Tuesday 18 September 2012 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Maṅgalavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 05:115:11 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:282:28 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Tṛtīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:566:56 AM
Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:313:31 PM
Brahma gives way to Indra.
Noon
13:031:03 PM
The Sun 67° above S. Day length 12 h 13 m.
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
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
06:566:56 AM to 30:576:57 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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Tṛtīyā | 26:28 02:282:28 AM Wed | Caturthī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 23:5611:56 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Brahma | 15:313:31 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 15:503:50 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:57 06:576:57 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:225:22 AM | 06:566:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:225:22 AM | 06:096:09 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:465:46 AM | 06:566:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:566:56 AM | 09:239:23 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:139:13 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:239:23 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:239:23 AM | 10:1210:12 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0010:00 AM | 11:3111:31 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:271:27 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:271:27 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:031:03 PM | 14:352:35 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:162:16 PM | 16:434:43 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:053:05 PM | 15:543:54 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:064:06 PM | 17:385:38 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:434:43 PM | 19:107:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:036:03 PM | 19:317:31 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:107:10 PM | 20:448:44 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:107:10 PM | 19:337:33 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:107:10 PM | 20:208:20 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:5211:52 PM | 24:4012:40 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3912:39 AM+1 | 25:271:27 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:055:05 AM+1 | 30:336:33 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |