Monday 15 December 2008 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Somavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 12:0512:05 PM yesterday, and holds until 08:468:46 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:306:30 AM
Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:468:46 AM
Tṛtīyā gives way to Caturthī.
Noon
11:4811:48 AM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 37 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
06:306:30 AM to 30:316:31 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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā | 08:468:46 AM | Caturthī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 26:51 02:512:51 AM Tue | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Indra | 26:13 02:132:13 AM Tue | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 08:468:46 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:31 06:316:31 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:434:43 AM | 06:306:30 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:434:43 AM | 05:365:36 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:105:10 AM | 06:306:30 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:306:30 AM | 08:378:37 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:507:50 AM | 09:099:09 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:378:37 AM | 10:4510:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2910:29 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1012:10 PM | 12:5212:52 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:451:45 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5212:52 PM | 14:592:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:081:08 PM | 14:272:27 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:341:34 PM | 14:172:17 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:172:17 PM | 14:592:59 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:592:59 PM | 17:075:07 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:075:07 PM | 18:546:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:075:07 PM | 17:335:33 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:075:07 PM | 18:276:27 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:029:02 PM | 22:2910:29 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2511:25 PM | 24:1312:13 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |