Wednesday 21 January 2026 · Queens, New York, United States
Budhavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 16:134:13 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:184:18 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 114 of 114 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:147:14 AM
Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:298:29 AM
Vyatīpāta gives way to Varīyān.
Noon
12:0712:07 PM
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
07:147:14 AM to 31:147:14+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 | Śukla Tṛtīyā | 16:184:18 PM | Caturthī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 27:57 03:573:57 AM Thu | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 08:298:29 AM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 16:184:18 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:14 07:147:14 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:205:20 AM | 07:147:14 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:205:20 AM | 06:176:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:495:49 AM | 07:147:14 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:147:14 AM | 09:119:11 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:278:27 AM | 09:419:41 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:119:11 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:4910:49 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:5410:54 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4711:47 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:0712:07 PM | 13:201:20 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:051:05 PM | 15:023:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:441:44 PM | 14:232:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:023:02 PM | 16:594:59 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:594:59 PM | 18:536:53 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:594:59 PM | 17:285:28 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:594:59 PM | 18:256:25 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:378:37 PM | 22:1410:14 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4311:43 PM | 24:3112:31+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |