Wednesday 24 March 2004 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Budhavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 10:4510:45 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:1112:11 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
07:277:27 AM
Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:1112:11 PM
Tṛtīyā gives way to Caturthī.
Noon
13:261:26 PM
The Sun 51° above N. Day length 11 h 58 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
07:277:27 AM to 31:287:28+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 | 12:1112:11 PM | Caturthī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | past sunrise | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 20:078:07 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 12:1112:11 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:28 07:287:28 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:515:51 AM | 07:277:27 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:515:51 AM | 06:396:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:156:15 AM | 07:277:27 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:277:27 AM | 09:519:51 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:578:57 AM | 10:2710:27 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:519:51 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:5611:56 AM | 13:261:26 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:021:02 PM | 13:501:50 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:021:02 PM | 13:501:50 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:261:26 PM | 14:562:56 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:382:38 PM | 17:025:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:263:26 PM | 16:144:14 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:025:02 PM | 19:257:25 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:505:50 PM | 19:367:36 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:257:25 PM | 21:029:02 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:257:25 PM | 19:497:49 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:257:25 PM | 20:388:38 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:031:03+1 AM | 25:511:51+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:244:24+1 AM | 30:096:09+1 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |