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Tuesday 20 March 2018 · Kowloon, Hong Kong

Caitra Śukla Tṛtīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 20:238:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:217:21 PM.

Observed here on this day

Gaurī Tṛtīyā · Gangaur

Tṛtīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoSaubhāgya Śayana Vrata determinate

At sunrise

06:286:28 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:557:55 AM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

12:3112:31 PM

The Sun 67° above S. Day length 12 h 06 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKowloon12:3112:31 PM
At noon, 12:3112:31 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 32° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 8% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 32° falls in Śukla Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:534:53 AM–05:405:40 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:175:17 AM–06:286:28 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0712:07 PM–12:5512:55 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:322:32 PM–15:203:20 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:093:09 PM–16:444:44 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:346:34 PM–18:586:58 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:346:34 PM–19:457:45 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:538:53 AM–09:429:42 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:309:30 AM–11:0011:00 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:3112:31 PM–14:022:02 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:323:32 PM–17:035:03 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:186:18 PM–19:537:53 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:1911:19 PM–24:0712:07 AM+1an 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

Roga06:286:28 AM–07:597:59 AMavoid
Udvega07:597:59 AM–09:309:30 AMavoid
Cara09:309:30 AM–11:0011:00 AMneutral
Lābha11:0011:00 AM–12:3112:31 PMgood
Amṛta12:3112:31 PM–14:022:02 PMgood
Kāla14:022:02 PM–15:323:32 PMavoid
Śubha15:323:32 PM–17:035:03 PMgood
Roga17:035:03 PM–18:346:34 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:346:34 PM–20:038:03 PMavoid
Lābha20:038:03 PM–21:329:32 PMgood
Udvega21:329:32 PM–23:0111:01 PMavoid
Śubha23:0111:01 PM–24:3112:31 AM+1good
Amṛta24:3112:31 AM+1–26:002:00 AM+1good
Cara26:002:00 AM+1–27:293:29 AM+1neutral
Roga27:293:29 AM+1–28:584:58 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:584:58 AM+1–30:276:27 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:286:28 AM to 30:276:27 AM+1

06:286:28 AM sunrise18:346:34 PM sunsetsunrise 30:276:27 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 19:217:21 PM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 22:1410:14 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 18:116:11 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 07:557:55 AM
Garauntil 19:217:21 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0712:07 PM–12:5512:55 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:323:32 PM–17:035:03 PM
Pradoṣa 18:346:34 PM–20:098:09 PM
Niśītha 24:0712:07 AM+1–24:5512:55 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5512:55 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:035:03 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 06 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:098:09 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:5512:55 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Tṛtīyā19:217:21 PMCaturthī
NakṣatraAśvinī22:1410:14 PMBharaṇī
YogaIndra18:116:11 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaTaitila07:557:55 AMGara
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:27 06:276:27 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2075
Śaka
1940
Kali
5119
Ahargaṇa
1 869 732
Day length
12 h 06 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
08:218:21 AM
Moonset
21:099:09 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:534:53 AM06:286:28 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:534:53 AM05:405:40 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:175:17 AM06:286:28 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:286:28 AM08:538:53 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:538:53 AM11:1811:18 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:538:53 AM09:429:42 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:309:30 AM11:0011:00 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0712:07 PM12:5512:55 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0712:07 PM12:5512:55 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3112:31 PM14:022:02 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:441:44 PM16:094:09 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:322:32 PM15:203:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:093:09 PM16:444:44 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:323:32 PM17:035:03 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:094:09 PM18:346:34 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:186:18 PM19:537:53 PMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:346:34 PM20:098:09 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:346:34 PM18:586:58 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:346:34 PM19:457:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:1911:19 PM24:0712:07 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0712:07 AM+124:5512:55 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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