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April 1979 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Saturday 14 April 1979 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Śanivāra. Dvitīyā began at 21:409:40 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:349:34 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vaiśākhī

The Sun enters Meṣa on this day, counted from sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:455:45 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:419:41 AM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

12:1912:19 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 13 h 08 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1912:19 PM
At noon, 12:1912:19 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 199° ahead of it, in Svātī, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 199° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:184:18 AM–05:015:01 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:404:40 AM–05:455:45 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5311:53 AM–12:4512:45 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:302:30 PM–15:233:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:536:53 PM–19:157:15 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:536:53 PM–19:587:58 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:494:49 AM+1–30:266:26 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika05:455:45 AM–07:247:24 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta05:455:45 AM–06:386:38 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:386:38 AM–07:307:30 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:029:02 AM–10:4010:40 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:571:57 PM–15:363:36 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:067:06 PM–20:438:43 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

Kāla05:455:45 AM–07:247:24 AMavoid
Śubha07:247:24 AM–09:029:02 AMgood
Roga09:029:02 AM–10:4010:40 AMavoid
Udvega10:4010:40 AM–12:1912:19 PMavoid
Cara12:1912:19 PM–13:571:57 PMneutral
Lābha13:571:57 PM–15:363:36 PMgood
Amṛta15:363:36 PM–17:145:14 PMgood
Kāla17:145:14 PM–18:536:53 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:536:53 PM–20:148:14 PMgood
Udvega20:148:14 PM–21:369:36 PMavoid
Śubha21:369:36 PM–22:5710:57 PMgood
Amṛta22:5710:57 PM–24:1812:18 AM+1good
Cara24:1812:18 AM+1–25:401:40 AM+1neutral
Roga25:401:40 AM+1–27:013:01 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:013:01 AM+1–28:224:22 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:224:22 AM+1–29:445:44 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:455:45 AM to 29:445:44 AM+1

05:455:45 AM sunrise18:536:53 PM sunsetsunrise 29:445:44 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 21:349:34 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 13:261:26 PM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 13:141:14 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 09:419:41 AM
Garauntil 21:349:34 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:029:02 AM–10:4010:40 AM
Abhijit 11:5311:53 AM–12:4512:45 PM
Pradoṣa 18:536:53 PM–20:208:20 PM
Niśītha 23:5411:54 PM–24:4212:42 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. SunriseDvitīyā holds. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:4010:40 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4512:45 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  6. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 08 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:208:20 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  10. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4212:42 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā21:349:34 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraSvātī13:261:26 PMViśākhā
YogaVajra13:141:14 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaTaitila09:419:41 AMGara
VāraŚanivāra29:44 05:445:44 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2036
Śaka
1901
Kali
5080
Ahargaṇa
1 855 512
Day length
13 h 08 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
20:398:39 PM
Moonset
06:506:50 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:184:18 AM05:455:45 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:184:18 AM05:015:01 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:404:40 AM05:455:45 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:455:45 AM08:238:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day05:455:45 AM07:247:24 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta05:455:45 AM06:386:38 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:386:38 AM07:307:30 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:238:23 AM11:0011:00 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:029:02 AM10:4010:40 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5311:53 AM12:4512:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5511:55 AM12:4312:43 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM16:154:15 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:571:57 PM15:363:36 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:302:30 PM15:233:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:154:15 PM18:536:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:536:53 PM20:208:20 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:536:53 PM19:157:15 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:536:53 PM19:587:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:067:06 PM20:438:43 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5411:54 PM24:4212:42 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:494:49 AM+130:266:26 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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