Saturday 4 January 2014 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śanivāra. Tṛtīyā began at 11:3311:33 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:018:01 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:507:50 AM
Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:018:01 AM
Tṛtīyā gives way to Caturthī.
Noon
12:3212:32 PM
The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 24 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
07:507:50 AM to 31:507:50 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 | 08:018:01 AM | Caturthī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 26:09 02:092:09 AM Sun | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 15:373:37 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 08:018:01 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:50 07:507:50 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:535:53 AM | 07:507:50 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:535:53 AM | 06:516:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:226:22 AM | 07:507:50 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:507:50 AM | 09:429:42 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:507:50 AM | 09:009:00 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:507:50 AM | 08:278:27 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:108:10 AM | 09:379:37 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:278:27 AM | 09:059:05 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:429:42 AM | 11:3511:35 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:1110:11 AM | 11:2111:21 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0812:08 PM | 12:5612:56 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1312:13 PM | 12:5112:51 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:281:28 PM | 15:213:21 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:421:42 PM | 14:532:53 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:062:06 PM | 14:432:43 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:213:21 PM | 17:145:14 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:484:48 PM | 18:146:14 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:145:14 PM | 19:117:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:145:14 PM | 17:435:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:145:14 PM | 18:416:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0812:08 AM+1 | 24:5612:56 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |