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Tuesday 22 December 1998 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Pauṣa Śukla Tṛtīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 08:568:56 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:309:30 AM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

08:228:22 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:309:30 AM

Tṛtīyā gives way to Caturthī.

Noon

13:111:11 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:111:11 PM
At noon, 13:111:11 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 38° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 11% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 38° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:276:27 AM–07:257:25 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:566:56 AM–08:228:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5212:52 PM–13:311:31 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:482:48 PM–15:263:26 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:016:01 PM–18:296:29 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:016:01 PM–19:277:27 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:327:32 PM–21:119:11 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya09:379:37 AM–11:1611:16 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta10:1810:18 AM–10:5610:56 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4710:47 AM–11:5911:59 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika13:111:11 PM–14:242:24 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:363:36 PM–16:484:48 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:4511:45 PM–24:4312:43 AM+1an ill-timed muhūrta

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

Roga08:228:22 AM–09:349:34 AMavoid
Udvega09:349:34 AM–10:4710:47 AMavoid
Cara10:4710:47 AM–11:5911:59 AMneutral
Lābha11:5911:59 AM–13:111:11 PMgood
Amṛta13:111:11 PM–14:242:24 PMgood
Kāla14:242:24 PM–15:363:36 PMavoid
Śubha15:363:36 PM–16:484:48 PMgood
Roga16:484:48 PM–18:016:01 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:016:01 PM–19:487:48 PMavoid
Lābha19:487:48 PM–21:369:36 PMgood
Udvega21:369:36 PM–23:2411:24 PMavoid
Śubha23:2411:24 PM–25:121:12 AM+1good
Amṛta25:121:12 AM+1–26:592:59 AM+1good
Cara26:592:59 AM+1–28:474:47 AM+1neutral
Roga28:474:47 AM+1–30:356:35 AM+1avoid
Kāla30:356:35 AM+1–32:228:22 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:228:22 AM to 32:228:22 AM+1

08:228:22 AM sunrise18:016:01 PM sunsetsunrise 32:228:22 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 09:309:30 AM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 30:176:17 AM+1
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 18:136:13 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 09:309:30 AM
Vaṇijauntil 21:379:37 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:5212:52 PM–13:311:31 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:363:36 PM–16:484:48 PM
Pradoṣa 18:016:01 PM–19:567:56 PM
Niśītha 24:4812:48 AM+1–25:361:36 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  3. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:311:31 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:484:48 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 39 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:567:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:361:36 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Tṛtīyā09:309:30 AMCaturthī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa30:17 06:176:17 AM WedDhaniṣṭhā
YogaVyāghāta18:136:13 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaGara09:309:30 AMVaṇija
VāraMaṅgalavāra32:22 08:228:22 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 704
Day length
9 h 39 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
10:4110:41 AM
Moonset
21:159:15 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:276:27 AM08:228:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:276:27 AM07:257:25 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:566:56 AM08:228:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:228:22 AM10:1810:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:379:37 AM11:1611:16 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:1810:18 AM12:1312:13 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1810:18 AM10:5610:56 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4710:47 AM11:5911:59 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:4712:47 PM13:351:35 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5212:52 PM13:311:31 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:111:11 PM14:242:24 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:092:09 PM16:054:05 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:482:48 PM15:263:26 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:363:36 PM16:484:48 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:054:05 PM18:016:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:016:01 PM19:567:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:016:01 PM18:296:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:016:01 PM19:277:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:327:32 PM21:119:11 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:4511:45 PM24:4312:43 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:4812:48 AM+125:361:36 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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