Friday 26 December 2003 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Śukravāra. Tṛtīyā began at 14:072:07 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:2811:28 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:575:57 AM
Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:407:40 AM
Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.
Noon
13:201:20 PM
The Sun 76° above N. Day length 14 h 46 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
05:575:57 AM to 29:585:58+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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Tṛtīyā | 11:2811:28 AM | Caturthī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 24:04 00:0412:04 AM Sat | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 07:407:40 AM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 11:2811:28 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:58 05:585:58 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:434:43 AM | 05:575:57 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:434:43 AM | 05:205:20 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:025:02 AM | 05:575:57 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:575:57 AM | 08:548:54 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:487:48 AM | 09:399:39 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:548:54 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:548:54 AM | 09:539:53 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:3011:30 AM | 13:201:20 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:501:50 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5612:56 PM | 13:441:44 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:501:50 PM | 14:492:49 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:212:21 PM | 15:513:51 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:492:49 PM | 17:465:46 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:483:48 PM | 16:474:47 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 17:025:02 PM | 18:536:53 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:465:46 PM | 20:438:43 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:438:43 PM | 21:579:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:438:43 PM | 21:029:02 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:438:43 PM | 21:399:39 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5712:57+1 AM | 25:451:45+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:553:55+1 AM | 29:275:27+1 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |