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Saturday 26 December 2026 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā

Śanivāra. Tṛtīyā began at 01:561:56 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:3610:36 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī does not reach moonrise on either day. Boundary: no day qualifies and the rule does not say what then. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:105:10 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:476:47 AM

Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.

Noon

12:1712:17 PM

The Sun 81° above N. Day length 14 h 14 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:1712:17 PM
At noon, 12:1712:17 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 210° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 93% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 210° falls in Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:523:52 AM–04:314:31 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:114:11 AM–05:105:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4811:48 AM–12:4512:45 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:392:39 PM–15:363:36 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:015:01 PM–18:266:26 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:247:24 PM–19:437:43 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:247:24 PM–20:228:22 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika05:105:10 AM–06:576:57 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta05:105:10 AM–06:076:07 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:076:07 AM–07:047:04 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya08:288:28 AM–09:539:53 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla08:438:43 AM–10:3010:30 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:042:04 PM–15:503:50 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

Kāla05:105:10 AM–06:576:57 AMavoid
Śubha06:576:57 AM–08:438:43 AMgood
Roga08:438:43 AM–10:3010:30 AMavoid
Udvega10:3010:30 AM–12:1712:17 PMavoid
Cara12:1712:17 PM–14:042:04 PMneutral
Lābha14:042:04 PM–15:503:50 PMgood
Amṛta15:503:50 PM–17:375:37 PMgood
Kāla17:375:37 PM–19:247:24 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha19:247:24 PM–20:378:37 PMgood
Udvega20:378:37 PM–21:509:50 PMavoid
Śubha21:509:50 PM–23:0411:04 PMgood
Amṛta23:0411:04 PM–24:1712:17 AM+1good
Cara24:1712:17 AM+1–25:311:31 AM+1neutral
Roga25:311:31 AM+1–26:442:44 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:442:44 AM+1–27:573:57 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:573:57 AM+1–29:115:11 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:105:10 AM to 29:115:11 AM+1

05:105:10 AM sunrise19:247:24 PM sunsetsunrise 29:115:11 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 22:3610:36 PM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 22:4310:43 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 06:476:47 AM
Vaidhṛtiuntil 26:532:53 AM+1
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 12:1312:13 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 22:3610:36 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:438:43 AM–10:3010:30 AM
Abhijit 11:4811:48 AM–12:4512:45 PM
Pradoṣa 19:247:24 PM–20:428:42 PM
Niśītha 23:5311:53 PM–24:4112:41 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.

  1. SunriseTṛtīyā holds. Śanivāra begins.
  2. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:3010:30 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4512:45 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 14 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:428:42 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4112:41 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  13. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā22:3610:36 PMCaturthī
NakṣatraPuṣya22:4310:43 PMĀśleṣā
YogaIndra06:476:47 AMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaVaṇija12:1312:13 PMViṣṭi
VāraŚanivāra29:11 05:115:11 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 935
Day length
14 h 14 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
21:399:39 PM
Moonset
07:157:15 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:523:52 AM05:105:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:523:52 AM04:314:31 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:114:11 AM05:105:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:105:10 AM08:018:01 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day05:105:10 AM06:576:57 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta05:105:10 AM06:076:07 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:076:07 AM07:047:04 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:018:01 AM10:5210:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:288:28 AM09:539:53 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:438:43 AM10:3010:30 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4811:48 AM12:4512:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5311:53 AM12:4112:41 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:421:42 PM16:334:33 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:042:04 PM15:503:50 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:392:39 PM15:363:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:334:33 PM19:247:24 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:015:01 PM18:266:26 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk19:247:24 PM20:428:42 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:247:24 PM19:437:43 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:247:24 PM20:228:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5311:53 PM24:4112:41 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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