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Tuesday 8 December 1987 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 13:271:27 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:233:23 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:076:07 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:432:43 PM

Śukla gives way to Brahma.

Noon

11:2611:26 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:2611:26 AM
At noon, 11:2611:26 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 214° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 91% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 214° falls in Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:204:20 AM–05:145:14 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:474:47 AM–06:076:07 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0411:04 AM–11:4711:47 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:121:12 PM–13:541:54 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:444:44 PM–17:115:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:444:44 PM–18:046:04 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:0211:02 PM–24:4812:48+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:148:14 AM–08:578:57 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:468:46 AM–10:0610:06 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:2511:25 AM–12:4512:45 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:2512:25 PM–14:112:11 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:052:05 PM–15:243:24 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:0510:05 PM–22:5910:59 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

Roga06:076:07 AM–07:277:27 AMavoid
Udvega07:277:27 AM–08:468:46 AMavoid
Cara08:468:46 AM–10:0610:06 AMneutral
Lābha10:0610:06 AM–11:2511:25 AMgood
Amṛta11:2511:25 AM–12:4512:45 PMgood
Kāla12:4512:45 PM–14:052:05 PMavoid
Śubha14:052:05 PM–15:243:24 PMgood
Roga15:243:24 PM–16:444:44 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:444:44 PM–18:246:24 PMavoid
Lābha18:246:24 PM–20:058:05 PMgood
Udvega20:058:05 PM–21:459:45 PMavoid
Śubha21:459:45 PM–23:2611:26 PMgood
Amṛta23:2611:26 PM–25:061:06+1 AMgood
Cara25:061:06+1 AM–26:472:47+1 AMneutral
Roga26:472:47+1 AM–28:274:27+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:274:27+1 AM–30:086:08+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:076:07 AM to 30:086:08+1 AM

06:076:07 AM sunrise16:444:44 PM sunsetsunrise 30:086:08+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 15:233:23 PM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 25:411:41+1 AM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 14:432:43 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 15:233:23 PM
Bavauntil 28:304:30+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:0411:04 AM–11:4711:47 AM
Rāhu kāla 14:052:05 PM–15:243:24 PM
Pradoṣa 16:444:44 PM–18:316:31 PM
Niśītha 23:0211:02 PM–23:5011:50 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 11:4711:47 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:243:24 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  5. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  6. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 37 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:316:31 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:5011:50 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā15:233:23 PMCaturthī
NakṣatraPunarvasu25:41 01:411:41 AM WedPuṣya
YogaŚukla14:432:43 PMBrahma
KaraṇaViṣṭi15:233:23 PMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:08 06:086:08 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2044
Śaka
1909
Kali
5088
Ahargaṇa
1 858 672
Day length
10 h 37 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
19:227:22 PM
Moonset
08:458:45 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:204:20 AM06:076:07 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:204:20 AM05:145:14 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:474:47 AM06:076:07 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:076:07 AM08:148:14 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:148:14 AM10:2210:22 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:148:14 AM08:578:57 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:468:46 AM10:0610:06 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0111:01 AM11:4911:49 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0411:04 AM11:4711:47 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:2511:25 AM12:4512:45 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:2512:25 PM14:112:11 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2912:29 PM14:362:36 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:121:12 PM13:541:54 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:052:05 PM15:243:24 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:362:36 PM16:444:44 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:444:44 PM18:316:31 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:444:44 PM17:115:11 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:444:44 PM18:046:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:0510:05 PM22:5910:59 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:0211:02 PM23:5011:50 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:0211:02 PM24:4812:48+1 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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