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Wednesday 29 December 2004 · Queens, New York, United States

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā

Budhavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 15:093:09 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:385:38 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:197:19 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:497:49 AM

Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.

Noon

11:5811:58 AM

The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 17 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:5811:58 AM
At noon, 11:5811:58 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 213° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 92% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 213° falls in Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:215:21 AM–06:206:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:515:51 AM–07:197:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:311:31 PM–14:082:08 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:364:36 PM–17:065:06 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:364:36 PM–18:056:05 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:298:29 AM–09:389:38 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4810:48 AM–11:5811:58 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3911:39 AM–12:1612:16 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:5811:58 AM–13:071:07 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:5411:54 PM–25:421:42 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

Lābha07:197:19 AM–08:298:29 AMgood
Amṛta08:298:29 AM–09:389:38 AMgood
Kāla09:389:38 AM–10:4810:48 AMavoid
Śubha10:4810:48 AM–11:5811:58 AMgood
Roga11:5811:58 AM–13:071:07 PMavoid
Udvega13:071:07 PM–14:172:17 PMavoid
Cara14:172:17 PM–15:273:27 PMneutral
Lābha15:273:27 PM–16:364:36 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:364:36 PM–18:276:27 PMavoid
Śubha18:276:27 PM–20:178:17 PMgood
Amṛta20:178:17 PM–22:0710:07 PMgood
Cara22:0710:07 PM–23:5811:58 PMneutral
Roga23:5811:58 PM–25:481:48 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:481:48 AM+1–27:393:39 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:393:39 AM+1–29:295:29 AM+1good
Udvega29:295:29 AM+1–31:197:19 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:197:19 AM to 31:197:19 AM+1

07:197:19 AM sunrise16:364:36 PM sunsetsunrise 31:197:19 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 17:385:38 PM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 09:379:37 AM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 07:497:49 AM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 17:385:38 PM
Bavauntil 30:496:49 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:5811:58 AM–13:071:07 PM
Pradoṣa 16:364:36 PM–18:346:34 PM
Niśītha 23:3411:34 PM–24:2212:22 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. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  3. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:071:07 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 17 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:346:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  8. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2212:22 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā17:385:38 PMCaturthī
NakṣatraPuṣya09:379:37 AMĀśleṣā
YogaVaidhṛti07:497:49 AMViṣkambha
KaraṇaViṣṭi17:385:38 PMBava
VāraBudhavāra31:19 07:197:19 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 903
Day length
9 h 17 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
19:247:24 PM
Moonset
09:409:40 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:215:21 AM07:197:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:215:21 AM06:206:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:515:51 AM07:197:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:197:19 AM09:119:11 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:298:29 AM09:389:38 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:119:11 AM11:0211:02 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4810:48 AM11:5811:58 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3411:34 AM12:2212:22 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3911:39 AM12:1612:16 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:5811:58 AM13:071:07 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5312:53 PM14:452:45 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:311:31 PM14:082:08 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:452:45 PM16:364:36 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:364:36 PM18:346:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:364:36 PM17:065:06 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:364:36 PM18:056:05 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3411:34 PM24:2212:22 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:5411:54 PM25:421:42 AM+1sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
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