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Monday 9 May 2016 · Kabul, Afghanistan

Vaiśākha Śukla Tṛtīyā

Somavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 16:514:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:521:52 PM.

Observed here on this day

Akṣaya Tṛtīyā

Tṛtīyā covers 276 of 276 minutes of pūrvāhṇa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

04:564:56 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:521:52 PM

Tṛtīyā gives way to Caturthī.

Noon

11:5011:50 AM

The Sun 73° above S. Day length 13 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKabul11:5011:50 AM
At noon, 11:5011:50 AM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 35° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 9% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 35° falls in Śukla Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:343:34 AM–04:154:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:553:55 AM–04:564:56 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2211:22 AM–12:1812:18 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:082:08 PM–15:033:03 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:043:04 PM–16:324:32 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:446:44 PM–19:057:05 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:446:44 PM–19:457:45 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya06:156:15 AM–07:437:43 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla06:396:39 AM–08:238:23 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0610:06 AM–11:5011:50 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1812:18 PM–13:131:13 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:341:34 PM–15:173:17 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:033:03 PM–15:583:58 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

Amṛta04:564:56 AM–06:396:39 AMgood
Kāla06:396:39 AM–08:238:23 AMavoid
Śubha08:238:23 AM–10:0610:06 AMgood
Roga10:0610:06 AM–11:5011:50 AMavoid
Udvega11:5011:50 AM–13:341:34 PMavoid
Cara13:341:34 PM–15:173:17 PMneutral
Lābha15:173:17 PM–17:015:01 PMgood
Amṛta17:015:01 PM–18:446:44 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:446:44 PM–20:008:00 PMneutral
Roga20:008:00 PM–21:179:17 PMavoid
Kāla21:179:17 PM–22:3310:33 PMavoid
Lābha22:3310:33 PM–23:5011:50 PMgood
Udvega23:5011:50 PM–25:061:06+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:061:06+1 AM–26:222:22+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:222:22+1 AM–27:393:39+1 AMgood
Cara27:393:39+1 AM–28:554:55+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:564:56 AM to 28:554:55+1 AM

04:564:56 AM sunrise18:446:44 PM sunsetsunrise 28:554:55+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 13:521:52 PM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 23:0911:09 PM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 25:021:02+1 AM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 13:521:52 PM
Vaṇijauntil 24:3612:36+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 06:396:39 AM–08:238:23 AM
Abhijit 11:2211:22 AM–12:1812:18 PM
Pradoṣa 18:446:44 PM–20:068:06 PM
Niśītha 23:2611:26 PM–24:1412:14+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:238:23 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1812:18 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  5. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 48 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:068:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1412:14+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Tṛtīyā13:521:52 PMCaturthī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā23:0911:09 PMĀrdrā
YogaSukarmā25:02 01:021:02 AM TueDhṛti
KaraṇaGara13:521:52 PMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra28:55 04:554:55 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 052
Day length
13 h 48 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
07:187:18 AM
Moonset
21:319:31 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:343:34 AM04:564:56 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:343:34 AM04:154:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:553:55 AM04:564:56 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:564:56 AM07:417:41 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:156:15 AM07:437:43 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day06:396:39 AM08:238:23 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:417:41 AM10:2710:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0610:06 AM11:5011:50 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2211:22 AM12:1812:18 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2611:26 AM12:1412:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1812:18 PM13:131:13 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:131:13 PM15:583:58 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:341:34 PM15:173:17 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:082:08 PM15:033:03 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:033:03 PM15:583:58 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:043:04 PM16:324:32 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:583:58 PM18:446:44 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:446:44 PM20:068:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:446:44 PM19:057:05 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:446:44 PM19:457:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2611:26 PM24:1412:14+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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