Monday 15 December 2008 · Tehran, Iran
Somavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 12:3512:35 PM yesterday, and holds until 09:169:16 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:077:07 AM
Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:169:16 AM
Tṛtīyā gives way to Caturthī.
Noon
12:0012:00 PM
The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 45 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
07:077:07 AM to 31:087:08+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 | 09:169:16 AM | Caturthī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 27:21 03:213:21 AM Tue | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Indra | 26:43 02:432:43 AM Tue | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 09:169:16 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:08 07:087:08 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:135:13 AM | 07:077:07 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:135:13 AM | 06:106:10 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:425:42 AM | 07:077:07 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:077:07 AM | 09:049:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:208:20 AM | 09:339:33 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:049:04 AM | 11:0111:01 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4610:46 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3611:36 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1912:19 PM | 12:5812:58 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:4812:48 PM | 14:152:15 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5812:58 PM | 14:552:55 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:131:13 PM | 14:262:26 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:371:37 PM | 14:162:16 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:162:16 PM | 14:552:55 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:552:55 PM | 16:524:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:524:52 PM | 18:466:46 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:524:52 PM | 17:205:20 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:524:52 PM | 18:186:18 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:329:32 PM | 22:5910:59 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3611:36 PM | 24:2412:24+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |