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Tuesday 9 January 1996 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 09:429:42 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:5311:53 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

08:268:26 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1111:11 AM

Āśleṣā gives way to Maghā.

Noon

13:201:20 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:201:20 PM
At noon, 13:201:20 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 217° ahead of it, in Maghā, 90% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 217° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:326:32 AM–07:297:29 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā07:017:01 AM–08:268:26 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:259:25 AM–11:1111:11 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit13:001:00 PM–13:391:39 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:582:58 PM–15:373:37 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:146:14 PM–18:426:42 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:146:14 PM–19:397:39 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta10:2410:24 AM–11:0311:03 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5310:53 AM–12:0612:06 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika13:201:20 PM–14:332:33 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:473:47 PM–17:005:00 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:5511:55 PM–24:5112:51+1 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya24:2312:23+1 AM–26:082:08+1 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Roga08:268:26 AM–09:399:39 AMavoid
Udvega09:399:39 AM–10:5310:53 AMavoid
Cara10:5310:53 AM–12:0612:06 PMneutral
Lābha12:0612:06 PM–13:201:20 PMgood
Amṛta13:201:20 PM–14:332:33 PMgood
Kāla14:332:33 PM–15:473:47 PMavoid
Śubha15:473:47 PM–17:005:00 PMgood
Roga17:005:00 PM–18:146:14 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:146:14 PM–20:008:00 PMavoid
Lābha20:008:00 PM–21:479:47 PMgood
Udvega21:479:47 PM–23:3311:33 PMavoid
Śubha23:3311:33 PM–25:201:20+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:201:20+1 AM–27:063:06+1 AMgood
Cara27:063:06+1 AM–28:534:53+1 AMneutral
Roga28:534:53+1 AM–30:396:39+1 AMavoid
Kāla30:396:39+1 AM–32:268:26+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:268:26 AM to 32:268:26+1 AM

08:268:26 AM sunrise18:146:14 PM sunsetsunrise 32:268:26+1 AM
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 11:5311:53 AM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 11:1111:11 AM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 15:293:29 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 11:5311:53 AM
Bavauntil 24:5412:54+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 13:001:00 PM–13:391:39 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:473:47 PM–17:005:00 PM
Pradoṣa 18:146:14 PM–20:078:07 PM
Niśītha 24:5612:56+1 AM–25:441:44+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. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  3. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:391:39 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  7. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:005:00 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  8. SunsetDay length 9 h 48 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:078:07 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:441:44+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā11:5311:53 AMCaturthī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā11:1111:11 AMMaghā
YogaPrīti15:293:29 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaViṣṭi11:5311:53 AMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra32:26 08:268:26 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2052
Śaka
1917
Kali
5096
Ahargaṇa
1 861 626
Day length
9 h 48 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
21:369:36 PM
Moonset
10:0510:05 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:326:32 AM08:268:26 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:326:32 AM07:297:29 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight07:017:01 AM08:268:26 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:268:26 AM10:2410:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:259:25 AM11:1111:11 AMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:2410:24 AM12:2112:21 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2410:24 AM11:0311:03 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5310:53 AM12:0612:06 PMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:5612:56 PM13:441:44 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta13:001:00 PM13:391:39 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:201:20 PM14:332:33 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:192:19 PM16:164:16 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:582:58 PM15:373:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:473:47 PM17:005:00 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:164:16 PM18:146:14 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:146:14 PM20:078:07 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:146:14 PM18:426:42 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:146:14 PM19:397:39 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:5511:55 PM24:5112:51+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:2312:23+1 AM26:082:08+1 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:5612:56+1 AM25:441:44+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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