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Wednesday 6 December 2017 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā

Budhavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 11:1711:17 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:497:49 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:066:06 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:497:49 AM

Tṛtīyā gives way to Caturthī.

Noon

11:2511:25 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:2511:25 AM
At noon, 11:2511:25 AM, 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 muhūrta04:194:19 AM–05:135:13 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:464:46 AM–06:066:06 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:111:11 PM–13:541:54 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:444:44 PM–17:105:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:444:44 PM–18:046:04 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla17:185:18 PM–18:446:44 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:267:26 AM–08:468:46 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:428:42 AM–10:0810:08 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika10:0510:05 AM–11:2511:25 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:0411:04 AM–11:4611:46 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:2511:25 AM–12:4512:45 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya26:462:46 AM+1–28:144:14 AM+1a 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

Lābha06:066:06 AM–07:267:26 AMgood
Amṛta07:267:26 AM–08:468:46 AMgood
Kāla08:468:46 AM–10:0510:05 AMavoid
Śubha10:0510:05 AM–11:2511:25 AMgood
Roga11:2511:25 AM–12:4512:45 PMavoid
Udvega12:4512:45 PM–14:042:04 PMavoid
Cara14:042:04 PM–15:243:24 PMneutral
Lābha15:243:24 PM–16:444:44 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:444:44 PM–18:246:24 PMavoid
Śubha18:246:24 PM–20:048:04 PMgood
Amṛta20:048:04 PM–21:459:45 PMgood
Cara21:459:45 PM–23:2511:25 PMneutral
Roga23:2511:25 PM–25:061:06 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:061:06 AM+1–26:462:46 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:462:46 AM+1–28:264:26 AM+1good
Udvega28:264:26 AM+1–30:076:07 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:066:06 AM to 30:076:07 AM+1

06:066:06 AM sunrise16:444:44 PM sunsetsunrise 30:076:07 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 07:497:49 AM
Caturthīuntil 28:464:46 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 19:267:26 PM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 13:251:25 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 07:497:49 AM
Bavauntil 18:146:14 PM
Bālavauntil 28:464:46 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:2511:25 AM–12:4512:45 PM
Pradoṣa 16:444:44 PM–18:316:31 PM
Niśītha 23:0111:01 PM–23:4911:49 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:4512:45 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 37 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:316:31 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 23:4911:49 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  12. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  13. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā07:497:49 AMCaturthī
NakṣatraPunarvasu19:267:26 PMPuṣya
YogaŚukla13:251:25 PMBrahma
KaraṇaViṣṭi07:497:49 AMBava
VāraBudhavāra30:07 06:076:07 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 628
Day length
10 h 37 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
19:547:54 PM
Moonset
08:388:38 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:194:19 AM06:066:06 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:194:19 AM05:135:13 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:464:46 AM06:066:06 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:066:06 AM08:148:14 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:267:26 AM08:468:46 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:148:14 AM10:2110:21 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:428:42 AM10:0810:08 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:0510:05 AM11:2511:25 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0111:01 AM11:4911:49 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:0411:04 AM11:4611:46 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:2511:25 AM12:4512:45 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2912:29 PM14:362:36 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:111:11 PM13:541:54 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
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 PM17:105:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:444:44 PM18:046:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:185:18 PM18:446:44 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0111:01 PM23:4911:49 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:462:46 AM+128:144:14 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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