Monday 20 May 1996 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Somavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 22:1110:11 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:0012:00 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Tṛtīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:026:02 AM
Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:0311:03 AM
Taitila gives way to Gara.
Noon
13:091:09 PM
The Sun 73° above S. Day length 14 h 14 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
06:026:02 AM to 30:026:02 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 | 24:00 00:0012:00 AM Tue | Caturthī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 13:121:12 PM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 21:119:11 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 11:0311:03 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:02 06:026:02 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:444:44 AM | 06:026:02 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:444:44 AM | 05:235:23 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:045:04 AM | 06:026:02 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:026:02 AM | 08:538:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:497:49 AM | 09:369:36 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:538:53 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:2311:23 AM | 13:101:10 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:381:38 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:381:38 PM | 14:352:35 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:352:35 PM | 17:265:26 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:572:57 PM | 16:434:43 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:323:32 PM | 16:294:29 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:294:29 PM | 17:265:26 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:265:26 PM | 20:178:17 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:178:17 PM | 21:359:35 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:178:17 PM | 20:368:36 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:178:17 PM | 21:159:15 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:3110:31 PM | 24:1812:18 AM+1 | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4512:45 AM+1 | 25:331:33 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:444:44 AM+1 | 30:306:30 AM+1 | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |