Tuesday 13 December 2011 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Maṅgalavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 19:347:34 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:527:52 PM.
Observed here on this day
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
06:106:10 AM
Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:467:46 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
11:2811:28 AM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 35 m.
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
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
06:106:10 AM to 30:116:11 AM+1
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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā | 19:527:52 PM | Caturthī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 19:567:56 PM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Brahma | 24:34 00:3412:34 AM Wed | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 07:467:46 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:11 06:116:11 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:234:23 AM | 06:106:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:234:23 AM | 05:175:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:504:50 AM | 06:106:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:106:10 AM | 08:178:17 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:307:30 AM | 09:099:09 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:178:17 AM | 10:2410:24 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:178:17 AM | 09:009:00 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:498:49 AM | 10:0810:08 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0411:04 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0711:07 AM | 11:4911:49 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3112:31 PM | 14:382:38 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:141:14 PM | 13:561:56 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:062:06 PM | 15:263:26 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:382:38 PM | 16:454:45 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:454:45 PM | 18:336:33 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:454:45 PM | 17:125:12 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:454:45 PM | 18:066:06 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:275:27 PM | 19:067:06 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:0810:08 PM | 23:0111:01 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0411:04 PM | 23:5211:52 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:054:05 AM+1 | 29:425:42 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |