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Tuesday 17 December 2024 · Queens, New York, United States

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 00:2712:27 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:3711:37 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:147:14 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:4110:41 AM

Brahma gives way to Indra.

Noon

11:5211:52 AM

The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 15 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:5211:52 AM
At noon, 11:5211:52 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 210° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 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 muhūrta05:165:16 AM–06:156:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:465:46 AM–07:147:14 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3311:33 AM–12:1012:10 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla11:5311:53 AM–13:271:27 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:241:24 PM–14:012:01 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:294:29 PM–16:594:59 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:294:29 PM–17:585:58 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:059:05 AM–09:429:42 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:339:33 AM–10:4210:42 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5211:52 AM–13:011:01 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:112:11 PM–15:203:20 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:1910:19 PM–23:5611:56 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:2410:24 PM–23:2311:23 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

Roga07:147:14 AM–08:248:24 AMavoid
Udvega08:248:24 AM–09:339:33 AMavoid
Cara09:339:33 AM–10:4210:42 AMneutral
Lābha10:4210:42 AM–11:5211:52 AMgood
Amṛta11:5211:52 AM–13:011:01 PMgood
Kāla13:011:01 PM–14:112:11 PMavoid
Śubha14:112:11 PM–15:203:20 PMgood
Roga15:203:20 PM–16:294:29 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:294:29 PM–18:206:20 PMavoid
Lābha18:206:20 PM–20:118:11 PMgood
Udvega20:118:11 PM–22:0110:01 PMavoid
Śubha22:0110:01 PM–23:5211:52 PMgood
Amṛta23:5211:52 PM–25:431:43 AM+1good
Cara25:431:43 AM+1–27:333:33 AM+1neutral
Roga27:333:33 AM+1–29:245:24 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:245:24 AM+1–31:157:15 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:147:14 AM to 31:157:15 AM+1

07:147:14 AM sunrise16:294:29 PM sunsetsunrise 31:157:15 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 23:3711:37 PM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 14:142:14 PM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 10:4110:41 AM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 11:5611:56 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 23:3711:37 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3311:33 AM–12:1012:10 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:112:11 PM–15:203:20 PM
Pradoṣa 16:294:29 PM–18:276:27 PM
Niśītha 23:2811:28 PM–24:1612:16 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1012:10 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:203:20 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 15 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:276:27 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1612:16 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā23:3711:37 PMCaturthī
NakṣatraPunarvasu14:142:14 PMPuṣya
YogaBrahma10:4110:41 AMIndra
KaraṇaVaṇija11:5611:56 AMViṣṭi
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:15 07:157:15 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 872 196
Day length
9 h 15 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
18:516:51 PM
Moonset
09:359:35 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:165:16 AM07:147:14 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:165:16 AM06:156:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:465:46 AM07:147:14 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:147:14 AM09:059:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:059:05 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:059:05 AM09:429:42 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:339:33 AM10:4210:42 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2811:28 AM12:1612:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3311:33 AM12:1012:10 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5211:52 AM13:011:01 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:5311:53 AM13:271:27 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4712:47 PM14:382:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:241:24 PM14:012:01 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:112:11 PM15:203:20 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:382:38 PM16:294:29 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:294:29 PM18:276:27 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:294:29 PM16:594:59 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:294:29 PM17:585:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:1910:19 PM23:5611:56 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:2410:24 PM23:2311:23 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2811:28 PM24:1612:16 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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