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Thursday 16 April 1987 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā

Guruvāra. Tṛtīyā began at 02:092:09 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:5811:58 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī does not reach moonrise on either day. Boundary: no day qualifies and the rule does not say what then. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:115:11 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:2111:21 AM

Siddhi gives way to Vyatīpāta.

Noon

11:3411:34 AM

The Sun 75° above S. Day length 12 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3411:34 AM
At noon, 11:3411:34 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 209° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 94% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 209° falls in Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:413:41 AM–04:264:26 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:044:04 AM–05:115:11 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla06:406:40 AM–08:108:10 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:0911:09 AM–12:0012:00 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:332:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:575:57 PM–18:196:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:575:57 PM–19:047:04 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:423:42+1 AM–29:125:12+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:115:11 AM–06:476:47 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:238:23 AM–09:589:58 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:279:27 AM–10:1810:18 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:101:10 PM–14:452:45 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:332:33 PM–15:243:24 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya18:436:43 PM–20:138:13 PMa 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

Śubha05:115:11 AM–06:476:47 AMgood
Roga06:476:47 AM–08:238:23 AMavoid
Udvega08:238:23 AM–09:589:58 AMavoid
Cara09:589:58 AM–11:3411:34 AMneutral
Lābha11:3411:34 AM–13:101:10 PMgood
Amṛta13:101:10 PM–14:452:45 PMgood
Kāla14:452:45 PM–16:214:21 PMavoid
Śubha16:214:21 PM–17:575:57 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:575:57 PM–19:217:21 PMgood
Cara19:217:21 PM–20:458:45 PMneutral
Roga20:458:45 PM–22:0910:09 PMavoid
Kāla22:0910:09 PM–23:3411:34 PMavoid
Lābha23:3411:34 PM–24:5812:58+1 AMgood
Udvega24:5812:58+1 AM–26:222:22+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:222:22+1 AM–27:463:46+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:463:46+1 AM–29:115:11+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:115:11 AM to 29:115:11+1 AM

05:115:11 AM sunrise17:575:57 PM sunsetsunrise 29:115:11+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 23:5811:58 PM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 14:592:59 PM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 11:2111:21 AM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 13:051:05 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 23:5811:58 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:0911:09 AM–12:0012:00 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:101:10 PM–14:452:45 PM
Pradoṣa 17:575:57 PM–19:267:26 PM
Niśītha 23:1011:10 PM–23:5811:58 PM

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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:0012:00 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:452:45 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 45 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:267:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:5811:58 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā23:5811:58 PMCaturthī
NakṣatraViśākhā14:592:59 PMAnurādhā
YogaSiddhi11:2111:21 AMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaVaṇija13:051:05 PMViṣṭi
VāraGuruvāra29:11 05:115:11 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2044
Śaka
1909
Kali
5088
Ahargaṇa
1 858 436
Day length
12 h 45 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
20:378:37 PM
Moonset
06:286:28 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:413:41 AM05:115:11 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:413:41 AM04:264:26 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:044:04 AM05:115:11 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:115:11 AM07:457:45 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:115:11 AM06:476:47 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra06:406:40 AM08:108:10 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:457:45 AM10:1810:18 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:238:23 AM09:589:58 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:279:27 AM10:1810:18 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0911:09 AM12:0012:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1011:10 AM11:5811:58 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5112:51 PM15:243:24 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:101:10 PM14:452:45 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:332:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:332:33 PM15:243:24 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:243:24 PM17:575:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:575:57 PM19:267:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:575:57 PM18:196:19 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:575:57 PM19:047:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:436:43 PM20:138:13 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1011:10 PM23:5811:58 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:423:42+1 AM29:125:12+1 AMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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