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Monday 17 March 2025 · Queens, New York, United States

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā

Somavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 07:297:29 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:0410:04 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:037:03 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0410:04 AM

Tṛtīyā gives way to Caturthī.

Noon

13:041:04 PM

The Sun 48° above S. Day length 12 h 01 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens13:041:04 PM
At noon, 13:041:04 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 217° ahead of it, in Svātī, 90% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 217° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:275:27 AM–06:156:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:515:51 AM–07:037:03 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4012:40 PM–13:281:28 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:043:04 PM–15:523:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:047:04 PM–19:287:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:047:04 PM–20:168:16 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:2610:26 PM–24:1512:15 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:348:34 AM–10:0410:04 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:3411:34 AM–13:041:04 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:3611:36 AM–13:251:25 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:281:28 PM–14:162:16 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:342:34 PM–16:044:04 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:523:52 PM–16:404:40 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

Amṛta07:037:03 AM–08:348:34 AMgood
Kāla08:348:34 AM–10:0410:04 AMavoid
Śubha10:0410:04 AM–11:3411:34 AMgood
Roga11:3411:34 AM–13:041:04 PMavoid
Udvega13:041:04 PM–14:342:34 PMavoid
Cara14:342:34 PM–16:044:04 PMneutral
Lābha16:044:04 PM–17:345:34 PMgood
Amṛta17:345:34 PM–19:047:04 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:047:04 PM–20:348:34 PMneutral
Roga20:348:34 PM–22:0410:04 PMavoid
Kāla22:0410:04 PM–23:3311:33 PMavoid
Lābha23:3311:33 PM–25:031:03 AM+1good
Udvega25:031:03 AM+1–26:332:33 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:332:33 AM+1–28:024:02 AM+1good
Amṛta28:024:02 AM+1–29:325:32 AM+1good
Cara29:325:32 AM+1–31:027:02 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:037:03 AM to 31:027:02 AM+1

07:037:03 AM sunrise19:047:04 PM sunsetsunrise 31:027:02 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 10:0410:04 AM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 10:0410:04 AM
Bavauntil 23:2211:22 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:348:34 AM–10:0410:04 AM
Abhijit 12:4012:40 PM–13:281:28 PM
Pradoṣa 19:047:04 PM–20:408:40 PM
Niśītha 24:3912:39 AM+1–25:271:27 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:0410:04 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:281:28 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 01 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:408:40 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:271:27 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā10:0410:04 AMCaturthī
NakṣatraSvātīpast sunriseViśākhā
YogaVyāghātapast sunriseHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaViṣṭi10:0410:04 AMBava
VāraSomavāra31:02 07:027:02 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 872 286
Day length
12 h 01 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
22:4210:42 PM
Moonset
08:148:14 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:275:27 AM07:037:03 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:275:27 AM06:156:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:515:51 AM07:037:03 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:037:03 AM09:289:28 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:348:34 AM10:0410:04 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:289:28 AM11:5211:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:3411:34 AM13:041:04 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:3611:36 AM13:251:25 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4012:40 PM13:281:28 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4012:40 PM13:281:28 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:281:28 PM14:162:16 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:162:16 PM16:404:40 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:342:34 PM16:044:04 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:043:04 PM15:523:52 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:523:52 PM16:404:40 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:404:40 PM19:047:04 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:047:04 PM20:408:40 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:047:04 PM19:287:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:047:04 PM20:168:16 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:2610:26 PM24:1512:15 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:3912:39 AM+125:271:27 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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