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Tuesday 5 December 2028 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 09:199:19 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:348:34 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:347:34 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:348:34 AM

Tṛtīyā gives way to Caturthī.

Noon

12:1812:18 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:1812:18 PM
At noon, 12:1812:18 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 218° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 89% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 218° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:385:38 AM–06:366:36 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:076:07 AM–07:347:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5911:59 AM–12:3612:36 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:521:52 PM–14:302:30 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:015:01 PM–17:305:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:015:01 PM–18:286:28 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:448:44 PM–22:1810:18 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:279:27 AM–10:0510:05 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:569:56 AM–11:0711:07 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:1511:15 AM–12:5012:50 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:1712:17 PM–13:281:28 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:392:39 PM–15:503:50 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:5010:50 PM–23:4911:49 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya30:546:54+1 AM–32:278:27+1 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Roga07:347:34 AM–08:458:45 AMavoid
Udvega08:458:45 AM–09:569:56 AMavoid
Cara09:569:56 AM–11:0711:07 AMneutral
Lābha11:0711:07 AM–12:1712:17 PMgood
Amṛta12:1712:17 PM–13:281:28 PMgood
Kāla13:281:28 PM–14:392:39 PMavoid
Śubha14:392:39 PM–15:503:50 PMgood
Roga15:503:50 PM–17:015:01 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:015:01 PM–18:506:50 PMavoid
Lābha18:506:50 PM–20:398:39 PMgood
Udvega20:398:39 PM–22:2910:29 PMavoid
Śubha22:2910:29 PM–24:1812:18+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:1812:18+1 AM–26:072:07+1 AMgood
Cara26:072:07+1 AM–27:563:56+1 AMneutral
Roga27:563:56+1 AM–29:465:46+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:465:46+1 AM–31:357:35+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:347:34 AM to 31:357:35+1 AM

07:347:34 AM sunrise17:015:01 PM sunsetsunrise 31:357:35+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 08:348:34 AM
Caturthīuntil 31:307:30+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 23:0611:06 PM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 18:026:02 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 08:348:34 AM
Bavauntil 20:048:04 PM
Bālavauntil 31:307:30+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5911:59 AM–12:3612:36 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:392:39 PM–15:503:50 PM
Pradoṣa 17:015:01 PM–18:576:57 PM
Niśītha 23:5411:54 PM–24:4212:42+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3612:36 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:503:50 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 27 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:576:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4212:42+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  13. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  14. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā08:348:34 AMCaturthī
NakṣatraPunarvasu23:0611:06 PMPuṣya
YogaŚukla18:026:02 PMBrahma
KaraṇaViṣṭi08:348:34 AMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:35 07:357:35 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2085
Śaka
1950
Kali
5129
Ahargaṇa
1 873 645
Day length
9 h 27 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
20:108:10 PM
Moonset
10:1110:11 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:385:38 AM07:347:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:385:38 AM06:366:36 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:076:07 AM07:347:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:347:34 AM09:279:27 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:279:27 AM11:2111:21 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:279:27 AM10:0510:05 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:569:56 AM11:0711:07 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:1511:15 AM12:5012:50 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5311:53 AM12:4112:41 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5911:59 AM12:3612:36 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1712:17 PM13:281:28 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:141:14 PM15:073:07 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:521:52 PM14:302:30 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:392:39 PM15:503:50 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:073:07 PM17:015:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:015:01 PM18:576:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:015:01 PM17:305:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:015:01 PM18:286:28 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:448:44 PM22:1810:18 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5010:50 PM23:4911:49 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5411:54 PM24:4212:42+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra30:546:54+1 AM32:278:27+1 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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