Wednesday 28 October 2026 · Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
Budhavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 01:371:37 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:3710:37 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī does not reach moonrise on either day. Boundary: no day qualifies and the rule does not say what then. Why this date, here
AlsoSaṅkaṣṭa Caturthī boundary
At sunrise
06:276:27 AM
Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:5610:56 AM
Kṛttikā gives way to Rohiṇī.
Noon
11:5111:51 AM
The Sun 40° above S. Day length 10 h 49 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
06:276:27 AM to 30:286:28 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 | Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā | 22:3710:37 PM | Caturthī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 10:5610:56 AM | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 25:11 01:111:11 AM Thu | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 12:0712:07 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:28 06:286:28 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:414:41 AM | 06:276:27 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:414:41 AM | 05:345:34 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:085:08 AM | 06:276:27 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:276:27 AM | 08:368:36 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:487:48 AM | 09:099:09 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:368:36 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:468:46 AM | 10:1310:13 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:3010:30 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:2911:29 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:5111:51 AM | 13:121:12 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5612:56 PM | 15:063:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:391:39 PM | 14:222:22 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:063:06 PM | 17:155:15 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:155:15 PM | 19:017:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:155:15 PM | 17:425:42 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:155:15 PM | 18:356:35 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2811:28 PM | 24:1612:16 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:271:27 AM+1 | 26:542:54 AM+1 | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:485:48 AM+1 | 31:157:15 AM+1 | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |