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Tuesday 18 December 2096 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Tṛtīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 08:418:41 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:2910:29 AM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

06:526:52 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:2910:29 AM

Tṛtīyā gives way to Caturthī.

Noon

12:1212:12 PM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 10 h 42 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:1212:12 PM
At noon, 12:1212:12 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 37° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 10% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 37° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:055:05 AM–05:585:58 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:325:32 AM–06:526:52 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla07:267:26 AM–09:119:11 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:5111:51 AM–12:3412:34 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:591:59 PM–14:422:42 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:335:33 PM–18:006:00 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:335:33 PM–18:536:53 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:035:03+1 AM–30:476:47+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:009:00 AM–09:439:43 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:329:32 AM–10:5210:52 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1212:12 PM–13:331:33 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:532:53 PM–16:134:13 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:446:44 PM–20:278:27 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:5310:53 PM–23:4611:46 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Roga06:526:52 AM–08:128:12 AMavoid
Udvega08:128:12 AM–09:329:32 AMavoid
Cara09:329:32 AM–10:5210:52 AMneutral
Lābha10:5210:52 AM–12:1212:12 PMgood
Amṛta12:1212:12 PM–13:331:33 PMgood
Kāla13:331:33 PM–14:532:53 PMavoid
Śubha14:532:53 PM–16:134:13 PMgood
Roga16:134:13 PM–17:335:33 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:335:33 PM–19:137:13 PMavoid
Lābha19:137:13 PM–20:538:53 PMgood
Udvega20:538:53 PM–22:3310:33 PMavoid
Śubha22:3310:33 PM–24:1312:13+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:1312:13+1 AM–25:531:53+1 AMgood
Cara25:531:53+1 AM–27:323:32+1 AMneutral
Roga27:323:32+1 AM–29:125:12+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:125:12+1 AM–30:526:52+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:526:52 AM to 30:526:52+1 AM

06:526:52 AM sunrise17:335:33 PM sunsetsunrise 30:526:52+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 10:2910:29 AM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 14:262:26 PM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 10:3310:33 AM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 10:2910:29 AM
Vaṇijauntil 23:1311:13 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5111:51 AM–12:3412:34 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:532:53 PM–16:134:13 PM
Pradoṣa 17:335:33 PM–19:207:20 PM
Niśītha 23:4911:49 PM–24:3712:37+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  3. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:3412:34 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  7. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:134:13 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  8. SunsetDay length 10 h 42 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:207:20 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3712:37+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Tṛtīyā10:2910:29 AMCaturthī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā14:262:26 PMŚravaṇa
YogaDhruva10:3310:33 AMVyāghāta
KaraṇaGara10:2910:29 AMVaṇija
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:52 06:526:52 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2153
Śaka
2018
Kali
5197
Ahargaṇa
1 898 495
Day length
10 h 42 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
09:379:37 AM
Moonset
20:278:27 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:055:05 AM06:526:52 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:055:05 AM05:585:58 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:325:32 AM06:526:52 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:526:52 AM09:009:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra07:267:26 AM09:119:11 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:009:00 AM11:0811:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:009:00 AM09:439:43 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:329:32 AM10:5210:52 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4811:48 AM12:3612:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:3412:34 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1212:12 PM13:331:33 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:171:17 PM15:253:25 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:591:59 PM14:422:42 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:532:53 PM16:134:13 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:253:25 PM17:335:33 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:335:33 PM19:207:20 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:335:33 PM18:006:00 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:335:33 PM18:536:53 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:446:44 PM20:278:27 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5310:53 PM23:4611:46 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4911:49 PM24:3712:37+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:035:03+1 AM30:476:47+1 AMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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