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Wednesday 27 January 2016 · Kabul, Afghanistan

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā

Budhavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 07:267:26 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:558:55 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:556:55 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:558:55 AM

Tṛtīyā gives way to Caturthī.

Noon

12:0612:06 PM

The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 21 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKabul12:0612:06 PM
At noon, 12:0612:06 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 217° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 90% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 217° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:065:06 AM–06:016:01 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:335:33 AM–06:556:55 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:501:50 PM–14:312:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:175:17 PM–17:445:44 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:175:17 PM–18:396:39 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla17:575:57 PM–19:427:42 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Varjya07:257:25 AM–09:119:11 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:138:13 AM–09:319:31 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4810:48 AM–12:0612:06 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4511:45 AM–12:2712:27 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0612:06 PM–13:241:24 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha06:556:55 AM–08:138:13 AMgood
Amṛta08:138:13 AM–09:319:31 AMgood
Kāla09:319:31 AM–10:4810:48 AMavoid
Śubha10:4810:48 AM–12:0612:06 PMgood
Roga12:0612:06 PM–13:241:24 PMavoid
Udvega13:241:24 PM–14:412:41 PMavoid
Cara14:412:41 PM–15:593:59 PMneutral
Lābha15:593:59 PM–17:175:17 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:175:17 PM–18:596:59 PMavoid
Śubha18:596:59 PM–20:418:41 PMgood
Amṛta20:418:41 PM–22:2410:24 PMgood
Cara22:2410:24 PM–24:0612:06+1 AMneutral
Roga24:0612:06+1 AM–25:481:48+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:481:48+1 AM–27:303:30+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:303:30+1 AM–29:135:13+1 AMgood
Udvega29:135:13+1 AM–30:556:55+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:556:55 AM to 30:556:55+1 AM

06:556:55 AM sunrise17:175:17 PM sunsetsunrise 30:556:55+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 08:558:55 AM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 24:5812:58+1 AM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 19:007:00 PM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 08:558:55 AM
Bavauntil 21:539:53 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0612:06 PM–13:241:24 PM
Pradoṣa 17:175:17 PM–19:067:06 PM
Niśītha 23:4211:42 PM–24:3012:30+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:241:24 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 21 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:067:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3012:30+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā08:558:55 AMCaturthī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī24:58 00:5812:58 AM ThuUttara Phalgunī
YogaŚobhana19:007:00 PMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaViṣṭi08:558:55 AMBava
VāraBudhavāra30:55 06:556:55 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 949
Day length
10 h 21 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
20:358:35 PM
Moonset
08:398:39 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:065:06 AM06:556:55 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:065:06 AM06:016:01 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:335:33 AM06:556:55 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:556:55 AM09:009:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:257:25 AM09:119:11 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:138:13 AM09:319:31 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:009:00 AM11:0411:04 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4810:48 AM12:0612:06 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4211:42 AM12:3012:30 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4511:45 AM12:2712:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0612:06 PM13:241:24 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:081:08 PM15:123:12 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:501:50 PM14:312:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:123:12 PM17:175:17 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:175:17 PM19:067:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:175:17 PM17:445:44 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:175:17 PM18:396:39 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:575:57 PM19:427:42 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4211:42 PM24:3012:30+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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