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Wednesday 15 May 2002 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Tṛtīyā

Budhavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 20:208:20 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:298:29 PM.

Observed here on this day

Akṣaya Tṛtīyā

Tṛtīyā covers 265 of 265 minutes of pūrvāhṇa. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoParaśurāma Jayantī determinate

At sunrise

05:345:34 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:288:28 AM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

12:1212:12 PM

The Sun 86° above S. Day length 13 h 15 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:1212:12 PM
At noon, 12:1212:12 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 32° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 8% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 32° falls in Śukla Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:084:08 AM–04:514:51 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:304:30 AM–05:345:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:2811:28 AM–13:081:08 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:242:24 PM–15:173:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:496:49 PM–19:117:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:496:49 PM–19:547:54 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:147:14 AM–08:538:53 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3210:32 AM–12:1212:12 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4511:45 AM–12:3812:38 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1212:12 PM–13:511:51 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya29:075:07 AM+1–30:446:44 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Lābha05:345:34 AM–07:147:14 AMgood
Amṛta07:147:14 AM–08:538:53 AMgood
Kāla08:538:53 AM–10:3210:32 AMavoid
Śubha10:3210:32 AM–12:1212:12 PMgood
Roga12:1212:12 PM–13:511:51 PMavoid
Udvega13:511:51 PM–15:303:30 PMavoid
Cara15:303:30 PM–17:105:10 PMneutral
Lābha17:105:10 PM–18:496:49 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:496:49 PM–20:108:10 PMavoid
Śubha20:108:10 PM–21:309:30 PMgood
Amṛta21:309:30 PM–22:5110:51 PMgood
Cara22:5110:51 PM–24:1212:12 AM+1neutral
Roga24:1212:12 AM+1–25:321:32 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:321:32 AM+1–26:532:53 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:532:53 AM+1–28:134:13 AM+1good
Udvega28:134:13 AM+1–29:345:34 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:345:34 AM to 29:345:34 AM+1

05:345:34 AM sunrise18:496:49 PM sunsetsunrise 29:345:34 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 20:298:29 PM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 20:348:34 PM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 13:461:46 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 08:288:28 AM
Garauntil 20:298:29 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1212:12 PM–13:511:51 PM
Pradoṣa 18:496:49 PM–20:158:15 PM
Niśītha 23:4811:48 PM–24:3612:36 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:511:51 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 13 h 15 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:158:15 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  8. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  9. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3612:36 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Tṛtīyā20:298:29 PMCaturthī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā20:348:34 PMĀrdrā
YogaSukarmā13:461:46 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaTaitila08:288:28 AMGara
VāraBudhavāra29:34 05:345:34 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 863 944
Day length
13 h 15 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
07:357:35 AM
Moonset
21:319:31 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:084:08 AM05:345:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:084:08 AM04:514:51 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:304:30 AM05:345:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:345:34 AM08:138:13 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:147:14 AM08:538:53 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:138:13 AM10:5210:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3210:32 AM12:1212:12 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:2811:28 AM13:081:08 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4511:45 AM12:3812:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4811:48 AM12:3612:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1212:12 PM13:511:51 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:311:31 PM16:104:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:242:24 PM15:173:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:104:10 PM18:496:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:496:49 PM20:158:15 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:496:49 PM19:117:11 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:496:49 PM19:547:54 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4811:48 PM24:3612:36 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:075:07 AM+130:446:44 AM+1sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
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