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Monday 17 December 2001 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Tṛtīyā

Somavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 00:3112:31 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:451:45 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:316:31 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:041:04 PM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

11:4911:49 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:4911:49 AM
At noon, 11:4911:49 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 29° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 6% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 29° falls in Śukla Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:444:44 AM–05:375:37 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:115:11 AM–06:316:31 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2811:28 AM–12:1012:10 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:351:35 PM–14:182:18 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:075:07 PM–17:345:34 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:075:07 PM–18:286:28 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:2410:24 PM–24:0712:07 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:517:51 AM–09:109:10 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3010:30 AM–11:4911:49 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:0512:05 PM–13:481:48 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:1012:10 PM–12:5312:53 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:091:09 PM–14:282:28 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:182:18 PM–15:003:00 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

Amṛta06:316:31 AM–07:517:51 AMgood
Kāla07:517:51 AM–09:109:10 AMavoid
Śubha09:109:10 AM–10:3010:30 AMgood
Roga10:3010:30 AM–11:4911:49 AMavoid
Udvega11:4911:49 AM–13:091:09 PMavoid
Cara13:091:09 PM–14:282:28 PMneutral
Lābha14:282:28 PM–15:483:48 PMgood
Amṛta15:483:48 PM–17:075:07 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:075:07 PM–18:486:48 PMneutral
Roga18:486:48 PM–20:288:28 PMavoid
Kāla20:288:28 PM–22:0910:09 PMavoid
Lābha22:0910:09 PM–23:4911:49 PMgood
Udvega23:4911:49 PM–25:301:30 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:301:30 AM+1–27:113:11 AM+1good
Amṛta27:113:11 AM+1–28:514:51 AM+1good
Cara28:514:51 AM+1–30:326:32 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:316:31 AM to 30:326:32 AM+1

06:316:31 AM sunrise17:075:07 PM sunsetsunrise 30:326:32 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 25:451:45 AM+1
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 29:165:16 AM+1
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 25:031:03 AM+1
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 13:041:04 PM
Garauntil 25:451:45 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:517:51 AM–09:109:10 AM
Abhijit 11:2811:28 AM–12:1012:10 PM
Pradoṣa 17:075:07 PM–18:556:55 PM
Niśītha 23:2511:25 PM–24:1312:13 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 09:109:10 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1012:10 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 36 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:556:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:1312:13 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  9. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  10. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  11. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Tṛtīyā25:45 01:451:45 AM TueCaturthī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā29:16 05:165:16 AM TueŚravaṇa
YogaDhruva25:03 01:031:03 AM TueVyāghāta
KaraṇaTaitila13:041:04 PMGara
VāraSomavāra30:32 06:326:32 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2058
Śaka
1923
Kali
5102
Ahargaṇa
1 863 795
Day length
10 h 36 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
08:408:40 AM
Moonset
19:277:27 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:444:44 AM06:316:31 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:444:44 AM05:375:37 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:115:11 AM06:316:31 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:316:31 AM08:388:38 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:517:51 AM09:109:10 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:388:38 AM10:4610:46 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3010:30 AM11:4911:49 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2511:25 AM12:1312:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2811:28 AM12:1012:10 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:0512:05 PM13:481:48 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1012:10 PM12:5312:53 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5312:53 PM15:003:00 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:091:09 PM14:282:28 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:351:35 PM14:182:18 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:182:18 PM15:003:00 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:003:00 PM17:075:07 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:075:07 PM18:556:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:075:07 PM17:345:34 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:075:07 PM18:286:28 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:2410:24 PM24:0712:07 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2511:25 PM24:1312:13 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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