Tuesday 24 April 2012 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Maṅgalavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 20:318:31 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:0611:06 PM.
Observed here on this day
Tṛtīyā covers 273 of 273 minutes of pūrvāhṇa. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
05:365:36 AM
Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:189:18 AM
Kṛttikā gives way to Rohiṇī.
Noon
12:2512:25 PM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 13 h 38 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
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05:365:36 AM to 29:355:35 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 | 23:0611:06 PM | Caturthī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 09:189:18 AM | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 15:063:06 PM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 09:499:49 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:35 05:355:35 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:134:13 AM | 05:365:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:134:13 AM | 04:554:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:344:34 AM | 05:365:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:365:36 AM | 08:208:20 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:356:35 AM | 08:238:23 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:208:20 AM | 11:0311:03 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:208:20 AM | 09:149:14 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:019:01 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:5312:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:2512:25 PM | 14:082:08 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:471:47 PM | 16:314:31 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:422:42 PM | 15:363:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:503:50 PM | 17:325:32 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:314:31 PM | 19:147:14 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:147:14 PM | 20:378:37 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:147:14 PM | 19:357:35 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:147:14 PM | 20:168:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:2311:23 PM | 24:0412:04 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:193:19 AM+1 | 29:075:07 AM+1 | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |