Tuesday 9 March 2004 · Surat, Gujarat, India
Maṅgalavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 01:481:48 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:5511:55 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī does not reach moonrise on either day. Boundary: no day qualifies and the rule does not say what then. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:536:53 AM
Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:469:46 AM
Hasta gives way to Citrā.
Noon
12:4912:49 PM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 11 h 53 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
06:536:53 AM to 30:526:52+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 | Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā | 23:5511:55 PM | Caturthī |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 09:469:46 AM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 23:0211:02 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 12:5312:53 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:52 06:526:52 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:165:16 AM | 06:536:53 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:165:16 AM | 06:046:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:405:40 AM | 06:536:53 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:536:53 AM | 09:159:15 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:159:15 AM | 11:3811:38 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:159:15 AM | 10:0310:03 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:519:51 AM | 11:2011:20 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2512:25 PM | 13:131:13 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2612:26 PM | 13:131:13 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4912:49 PM | 14:182:18 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:012:01 PM | 16:234:23 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:482:48 PM | 15:363:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:483:48 PM | 17:175:17 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:234:23 PM | 18:466:46 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:215:21 PM | 18:526:52 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:466:46 PM | 20:238:23 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:466:46 PM | 19:107:10 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:466:46 PM | 19:587:58 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:3611:36 PM | 24:2512:25+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2512:25+1 AM | 25:131:13+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:282:28+1 AM | 27:593:59+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |