Tuesday 18 September 2012 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 01:411:41 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:5810:58 PM.
Observed here on this day
Tṛtīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:506:50 AM
Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:0112:01 PM
Brahma gives way to Indra.
Noon
12:5812:58 PM
The Sun 56° above S. Day length 12 h 17 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
06:506:50 AM to 30:506:50 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 | 22:5810:58 PM | Caturthī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 20:268:26 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Brahma | 12:0112:01 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 12:2012:20 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:50 06:506:50 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:165:16 AM | 06:506:50 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:165:16 AM | 06:036:03 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:395:39 AM | 06:506:50 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:506:50 AM | 09:179:17 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:179:17 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:179:17 AM | 10:0610:06 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:549:54 AM | 11:2611:26 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:231:23 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3412:34 PM | 13:221:22 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:5812:58 PM | 14:302:30 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:122:12 PM | 16:394:39 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:332:33 PM | 16:014:01 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:013:01 PM | 15:503:50 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:024:02 PM | 17:345:34 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:394:39 PM | 19:077:07 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:077:07 PM | 20:408:40 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:077:07 PM | 19:307:30 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:077:07 PM | 20:178:17 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:4811:48 PM | 24:3512:35 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3412:34 AM+1 | 25:221:22 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:351:35 AM+1 | 27:033:03 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |