Tuesday 20 November 1956 · Queens, New York, United States
Maṅgalavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 21:329:32 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:037:03 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī is current at moonrise. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:486:48 AM
Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:198:19 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
11:4111:41 AM
The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 45 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
06:486:48 AM to 30:506:50+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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā | 19:037:03 PM | Caturthī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 11:1011:10 AM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Siddha | 08:288:28 AM | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 08:198:19 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:50 06:506:50 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:544:54 AM | 06:486:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:544:54 AM | 05:515:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:235:23 AM | 06:486:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:486:48 AM | 08:458:45 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:458:45 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:458:45 AM | 09:249:24 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:159:15 AM | 10:2810:28 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1711:17 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2111:21 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:5412:54 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3912:39 PM | 14:362:36 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:181:18 PM | 13:571:57 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:072:07 PM | 15:203:20 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:362:36 PM | 16:334:33 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:334:33 PM | 18:286:28 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:334:33 PM | 17:025:02 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:334:33 PM | 17:595:59 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:566:56 PM | 20:248:24 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:1610:16 PM | 23:1311:13 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1711:17 PM | 24:0512:05+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0612:06+1 AM | 25:351:35+1 AM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |