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Saturday 17 August 1996 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Śrāvaṇa Śukla Tṛtīyā

Śanivāra. Tṛtīyā began at 07:567:56 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:439:43 AM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:475:47 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:439:43 AM

Tṛtīyā gives way to Caturthī.

Noon

11:5711:57 AM

The Sun 84° above N. Day length 12 h 19 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:5711:57 AM
At noon, 11:5711:57 AM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 37° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 10% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 37° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:144:14 AM–05:005:00 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:374:37 AM–05:475:47 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla07:307:30 AM–09:169:16 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:3211:32 AM–12:2112:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:002:00 PM–14:492:49 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:066:06 PM–18:296:29 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:066:06 PM–19:167:16 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika05:475:47 AM–07:197:19 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta05:475:47 AM–06:366:36 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:366:36 AM–07:257:25 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla08:528:52 AM–10:2410:24 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:291:29 PM–15:013:01 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya24:2812:28+1 AM–26:122:12+1 AMa 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

Kāla05:475:47 AM–07:197:19 AMavoid
Śubha07:197:19 AM–08:528:52 AMgood
Roga08:528:52 AM–10:2410:24 AMavoid
Udvega10:2410:24 AM–11:5711:57 AMavoid
Cara11:5711:57 AM–13:291:29 PMneutral
Lābha13:291:29 PM–15:013:01 PMgood
Amṛta15:013:01 PM–16:344:34 PMgood
Kāla16:344:34 PM–18:066:06 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:066:06 PM–19:347:34 PMgood
Udvega19:347:34 PM–21:019:01 PMavoid
Śubha21:019:01 PM–22:2910:29 PMgood
Amṛta22:2910:29 PM–23:5611:56 PMgood
Cara23:5611:56 PM–25:241:24+1 AMneutral
Roga25:241:24+1 AM–26:522:52+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:522:52+1 AM–28:194:19+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:194:19+1 AM–29:475:47+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:475:47 AM to 29:475:47+1 AM

05:475:47 AM sunrise18:066:06 PM sunsetsunrise 29:475:47+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 09:439:43 AM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 15:243:24 PM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 12:5812:58 PM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 09:439:43 AM
Vaṇijauntil 22:2910:29 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:528:52 AM–10:2410:24 AM
Abhijit 11:3211:32 AM–12:2112:21 PM
Pradoṣa 18:066:06 PM–19:407:40 PM
Niśītha 23:3211:32 PM–24:2012:20+1 AM

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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:2410:24 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:2112:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  7. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 19 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:407:40 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2012:20+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Tṛtīyā09:439:43 AMCaturthī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī15:243:24 PMHasta
YogaSiddha12:5812:58 PMSādhya
KaraṇaGara09:439:43 AMVaṇija
VāraŚanivāra29:47 05:475:47 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Śrāvaṇa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 847
Day length
12 h 19 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
08:098:09 AM
Moonset
20:268:26 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:144:14 AM05:475:47 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:144:14 AM05:005:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:374:37 AM05:475:47 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:475:47 AM08:158:15 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day05:475:47 AM07:197:19 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta05:475:47 AM06:366:36 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:366:36 AM07:257:25 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra07:307:30 AM09:169:16 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:158:15 AM10:4310:43 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:528:52 AM10:2410:24 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3211:32 AM12:2112:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3311:33 AM12:2112:21 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:101:10 PM15:383:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:291:29 PM15:013:01 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:002:00 PM14:492:49 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:383:38 PM18:066:06 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:066:06 PM19:407:40 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:066:06 PM18:296:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:066:06 PM19:167:16 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3211:32 PM24:2012:20+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:2812:28+1 AM26:122:12+1 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
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