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Tuesday 17 December 1940 · Tehran, Iran

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 23:2211:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:5410:54 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:087:08 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:229:22 AM

Brahma gives way to Indra.

Noon

12:0012:00 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0012:00 PM
At noon, 12:0012:00 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 210° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 93% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 210° falls in Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:145:14 AM–06:116:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:435:43 AM–07:087:08 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:4710:47 AM–12:2412:24 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:4111:41 AM–12:2012:20 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:381:38 PM–14:172:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:534:53 PM–17:215:21 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:534:53 PM–18:186:18 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla30:466:46+1 AM–32:228:22+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:059:05 AM–09:449:44 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:349:34 AM–10:4710:47 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0012:00 PM–13:131:13 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:272:27 PM–15:403:40 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:129:12 PM–22:4810:48 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:3510:35 PM–23:3211:32 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

Roga07:087:08 AM–08:218:21 AMavoid
Udvega08:218:21 AM–09:349:34 AMavoid
Cara09:349:34 AM–10:4710:47 AMneutral
Lābha10:4710:47 AM–12:0012:00 PMgood
Amṛta12:0012:00 PM–13:131:13 PMgood
Kāla13:131:13 PM–14:272:27 PMavoid
Śubha14:272:27 PM–15:403:40 PMgood
Roga15:403:40 PM–16:534:53 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:534:53 PM–18:406:40 PMavoid
Lābha18:406:40 PM–20:278:27 PMgood
Udvega20:278:27 PM–22:1410:14 PMavoid
Śubha22:1410:14 PM–24:0112:01+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:0112:01+1 AM–25:481:48+1 AMgood
Cara25:481:48+1 AM–27:353:35+1 AMneutral
Roga27:353:35+1 AM–29:225:22+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:225:22+1 AM–31:097:09+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:087:08 AM to 31:097:09+1 AM

07:087:08 AM sunrise16:534:53 PM sunsetsunrise 31:097:09+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 22:5410:54 PM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 13:131:13 PM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 09:229:22 AM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 11:1011:10 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 22:5410:54 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4111:41 AM–12:2012:20 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:272:27 PM–15:403:40 PM
Pradoṣa 16:534:53 PM–18:476:47 PM
Niśītha 23:3711:37 PM–24:2512:25+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2012:20 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:403:40 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 44 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:476:47 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2512:25+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā22:5410:54 PMCaturthī
NakṣatraPunarvasu13:131:13 PMPuṣya
YogaBrahma09:229:22 AMIndra
KaraṇaVaṇija11:1011:10 AMViṣṭi
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:09 07:097:09 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1997
Śaka
1862
Kali
5041
Ahargaṇa
1 841 515
Day length
9 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
19:407:40 PM
Moonset
08:488:48 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:145:14 AM07:087:08 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:145:14 AM06:116:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:435:43 AM07:087:08 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:087:08 AM09:059:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:059:05 AM11:0211:02 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:059:05 AM09:449:44 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:349:34 AM10:4710:47 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:4710:47 AM12:2412:24 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3611:36 AM12:2412:24 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4111:41 AM12:2012:20 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0012:00 PM13:131:13 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5912:59 PM14:562:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:381:38 PM14:172:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:272:27 PM15:403:40 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:562:56 PM16:534:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:534:53 PM18:476:47 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:534:53 PM17:215:21 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:534:53 PM18:186:18 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:129:12 PM22:4810:48 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3510:35 PM23:3211:32 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3711:37 PM24:2512:25+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra30:466:46+1 AM32:228:22+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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