Sunday 22 July 2012 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Ravivāra. Tṛtīyā began at 12:2412:24 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:4411:44 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:165:16 AM
Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:2810:28 AM
Vyatīpāta gives way to Varīyān.
Noon
12:3312:33 PM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 14 h 34 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
05:165:16 AM to 29:175:17 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 | 11:4411:44 AM | Caturthī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 14:382:38 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 10:2810:28 AM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 11:4411:44 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:17 05:175:17 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:014:01 AM | 05:165:16 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:014:01 AM | 04:394:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:204:20 AM | 05:165:16 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:165:16 AM | 08:118:11 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:118:11 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0412:04 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0912:09 PM | 12:5712:57 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:501:50 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:3312:33 PM | 14:222:22 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:002:00 PM | 16:554:55 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:592:59 PM | 15:573:57 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 16:114:11 PM | 18:016:01 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:554:55 PM | 19:507:50 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:535:53 PM | 18:526:52 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 18:016:01 PM | 19:507:50 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:507:50 PM | 21:059:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:507:50 PM | 20:098:09 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:507:50 PM | 20:478:47 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:3210:32 PM | 24:0612:06 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0912:09 AM+1 | 24:5712:57 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |