Tuesday 4 February 2003 · Surat, Gujarat, India
Maṅgalavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 16:584:58 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:086:08 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 102 of 102 minutes of pradoṣa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:157:15 AM
Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:248:24 AM
Parigha gives way to Śiva.
Noon
12:5312:53 PM
The Sun 52° above S. Day length 11 h 15 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
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07:157:15 AM to 31:157:15 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 | Śukla Tṛtīyā | 18:086:08 PM | Caturthī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 29:47 05:475:47 AM Wed | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Parigha | 08:248:24 AM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 18:086:08 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:15 07:157:15 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:335:33 AM | 07:157:15 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:335:33 AM | 06:246:24 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:595:59 AM | 07:157:15 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:157:15 AM | 09:309:30 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:309:30 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:309:30 AM | 10:1510:15 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0410:04 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:4610:46 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2912:29 PM | 13:171:17 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3012:30 PM | 13:151:15 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:5312:53 PM | 14:172:17 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:002:00 PM | 16:154:15 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:452:45 PM | 15:303:30 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:413:41 PM | 17:065:06 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:154:15 PM | 18:306:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:306:30 PM | 20:128:12 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:306:30 PM | 18:566:56 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:306:30 PM | 19:477:47 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:089:08 PM | 22:5210:52 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:3611:36 PM | 24:2712:27 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2812:28 AM+1 | 25:161:16 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |