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Tuesday 18 March 1980 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Caitra Śukla Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 23:0811:08 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:277:27 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:266:26 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:169:16 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:2612:26 PM

The Sun 50° above S. Day length 12 h 02 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2612:26 PM
At noon, 12:2612:26 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 20° ahead of it, in Revatī, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 20° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:504:50 AM–05:385:38 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:145:14 AM–06:266:26 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0312:03 PM–12:5112:51 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:272:27 PM–15:153:15 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:286:28 PM–18:516:51 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:286:28 PM–19:397:39 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:497:49 PM–21:149:14 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:508:50 AM–09:389:38 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:269:26 AM–10:5610:56 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:2211:22 AM–12:4712:47 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:2712:27 PM–13:571:57 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:273:27 PM–16:574:57 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:1411:14 PM–24:0212:02 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

Roga06:266:26 AM–07:567:56 AMavoid
Udvega07:567:56 AM–09:269:26 AMavoid
Cara09:269:26 AM–10:5610:56 AMneutral
Lābha10:5610:56 AM–12:2712:27 PMgood
Amṛta12:2712:27 PM–13:571:57 PMgood
Kāla13:571:57 PM–15:273:27 PMavoid
Śubha15:273:27 PM–16:574:57 PMgood
Roga16:574:57 PM–18:286:28 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:286:28 PM–19:577:57 PMavoid
Lābha19:577:57 PM–21:279:27 PMgood
Udvega21:279:27 PM–22:5610:56 PMavoid
Śubha22:5610:56 PM–24:2612:26 AM+1good
Amṛta24:2612:26 AM+1–25:551:55 AM+1good
Cara25:551:55 AM+1–27:253:25 AM+1neutral
Roga27:253:25 AM+1–28:544:54 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:544:54 AM+1–30:246:24 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:266:26 AM to 30:246:24 AM+1

06:266:26 AM sunrise18:286:28 PM sunsetsunrise 30:246:24 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 19:277:27 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 21:569:56 PM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 20:078:07 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 09:169:16 AM
Kaulavauntil 19:277:27 PM
Taitilauntil 29:435:43 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0312:03 PM–12:5112:51 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:273:27 PM–16:574:57 PM
Pradoṣa 18:286:28 PM–20:038:03 PM
Niśītha 24:0212:02 AM+1–24:5012:50 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5112:51 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:574:57 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 02 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:038:03 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  10. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:5012:50 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā19:277:27 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraRevatī21:569:56 PMAśvinī
YogaBrahma20:078:07 PMIndra
KaraṇaBālava09:169:16 AMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:24 06:246:24 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2037
Śaka
1902
Kali
5081
Ahargaṇa
1 855 851
Day length
12 h 02 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
07:307:30 AM
Moonset
20:168:16 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:504:50 AM06:266:26 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:504:50 AM05:385:38 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:145:14 AM06:266:26 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:266:26 AM08:508:50 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:508:50 AM11:1411:14 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:508:50 AM09:389:38 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:269:26 AM10:5610:56 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:2211:22 AM12:4712:47 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0312:03 PM12:5112:51 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0312:03 PM12:5112:51 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2712:27 PM13:571:57 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:391:39 PM16:034:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:272:27 PM15:153:15 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:273:27 PM16:574:57 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:034:03 PM18:286:28 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:286:28 PM20:038:03 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:286:28 PM18:516:51 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:286:28 PM19:397:39 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:497:49 PM21:149:14 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:1411:14 PM24:0212:02 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0212:02 AM+124:5012:50 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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