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Thursday 21 December 2017 · Kabul, Afghanistan

Pauṣa Śukla Tṛtīyā

Guruvāra. Tṛtīyā began at 16:214:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:586:58 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:566:56 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:183:18 PM

Uttarāṣāḍhā gives way to Śravaṇa.

Noon

11:5111:51 AM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 50 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKabul11:5111:51 AM
At noon, 11:5111:51 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 33° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 8% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 33° falls in Śukla Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:035:03 AM–06:006:00 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:315:31 AM–06:566:56 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:058:05 AM–09:549:54 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:3211:32 AM–12:1112:11 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:301:30 PM–14:092:09 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:464:46 PM–17:155:15 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:464:46 PM–18:116:11 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla30:326:32 AM+1–32:208:20 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:566:56 AM–08:108:10 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:249:24 AM–10:3810:38 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1310:13 AM–10:5210:52 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:051:05 PM–14:192:19 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:092:09 PM–14:482:48 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya19:477:47 PM–21:359:35 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Śubha06:566:56 AM–08:108:10 AMgood
Roga08:108:10 AM–09:249:24 AMavoid
Udvega09:249:24 AM–10:3810:38 AMavoid
Cara10:3810:38 AM–11:5111:51 AMneutral
Lābha11:5111:51 AM–13:051:05 PMgood
Amṛta13:051:05 PM–14:192:19 PMgood
Kāla14:192:19 PM–15:333:33 PMavoid
Śubha15:333:33 PM–16:464:46 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:464:46 PM–18:336:33 PMgood
Cara18:336:33 PM–20:198:19 PMneutral
Roga20:198:19 PM–22:0510:05 PMavoid
Kāla22:0510:05 PM–23:5211:52 PMavoid
Lābha23:5211:52 PM–25:381:38 AM+1good
Udvega25:381:38 AM+1–27:243:24 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:243:24 AM+1–29:115:11 AM+1good
Amṛta29:115:11 AM+1–30:576:57 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:566:56 AM to 30:576:57 AM+1

06:566:56 AM sunrise16:464:46 PM sunsetsunrise 30:576:57 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 18:586:58 PM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 15:183:18 PM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 29:355:35 AM+1
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 18:586:58 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3211:32 AM–12:1112:11 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:051:05 PM–14:192:19 PM
Pradoṣa 16:464:46 PM–18:406:40 PM
Niśītha 23:2811:28 PM–24:1612:16 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:1112:11 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:192:19 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 50 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:406:40 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  8. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1612:16 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  11. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Tṛtīyā18:586:58 PMCaturthī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā15:183:18 PMŚravaṇa
YogaVyāghāta29:35 05:355:35 AM FriHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaGara18:586:58 PMVaṇija
VāraGuruvāra30:57 06:576:57 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 643
Day length
9 h 50 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
09:019:01 AM
Moonset
19:327:32 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:035:03 AM06:566:56 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:035:03 AM06:006:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:315:31 AM06:566:56 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:566:56 AM08:548:54 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:566:56 AM08:108:10 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:058:05 AM09:549:54 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:548:54 AM10:5210:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:249:24 AM10:3810:38 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1310:13 AM10:5210:52 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2711:27 AM12:1512:15 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3211:32 AM12:1112:11 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5012:50 PM14:482:48 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:051:05 PM14:192:19 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:301:30 PM14:092:09 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:092:09 PM14:482:48 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:482:48 PM16:464:46 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:464:46 PM18:406:40 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:464:46 PM17:155:15 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:464:46 PM18:116:11 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:477:47 PM21:359:35 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2811:28 PM24:1612:16 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra30:326:32 AM+132:208:20 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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