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Wednesday 6 December 2017 · Kowloon, Hong Kong

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā

Budhavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 16:174:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:4912:49 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:506:50 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:4912:49 PM

Tṛtīyā gives way to Caturthī.

Noon

12:1412:14 PM

The Sun 45° above S. Day length 10 h 49 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKowloon12:1412:14 PM
At noon, 12:1412:14 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 216° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 91% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 216° falls in Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:045:04 AM–05:575:57 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:305:30 AM–06:506:50 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:022:02 PM–14:462:46 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:395:39 PM–18:056:05 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:395:39 PM–18:586:58 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:1810:18 PM–23:4411:44 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:118:11 AM–09:329:32 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5310:53 AM–12:1412:14 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5311:53 AM–12:3612:36 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1412:14 PM–13:351:35 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:421:42 PM–15:083:08 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

Lābha06:506:50 AM–08:118:11 AMgood
Amṛta08:118:11 AM–09:329:32 AMgood
Kāla09:329:32 AM–10:5310:53 AMavoid
Śubha10:5310:53 AM–12:1412:14 PMgood
Roga12:1412:14 PM–13:351:35 PMavoid
Udvega13:351:35 PM–14:572:57 PMavoid
Cara14:572:57 PM–16:184:18 PMneutral
Lābha16:184:18 PM–17:395:39 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:395:39 PM–19:187:18 PMavoid
Śubha19:187:18 PM–20:578:57 PMgood
Amṛta20:578:57 PM–22:3610:36 PMgood
Cara22:3610:36 PM–24:1512:15+1 AMneutral
Roga24:1512:15+1 AM–25:531:53+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:531:53+1 AM–27:323:32+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:323:32+1 AM–29:115:11+1 AMgood
Udvega29:115:11+1 AM–30:506:50+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:506:50 AM to 30:506:50+1 AM

06:506:50 AM sunrise17:395:39 PM sunsetsunrise 30:506:50+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 12:4912:49 PM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 24:2612:26+1 AM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 18:256:25 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 12:4912:49 PM
Bavauntil 23:1411:14 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1412:14 PM–13:351:35 PM
Pradoṣa 17:395:39 PM–19:247:24 PM
Niśītha 23:5111:51 PM–24:3912:39+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. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:351:35 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 49 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:247:24 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3912:39+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā12:4912:49 PMCaturthī
NakṣatraPunarvasu24:26 00:2612:26 AM ThuPuṣya
YogaŚukla18:256:25 PMBrahma
KaraṇaViṣṭi12:4912:49 PMBava
VāraBudhavāra30:50 06:506:50 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 628
Day length
10 h 49 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
20:378:37 PM
Moonset
09:119:11 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:045:04 AM06:506:50 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:045:04 AM05:575:57 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:305:30 AM06:506:50 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:506:50 AM08:598:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:118:11 AM09:329:32 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:598:59 AM11:0911:09 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5310:53 AM12:1412:14 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5011:50 AM12:3812:38 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5311:53 AM12:3612:36 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1412:14 PM13:351:35 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:191:19 PM15:293:29 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:421:42 PM15:083:08 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:022:02 PM14:462:46 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:293:29 PM17:395:39 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:395:39 PM19:247:24 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:395:39 PM18:056:05 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:395:39 PM18:586:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:1810:18 PM23:4411:44 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5111:51 PM24:3912:39+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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