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Monday 14 December 2015 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Tṛtīyā

Somavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 18:136:13 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:315:31 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:417:41 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:448:44 AM

Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.

Noon

12:2112:21 PM

The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 21 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2112:21 PM
At noon, 12:2112:21 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 33° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 8% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 33° falls in Śukla Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:445:44 AM–06:426:42 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:136:13 AM–07:417:41 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0212:02 PM–12:4012:40 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:551:55 PM–14:322:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:015:01 PM–17:315:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:015:01 PM–18:296:29 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:539:53 PM–23:2811:28 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:518:51 AM–10:0110:01 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1111:11 AM–12:2112:21 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:2212:22 PM–13:571:57 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:4012:40 PM–13:171:17 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:311:31 PM–14:412:41 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:322:32 PM–15:093:09 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Amṛta07:417:41 AM–08:518:51 AMgood
Kāla08:518:51 AM–10:0110:01 AMavoid
Śubha10:0110:01 AM–11:1111:11 AMgood
Roga11:1111:11 AM–12:2112:21 PMavoid
Udvega12:2112:21 PM–13:311:31 PMavoid
Cara13:311:31 PM–14:412:41 PMneutral
Lābha14:412:41 PM–15:513:51 PMgood
Amṛta15:513:51 PM–17:015:01 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:015:01 PM–18:516:51 PMneutral
Roga18:516:51 PM–20:418:41 PMavoid
Kāla20:418:41 PM–22:3110:31 PMavoid
Lābha22:3110:31 PM–24:2212:22+1 AMgood
Udvega24:2212:22+1 AM–26:122:12+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:122:12+1 AM–28:024:02+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:024:02+1 AM–29:525:52+1 AMgood
Cara29:525:52+1 AM–31:427:42+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:417:41 AM to 31:427:42+1 AM

07:417:41 AM sunrise17:015:01 PM sunsetsunrise 31:427:42+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 17:315:31 PM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 28:144:14+1 AM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 08:448:44 AM
Dhruvauntil 30:496:49+1 AM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 17:315:31 PM
Vaṇijauntil 29:035:03+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:518:51 AM–10:0110:01 AM
Abhijit 12:0212:02 PM–12:4012:40 PM
Pradoṣa 17:015:01 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. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:0110:01 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4012:40 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 21 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:596:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  8. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4612:46+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Tṛtīyā17:315:31 PMCaturthī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā28:14 04:144:14 AM TueŚravaṇa
YogaVṛddhi08:448:44 AMDhruva
KaraṇaGara17:315:31 PMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra31:42 07:427:42 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 905
Day length
9 h 21 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
09:389:38 AM
Moonset
19:597:59 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:445:44 AM07:417:41 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:445:44 AM06:426:42 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:136:13 AM07:417:41 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:417:41 AM09:339:33 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:518:51 AM10:0110:01 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:339:33 AM11:2511:25 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1111:11 AM12:2112:21 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0212:02 PM12:4012:40 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:2212:22 PM13:571:57 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4012:40 PM13:171:17 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:171:17 PM15:093:09 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:311:31 PM14:412:41 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:551:55 PM14:322:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:322:32 PM15:093:09 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:093:09 PM17:015:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:015:01 PM18:596:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:015:01 PM17:315:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:015:01 PM18:296:29 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:539:53 PM23:2811:28 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5811:58 PM24:4612:46+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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