Friday 29 December 2000 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Śukravāra. Tṛtīyā began at 09:259:25 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:1012:10 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:006:00 AM
Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:1012:10 PM
Tṛtīyā gives way to Caturthī.
Noon
13:221:22 PM
The Sun 75° above N. Day length 14 h 45 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
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06:006:00 AM to 30:006:00 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 | 12:1012:10 PM | Caturthī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 19:277:27 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 18:046:04 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 12:1012:10 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:00 06:006:00 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:464:46 AM | 06:006:00 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:464:46 AM | 05:235:23 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:045:04 AM | 06:006:00 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:006:00 AM | 08:578:57 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:417:41 AM | 09:299:29 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:507:50 AM | 09:419:41 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:578:57 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:578:57 AM | 09:569:56 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:3111:31 AM | 13:221:22 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5312:53 PM | 13:521:52 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5812:58 PM | 13:461:46 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:521:52 PM | 14:512:51 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:512:51 PM | 17:485:48 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:503:50 PM | 16:494:49 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 17:035:03 PM | 18:546:54 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:485:48 PM | 20:458:45 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:458:45 PM | 21:599:59 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:458:45 PM | 21:039:03 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:458:45 PM | 21:409:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:5811:58 PM | 25:461:46 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5812:58 AM+1 | 25:461:46 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |