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Monday 15 December 2008 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā

Somavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 12:0512:05 PM yesterday, and holds until 08:468:46 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:126:12 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:468:46 AM

Tṛtīyā gives way to Caturthī.

Noon

11:2911:29 AM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:2911:29 AM
At noon, 11:2911:29 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 218° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 90% 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 muhūrta04:254:25 AM–05:185:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:514:51 AM–06:126:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0811:08 AM–11:5011:50 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:151:15 PM–13:571:57 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:464:46 PM–17:135:13 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:464:46 PM–18:076:07 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:029:02 PM–22:2910:29 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:317:31 AM–08:518:51 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1010:10 AM–11:2911:29 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5011:50 AM–12:3312:33 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:1812:18 PM–13:451:45 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:4812:48 PM–14:082:08 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:571:57 PM–14:392:39 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

Amṛta06:126:12 AM–07:317:31 AMgood
Kāla07:317:31 AM–08:518:51 AMavoid
Śubha08:518:51 AM–10:1010:10 AMgood
Roga10:1010:10 AM–11:2911:29 AMavoid
Udvega11:2911:29 AM–12:4812:48 PMavoid
Cara12:4812:48 PM–14:082:08 PMneutral
Lābha14:082:08 PM–15:273:27 PMgood
Amṛta15:273:27 PM–16:464:46 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:464:46 PM–18:276:27 PMneutral
Roga18:276:27 PM–20:088:08 PMavoid
Kāla20:088:08 PM–21:499:49 PMavoid
Lābha21:499:49 PM–23:2911:29 PMgood
Udvega23:2911:29 PM–25:101:10 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:101:10 AM+1–26:512:51 AM+1good
Amṛta26:512:51 AM+1–28:324:32 AM+1good
Cara28:324:32 AM+1–30:136:13 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:126:12 AM to 30:136:13 AM+1

06:126:12 AM sunrise16:464:46 PM sunsetsunrise 30:136:13 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 08:468:46 AM
Caturthīuntil 29:575:57 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 26:512:51 AM+1
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 26:132:13 AM+1
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 08:468:46 AM
Bavauntil 19:177:17 PM
Bālavauntil 29:575:57 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:317:31 AM–08:518:51 AM
Abhijit 11:0811:08 AM–11:5011:50 AM
Pradoṣa 16:464:46 PM–18:346:34 PM
Niśītha 23:0511:05 PM–23:5311:53 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:518:51 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 11:5011:50 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 34 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:346:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:5311:53 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  11. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  12. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  13. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  14. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā08:468:46 AMCaturthī
NakṣatraPuṣya26:51 02:512:51 AM TueĀśleṣā
YogaIndra26:13 02:132:13 AM TueVaidhṛti
KaraṇaViṣṭi08:468:46 AMBava
VāraSomavāra30:13 06:136:13 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 350
Day length
10 h 34 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
19:567:56 PM
Moonset
08:458:45 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:254:25 AM06:126:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:254:25 AM05:185:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:514:51 AM06:126:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:126:12 AM08:198:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:317:31 AM08:518:51 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:198:19 AM10:2610:26 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1010:10 AM11:2911:29 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0511:05 AM11:5311:53 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0811:08 AM11:5011:50 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5011:50 AM12:3312:33 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:1812:18 PM13:451:45 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3312:33 PM14:392:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:4812:48 PM14:082:08 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:151:15 PM13:571:57 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:571:57 PM14:392:39 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:392:39 PM16:464:46 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:464:46 PM18:346:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:464:46 PM17:135:13 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:464:46 PM18:076:07 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:029:02 PM22:2910:29 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0511:05 PM23:5311:53 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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