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Monday 18 December 2028 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Pauṣa Śukla Tṛtīyā

Somavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 03:533:53 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:144:14+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:326:32 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:593:59 PM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

11:5011:50 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:5011:50 AM
At noon, 11:5011:50 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 28° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 6% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 28° falls in Śukla Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:454:45 AM–05:385:38 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:115:11 AM–06:326:32 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2911:29 AM–12:1112:11 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:361:36 PM–14:182:18 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:085:08 PM–17:355:35 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:085:08 PM–18:286:28 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:4410:44 PM–24:2412:24+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:517:51 AM–09:119:11 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3010:30 AM–11:5011:50 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1112:11 PM–12:5312:53 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:4612:46 PM–14:252:25 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika13:091:09 PM–14:292:29 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:182:18 PM–15:013:01 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

Amṛta06:326:32 AM–07:517:51 AMgood
Kāla07:517:51 AM–09:119:11 AMavoid
Śubha09:119:11 AM–10:3010:30 AMgood
Roga10:3010:30 AM–11:5011:50 AMavoid
Udvega11:5011:50 AM–13:091:09 PMavoid
Cara13:091:09 PM–14:292:29 PMneutral
Lābha14:292:29 PM–15:483:48 PMgood
Amṛta15:483:48 PM–17:085:08 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:085:08 PM–18:486:48 PMneutral
Roga18:486:48 PM–20:298:29 PMavoid
Kāla20:298:29 PM–22:1010:10 PMavoid
Lābha22:1010:10 PM–23:5011:50 PMgood
Udvega23:5011:50 PM–25:311:31+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:311:31+1 AM–27:113:11+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:113:11+1 AM–28:524:52+1 AMgood
Cara28:524:52+1 AM–30:326:32+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:326:32 AM sunrise17:085:08 PM sunsetsunrise 30:326:32+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 28:144:14+1 AM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 29:235:23+1 AM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 23:2211:22 PM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 15:593:59 PM
Garauntil 28:144:14+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:517:51 AM–09:119:11 AM
Abhijit 11:2911:29 AM–12:1112:11 PM
Pradoṣa 17:085:08 PM–18:556:55 PM
Niśītha 23:2611:26 PM–24:1412:14+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.

  1. SunriseTṛtīyā holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:119:11 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1112:11 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. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1412:14+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  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 Tṛtīyā28:14 04:144:14 AM TueCaturthī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā29:23 05:235:23 AM TueŚravaṇa
YogaDhruva23:2211:22 PMVyāghāta
KaraṇaTaitila15:593:59 PMGara
VāraSomavāra30:32 06:326:32 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2085
Śaka
1950
Kali
5129
Ahargaṇa
1 873 658
Day length
10 h 36 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
08:258:25 AM
Moonset
19:277:27 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:454:45 AM06:326:32 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:454:45 AM05:385:38 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:115:11 AM06:326:32 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:326:32 AM08:398:39 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:517:51 AM09:119:11 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:398:39 AM10:4610:46 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3010:30 AM11:5011:50 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2611:26 AM12:1412:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2911:29 AM12:1112:11 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1112:11 PM12:5312:53 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:4612:46 PM14:252:25 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5312:53 PM15:013:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:091:09 PM14:292:29 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:361:36 PM14:182:18 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:182:18 PM15:013:01 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:013:01 PM17:085:08 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:085:08 PM18:556:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:085:08 PM17:355:35 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:085:08 PM18:286:28 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:4410:44 PM24:2412:24+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2611:26 PM24:1412:14+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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