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Tuesday 23 March 2004 · Surat, Gujarat, India

Caitra Śukla Tṛtīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 05:155:15 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:416:41 AM+1, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Gaurī Tṛtīyā · Gangaur

Tṛtīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoSaubhāgya Śayana Vrata determinate

At sunrise

06:406:40 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:262:26 PM

Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.

Noon

12:4512:45 PM

The Sun 70° above S. Day length 12 h 10 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonSurat12:4512:45 PM
At noon, 12:4512:45 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 28° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 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 muhūrta05:065:06 AM–05:535:53 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:295:29 AM–06:406:40 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2112:21 PM–13:101:10 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:472:47 PM–15:363:36 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla18:026:02 PM–19:457:45 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:516:51 PM–19:147:14 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:516:51 PM–20:018:01 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:069:06 AM–09:559:55 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:439:43 AM–11:1411:14 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:4512:45 PM–14:172:17 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:483:48 PM–17:195:19 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:289:28 PM–23:1211:12 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:3411:34 PM–24:2112:21 AM+1an 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

Roga06:406:40 AM–08:128:12 AMavoid
Udvega08:128:12 AM–09:439:43 AMavoid
Cara09:439:43 AM–11:1411:14 AMneutral
Lābha11:1411:14 AM–12:4512:45 PMgood
Amṛta12:4512:45 PM–14:172:17 PMgood
Kāla14:172:17 PM–15:483:48 PMavoid
Śubha15:483:48 PM–17:195:19 PMgood
Roga17:195:19 PM–18:516:51 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:516:51 PM–20:198:19 PMavoid
Lābha20:198:19 PM–21:489:48 PMgood
Udvega21:489:48 PM–23:1611:16 PMavoid
Śubha23:1611:16 PM–24:4512:45 AM+1good
Amṛta24:4512:45 AM+1–26:142:14 AM+1good
Cara26:142:14 AM+1–27:423:42 AM+1neutral
Roga27:423:42 AM+1–29:115:11 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:115:11 AM+1–30:396:39 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:406:40 AM to 30:396:39 AM+1

06:406:40 AM sunrise18:516:51 PM sunsetsunrise 30:396:39 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 25:471:47 AM+1
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 14:262:26 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 17:545:54 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2112:21 PM–13:101:10 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:483:48 PM–17:195:19 PM
Pradoṣa 18:516:51 PM–20:258:25 PM
Niśītha 24:2112:21 AM+1–25:091:09 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 13:101:10 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:195:19 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 10 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:258:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:091:09 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  10. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Tṛtīyāpast sunriseCaturthī
NakṣatraAśvinī25:47 01:471:47 AM WedBharaṇī
YogaIndra14:262:26 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaTaitila17:545:54 PMGara
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:39 06:396:39 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 622
Day length
12 h 10 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
08:088:08 AM
Moonset
21:029:02 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:065:06 AM06:406:40 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:065:06 AM05:535:53 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:295:29 AM06:406:40 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:406:40 AM09:069:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:069:06 AM11:3211:32 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:069:06 AM09:559:55 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:439:43 AM11:1411:14 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2112:21 PM13:101:10 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2112:21 PM13:091:09 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:4512:45 PM14:172:17 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:581:58 PM16:244:24 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:472:47 PM15:363:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:483:48 PM17:195:19 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:244:24 PM18:516:51 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:026:02 PM19:457:45 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:516:51 PM20:258:25 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:516:51 PM19:147:14 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:516:51 PM20:018:01 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:289:28 PM23:1211:12 PMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:3411:34 PM24:2112:21 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:2112:21 AM+125:091:09 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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