527:52 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:527:52 AM | 08:378:37 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:219:21 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:549:54 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:041:04 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:471:47 PM | 16:004:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:032:03 PM | 15:263:26 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:312:31 PM | 15:153:15 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:004:00 PM | 18:136:13 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:136:13 PM | 19:567:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:136:13 PM | 18:386:38 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:136:13 PM | 19:307:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:089:08 PM | 22:5510:55 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1612:16 AM+1 | 25:041:04 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |