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Friday 29 December 2000 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Pauṣa Śukla Tṛtīyā

Śukravāra. Tṛtīyā began at 06:256:25 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:109:10 AM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

08:258:25 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:109:10 AM

Tṛtīyā gives way to Caturthī.

Noon

13:151:15 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:151:15 PM
At noon, 13:151:15 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā 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 muhūrta06:306:30 AM–07:287:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:596:59 AM–08:258:25 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5612:56 PM–13:341:34 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:522:52 PM–15:313:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:056:05 PM–18:346:34 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:056:05 PM–19:317:31 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla31:487:48+1 AM–33:369:36+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika09:379:37 AM–10:5010:50 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2110:21 AM–11:0011:00 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0312:03 PM–13:151:15 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:341:34 PM–14:132:13 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:403:40 PM–16:534:53 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:588:58 PM–22:4610:46 PMa 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

Cara08:258:25 AM–09:379:37 AMneutral
Lābha09:379:37 AM–10:5010:50 AMgood
Amṛta10:5010:50 AM–12:0312:03 PMgood
Kāla12:0312:03 PM–13:151:15 PMavoid
Śubha13:151:15 PM–14:282:28 PMgood
Roga14:282:28 PM–15:403:40 PMavoid
Udvega15:403:40 PM–16:534:53 PMavoid
Cara16:534:53 PM–18:056:05 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:056:05 PM–19:537:53 PMavoid
Kāla19:537:53 PM–21:409:40 PMavoid
Lābha21:409:40 PM–23:2811:28 PMgood
Udvega23:2811:28 PM–25:151:15+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:151:15+1 AM–27:033:03+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:033:03+1 AM–28:504:50+1 AMgood
Cara28:504:50+1 AM–30:386:38+1 AMneutral
Roga30:386:38+1 AM–32:258:25+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

08:258:25 AM sunrise18:056:05 PM sunsetsunrise 32:258:25+1 AM
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 09:109:10 AM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 16:274:27 PM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 15:043:04 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 09:109:10 AM
Vaṇijauntil 22:3210:32 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0312:03 PM–13:151:15 PM
Abhijit 12:5612:56 PM–13:341:34 PM
Pradoṣa 18:056:05 PM–20:008:00 PM
Niśītha 24:5112:51+1 AM–25:391:39+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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  3. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:151:15 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:341:34 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  7. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 9 h 40 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:008:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:391:39+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Tṛtīyā09:109:10 AMCaturthī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa16:274:27 PMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaHarṣaṇa15:043:04 PMVajra
KaraṇaGara09:109:10 AMVaṇija
VāraŚukravāra32:25 08:258:25 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 442
Day length
9 h 40 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
10:5410:54 AM
Moonset
21:149:14 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:306:30 AM08:258:25 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:306:30 AM07:287:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:596:59 AM08:258:25 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:258:25 AM10:2110:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:379:37 AM10:5010:50 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:2110:21 AM12:1712:17 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2110:21 AM11:0011:00 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0312:03 PM13:151:15 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:5112:51 PM13:391:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5612:56 PM13:341:34 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:341:34 PM14:132:13 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:132:13 PM16:094:09 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:522:52 PM15:313:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:403:40 PM16:534:53 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:094:09 PM18:056:05 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:056:05 PM20:008:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:056:05 PM18:346:34 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:056:05 PM19:317:31 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:588:58 PM22:4610:46 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:5112:51+1 AM25:391:39+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra31:487:48+1 AM33:369:36+1 AMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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