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Monday 10 December 2018 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Tṛtīyā

Somavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 06:116:11 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:208:20 AM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

05:535:53 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:208:20 AM

Tṛtīyā gives way to Caturthī.

Noon

11:4511:45 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:4511:45 AM
At noon, 11:4511:45 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 38° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 10% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 38° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:154:15 AM–05:045:04 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:404:40 AM–05:535:53 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2211:22 AM–12:0912:09 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:431:43 PM–14:302:30 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:375:37 PM–18:026:02 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:375:37 PM–18:516:51 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:498:49 PM–22:3710:37 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:217:21 AM–08:498:49 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:0410:04 AM–11:5211:52 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1710:17 AM–11:4511:45 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0912:09 PM–12:5612:56 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:131:13 PM–14:412:41 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:302:30 PM–15:173:17 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

Amṛta05:535:53 AM–07:217:21 AMgood
Kāla07:217:21 AM–08:498:49 AMavoid
Śubha08:498:49 AM–10:1710:17 AMgood
Roga10:1710:17 AM–11:4511:45 AMavoid
Udvega11:4511:45 AM–13:131:13 PMavoid
Cara13:131:13 PM–14:412:41 PMneutral
Lābha14:412:41 PM–16:094:09 PMgood
Amṛta16:094:09 PM–17:375:37 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:375:37 PM–19:097:09 PMneutral
Roga19:097:09 PM–20:428:42 PMavoid
Kāla20:428:42 PM–22:1410:14 PMavoid
Lābha22:1410:14 PM–23:4611:46 PMgood
Udvega23:4611:46 PM–25:181:18 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:181:18 AM+1–26:502:50 AM+1good
Amṛta26:502:50 AM+1–28:224:22 AM+1good
Cara28:224:22 AM+1–29:545:54 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:535:53 AM to 29:545:54 AM+1

05:535:53 AM sunrise17:375:37 PM sunsetsunrise 29:545:54 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 08:208:20 AM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 27:593:59 AM+1
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 12:1812:18 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 08:208:20 AM
Vaṇijauntil 21:349:34 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:217:21 AM–08:498:49 AM
Abhijit 11:2211:22 AM–12:0912:09 PM
Pradoṣa 17:375:37 PM–19:167:16 PM
Niśītha 23:2211:22 PM–24:1012:10 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 08:498:49 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:0912:09 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:167:16 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1012:10 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Tṛtīyā08:208:20 AMCaturthī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā27:59 03:593:59 AM TueŚravaṇa
YogaVṛddhi12:1812:18 PMDhruva
KaraṇaGara08:208:20 AMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra29:54 05:545:54 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2075
Śaka
1940
Kali
5119
Ahargaṇa
1 869 997
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
08:338:33 AM
Moonset
20:338:33 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:154:15 AM05:535:53 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:154:15 AM05:045:04 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:404:40 AM05:535:53 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:535:53 AM08:148:14 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:217:21 AM08:498:49 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:148:14 AM10:3510:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:0410:04 AM11:5211:52 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1710:17 AM11:4511:45 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2111:21 AM12:0912:09 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2211:22 AM12:0912:09 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0912:09 PM12:5612:56 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5612:56 PM15:173:17 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:131:13 PM14:412:41 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:431:43 PM14:302:30 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:302:30 PM15:173:17 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:173:17 PM17:375:37 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:375:37 PM19:167:16 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:375:37 PM18:026:02 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:375:37 PM18:516:51 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:498:49 PM22:3710:37 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2211:22 PM24:1012:10 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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