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Wednesday 18 December 2024 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā

Budhavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 13:271:27 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:3712:37 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:447:44 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:3712:37 PM

Tṛtīyā gives way to Caturthī.

Noon

12:2312:23 PM

The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 19 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2312:23 PM
At noon, 12:2312:23 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 216° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 91% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 216° falls in Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:475:47 AM–06:456:45 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:166:16 AM–07:447:44 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:571:57 PM–14:342:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:035:03 PM–17:325:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:035:03 PM–18:316:31 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:019:01 PM–22:3810:38 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:548:54 AM–10:0410:04 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:1411:14 AM–12:2312:23 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:1911:19 AM–12:5612:56 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:0512:05 PM–12:4212:42 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2312:23 PM–13:331:33 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha07:447:44 AM–08:548:54 AMgood
Amṛta08:548:54 AM–10:0410:04 AMgood
Kāla10:0410:04 AM–11:1411:14 AMavoid
Śubha11:1411:14 AM–12:2312:23 PMgood
Roga12:2312:23 PM–13:331:33 PMavoid
Udvega13:331:33 PM–14:432:43 PMavoid
Cara14:432:43 PM–15:533:53 PMneutral
Lābha15:533:53 PM–17:035:03 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:035:03 PM–18:536:53 PMavoid
Śubha18:536:53 PM–20:438:43 PMgood
Amṛta20:438:43 PM–22:3410:34 PMgood
Cara22:3410:34 PM–24:2412:24+1 AMneutral
Roga24:2412:24+1 AM–26:142:14+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:142:14+1 AM–28:044:04+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:044:04+1 AM–29:545:54+1 AMgood
Udvega29:545:54+1 AM–31:457:45+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:447:44 AM to 31:457:45+1 AM

07:447:44 AM sunrise17:035:03 PM sunsetsunrise 31:457:45+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 12:3712:37 PM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 27:283:28+1 AM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 22:0410:04 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 12:3712:37 PM
Bavauntil 24:2912:29+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2312:23 PM–13:331:33 PM
Pradoṣa 17:035:03 PM–19:007:00 PM
Niśītha 24:0012:00+1 AM–24:4812:48+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:331:33 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 19 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:007:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā12:3712:37 PMCaturthī
NakṣatraPuṣya27:28 03:283:28 AM ThuĀśleṣā
YogaIndra22:0410:04 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaViṣṭi12:3712:37 PMBava
VāraBudhavāra31:45 07:457:45 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 872 197
Day length
9 h 19 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
19:587:58 PM
Moonset
10:2310:23 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:475:47 AM07:447:44 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:475:47 AM06:456:45 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:166:16 AM07:447:44 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:447:44 AM09:369:36 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:548:54 AM10:0410:04 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:369:36 AM11:2811:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:1411:14 AM12:2312:23 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:1911:19 AM12:5612:56 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5911:59 AM12:4712:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0512:05 PM12:4212:42 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2312:23 PM13:331:33 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:191:19 PM15:113:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:571:57 PM14:342:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:113:11 PM17:035:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:035:03 PM19:007:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:035:03 PM17:325:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:035:03 PM18:316:31 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:019:01 PM22:3810:38 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0012:00+1 AM24:4812:48+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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