Monday 1 January 1979 · Jeddah, Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia
Somavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 15:243:24 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:5811:58 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:017:01 AM
Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:377:37 AM
Harṣaṇa gives way to Vajra.
Noon
12:2712:27 PM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 10 h 51 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
07:017:01 AM to 31:027:02+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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Tṛtīyā | 11:5811:58 AM | Caturthī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 12:5112:51 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 07:377:37 AM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 11:5811:58 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:02 07:027:02 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:165:16 AM | 07:017:01 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:165:16 AM | 06:096:09 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:425:42 AM | 07:017:01 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:017:01 AM | 09:119:11 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:238:23 AM | 09:449:44 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:119:11 AM | 11:2211:22 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:0511:05 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0312:03 PM | 12:5112:51 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4812:48 PM | 13:321:32 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:321:32 PM | 15:423:42 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:481:48 PM | 15:093:09 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:152:15 PM | 14:582:58 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:582:58 PM | 15:423:42 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:423:42 PM | 17:525:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:284:28 PM | 17:545:54 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:525:52 PM | 19:377:37 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:525:52 PM | 18:186:18 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:525:52 PM | 19:117:11 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0312:03+1 AM | 24:5112:51+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:071:07+1 AM | 26:342:34+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |