Monday 20 April 2026 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Somavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 13:201:20 PM yesterday, and holds until 09:589:58 AM.
Observed here on this day
Tṛtīyā covers 205 of 266 minutes of pūrvāhṇa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoVināyaka Caturthī determinate
At sunrise
06:336:33 AM
Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:057:05 AM
Kṛttikā gives way to Rohiṇī.
Noon
13:121:12 PM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 18 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
06:336:33 AM to 30:326:32+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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Tṛtīyā | 09:589:58 AM | Caturthī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 07:057:05 AM | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 18:416:41 PM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 09:589:58 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:32 06:326:32 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:085:08 AM | 06:336:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:085:08 AM | 05:515:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:295:29 AM | 06:336:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:336:33 AM | 09:139:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:138:13 AM | 09:539:53 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:139:13 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3311:33 AM | 13:121:12 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4812:48 PM | 13:361:36 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:391:39 PM | 14:322:32 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:322:32 PM | 17:125:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:522:52 PM | 16:324:32 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:253:25 PM | 16:184:18 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:184:18 PM | 17:125:12 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:125:12 PM | 19:517:51 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:517:51 PM | 21:179:17 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:517:51 PM | 20:128:12 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:517:51 PM | 20:558:55 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:279:27 PM | 22:5410:54 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4812:48+1 AM | 25:361:36+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:461:46+1 AM | 27:123:12+1 AM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |