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Friday 20 December 2013 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā

Śukravāra. Tṛtīyā began at 11:1711:17 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:511:51 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:456:45 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:511:51 PM

Tṛtīyā gives way to Caturthī.

Noon

12:3812:38 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:3812:38 PM
At noon, 12:3812:38 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 215° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 91% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 215° falls in Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:075:07 AM–05:565:56 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:325:32 AM–06:456:45 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1512:15 PM–13:021:02 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:362:36 PM–15:233:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla18:186:18 PM–20:068:06 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:326:32 PM–18:566:56 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:326:32 PM–19:457:45 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya07:307:30 AM–09:189:18 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika08:138:13 AM–09:429:42 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:069:06 AM–09:549:54 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:1011:10 AM–12:3812:38 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:021:02 PM–13:491:49 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:353:35 PM–17:035:03 PMYama’s part of the day

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Cara06:456:45 AM–08:138:13 AMneutral
Lābha08:138:13 AM–09:429:42 AMgood
Amṛta09:429:42 AM–11:1011:10 AMgood
Kāla11:1011:10 AM–12:3812:38 PMavoid
Śubha12:3812:38 PM–14:072:07 PMgood
Roga14:072:07 PM–15:353:35 PMavoid
Udvega15:353:35 PM–17:035:03 PMavoid
Cara17:035:03 PM–18:326:32 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:326:32 PM–20:038:03 PMavoid
Kāla20:038:03 PM–21:359:35 PMavoid
Lābha21:359:35 PM–23:0711:07 PMgood
Udvega23:0711:07 PM–24:3912:39+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:3912:39+1 AM–26:102:10+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:102:10+1 AM–27:423:42+1 AMgood
Cara27:423:42+1 AM–29:145:14+1 AMneutral
Roga29:145:14+1 AM–30:466:46+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:456:45 AM to 30:466:46+1 AM

06:456:45 AM sunrise18:326:32 PM sunsetsunrise 30:466:46+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 13:511:51 PM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 25:291:29+1 AM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 15:253:25 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 13:511:51 PM
Bavauntil 27:083:08+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:1011:10 AM–12:3812:38 PM
Abhijit 12:1512:15 PM–13:021:02 PM
Pradoṣa 18:326:32 PM–20:108:10 PM
Niśītha 24:1512:15+1 AM–25:031:03+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.

  1. SunriseTṛtīyā holds. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:3812:38 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:021:02 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 47 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:108:10 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:031:03+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā13:511:51 PMCaturthī
NakṣatraPuṣya25:29 01:291:29 AM SatĀśleṣā
YogaIndra15:253:25 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaViṣṭi13:511:51 PMBava
VāraŚukravāra30:46 06:466:46 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2070
Śaka
1935
Kali
5114
Ahargaṇa
1 868 181
Day length
11 h 47 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
21:179:17 PM
Moonset
09:039:03 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:075:07 AM06:456:45 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:075:07 AM05:565:56 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:325:32 AM06:456:45 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:456:45 AM09:069:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:307:30 AM09:189:18 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:138:13 AM09:429:42 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:069:06 AM11:2811:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:069:06 AM09:549:54 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:1011:10 AM12:3812:38 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1412:14 PM13:021:02 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1512:15 PM13:021:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:021:02 PM13:491:49 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:491:49 PM16:104:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:362:36 PM15:233:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:353:35 PM17:035:03 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:104:10 PM18:326:32 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:186:18 PM20:068:06 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:326:32 PM20:108:10 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:326:32 PM18:566:56 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:326:32 PM19:457:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1512:15+1 AM25:031:03+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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