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Monday 31 December 2012 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā

Somavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 10:1210:12 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:3411:34 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:046:04 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:3411:34 AM

Tṛtīyā gives way to Caturthī.

Noon

11:5611:56 AM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:5611:56 AM
At noon, 11:5611:56 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 216° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 90% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 216° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:264:26 AM–05:155:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:504:50 AM–06:046:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3211:32 AM–12:1912:19 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:531:53 PM–14:402:40 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:485:48 PM–18:126:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:485:48 PM–19:017:01 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:3312:33 AM+1–26:162:16 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:327:32 AM–09:009:00 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2810:28 AM–11:5611:56 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1912:19 PM–13:061:06 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:241:24 PM–14:522:52 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:182:18 PM–16:004:00 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta14:402:40 PM–15:273:27 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

Amṛta06:046:04 AM–07:327:32 AMgood
Kāla07:327:32 AM–09:009:00 AMavoid
Śubha09:009:00 AM–10:2810:28 AMgood
Roga10:2810:28 AM–11:5611:56 AMavoid
Udvega11:5611:56 AM–13:241:24 PMavoid
Cara13:241:24 PM–14:522:52 PMneutral
Lābha14:522:52 PM–16:204:20 PMgood
Amṛta16:204:20 PM–17:485:48 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:485:48 PM–19:207:20 PMneutral
Roga19:207:20 PM–20:528:52 PMavoid
Kāla20:528:52 PM–22:2410:24 PMavoid
Lābha22:2410:24 PM–23:5611:56 PMgood
Udvega23:5611:56 PM–25:281:28 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:281:28 AM+1–27:003:00 AM+1good
Amṛta27:003:00 AM+1–28:324:32 AM+1good
Cara28:324:32 AM+1–30:046:04 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:046:04 AM to 30:046:04 AM+1

06:046:04 AM sunrise17:485:48 PM sunsetsunrise 30:046:04 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 11:3411:34 AM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 26:162:16 AM+1
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 19:527:52 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 11:3411:34 AM
Bavauntil 24:0512:05 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:327:32 AM–09:009:00 AM
Abhijit 11:3211:32 AM–12:1912:19 PM
Pradoṣa 17:485:48 PM–19:267:26 PM
Niśītha 23:3211:32 PM–24:2012:20 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.

  1. SunriseTṛtīyā holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:009:00 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1912:19 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:267:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2012:20 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā11:3411:34 AMCaturthī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā26:16 02:162:16 AM TueMaghā
YogaViṣkambha19:527:52 PMPrīti
KaraṇaViṣṭi11:3411:34 AMBava
VāraSomavāra30:04 06:046:04 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 827
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
20:338:33 PM
Moonset
08:188:18 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:264:26 AM06:046:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:264:26 AM05:155:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:504:50 AM06:046:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:046:04 AM08:258:25 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:327:32 AM09:009:00 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:258:25 AM10:4610:46 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2810:28 AM11:5611:56 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3211:32 AM12:2012:20 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3211:32 AM12:1912:19 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1912:19 PM13:061:06 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:061:06 PM15:273:27 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:241:24 PM14:522:52 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:531:53 PM14:402:40 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:182:18 PM16:004:00 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:402:40 PM15:273:27 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:273:27 PM17:485:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:485:48 PM19:267:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:485:48 PM18:126:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:485:48 PM19:017:01 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3211:32 PM24:2012:20 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:3312:33 AM+126:162:16 AM+1sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
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