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Friday 27 December 1996 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā

Śukravāra. Tṛtīyā began at 08:118:11 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 34:3110:31 AM+1, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:248:24 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

21:199:19 PM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

13:141:14 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 40 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:141:14 PM
At noon, 13:141:14 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 206° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 95% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 206° falls in Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:296:29 AM–07:277:27 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:586:58 AM–08:248:24 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5512:55 PM–13:331:33 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:512:51 PM–15:293:29 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:046:04 PM–18:336:33 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:046:04 PM–19:307:30 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:0311:03 PM–24:5012:50 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika09:379:37 AM–10:4910:49 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2010:20 AM–10:5910:59 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0212:02 PM–13:141:14 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:2212:22 PM–14:092:09 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:331:33 PM–14:122:12 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:393:39 PM–16:514:51 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Cara08:248:24 AM–09:379:37 AMneutral
Lābha09:379:37 AM–10:4910:49 AMgood
Amṛta10:4910:49 AM–12:0212:02 PMgood
Kāla12:0212:02 PM–13:141:14 PMavoid
Śubha13:141:14 PM–14:272:27 PMgood
Roga14:272:27 PM–15:393:39 PMavoid
Udvega15:393:39 PM–16:514:51 PMavoid
Cara16:514:51 PM–18:046:04 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:046:04 PM–19:527:52 PMavoid
Kāla19:527:52 PM–21:399:39 PMavoid
Lābha21:399:39 PM–23:2711:27 PMgood
Udvega23:2711:27 PM–25:141:14 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:141:14 AM+1–27:023:02 AM+1good
Amṛta27:023:02 AM+1–28:494:49 AM+1good
Cara28:494:49 AM+1–30:376:37 AM+1neutral
Roga30:376:37 AM+1–32:258:25 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:248:24 AM to 32:258:25 AM+1

08:248:24 AM sunrise18:046:04 PM sunsetsunrise 32:258:25 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 30:106:10 AM+1
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 31:287:28 AM+1
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 21:199:19 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0212:02 PM–13:141:14 PM
Abhijit 12:5512:55 PM–13:331:33 PM
Pradoṣa 18:046:04 PM–19:597:59 PM
Niśītha 24:5012:50 AM+1–25:381:38 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.

  1. SunriseTṛtīyā holds. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:141:14 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:331:33 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SunsetDay length 9 h 40 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:597:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 25:381:38 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  9. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  10. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Tṛtīyāpast sunriseCaturthī
NakṣatraPuṣya30:10 06:106:10 AM SatĀśleṣā
YogaVaidhṛti31:28 07:287:28 AM SatViṣkambha
KaraṇaVaṇija21:199:19 PMViṣṭi
VāraŚukravāra32:25 08:258:25 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 979
Day length
9 h 40 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
20:338:33 PM
Moonset
09:429:42 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:296:29 AM08:248:24 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:296:29 AM07:277:27 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:586:58 AM08:248:24 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:248:24 AM10:2010:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:379:37 AM10:4910:49 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:2010:20 AM12:1612:16 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2010:20 AM10:5910:59 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0212:02 PM13:141:14 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:2212:22 PM14:092:09 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:5012:50 PM13:381:38 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5512:55 PM13:331:33 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:331:33 PM14:122:12 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:122:12 PM16:084:08 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:512:51 PM15:293:29 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:393:39 PM16:514:51 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:084:08 PM18:046:04 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:046:04 PM19:597:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:046:04 PM18:336:33 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:046:04 PM19:307:30 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:0311:03 PM24:5012:50 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:5012:50 AM+125:381:38 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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