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Wednesday 9 April 1997 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Caitra Śukla Dvitīyā

Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 16:144:14 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:521:52 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:525:52 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:5310:53 AM

Viṣkambha gives way to Prīti.

Noon

12:2012:20 PM

The Sun 59° above S. Day length 12 h 57 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2012:20 PM
At noon, 12:2012:20 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 23° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 4% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 23° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:234:23 AM–05:075:07 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:454:45 AM–05:525:52 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:302:30 PM–15:223:22 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:496:49 PM–19:117:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:496:49 PM–19:557:55 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:249:24 PM–22:5410:54 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:297:29 AM–09:069:06 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4310:43 AM–12:2012:20 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5411:54 AM–12:4612:46 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:2012:20 PM–13:511:51 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla12:2012:20 PM–13:571:57 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha05:525:52 AM–07:297:29 AMgood
Amṛta07:297:29 AM–09:069:06 AMgood
Kāla09:069:06 AM–10:4310:43 AMavoid
Śubha10:4310:43 AM–12:2012:20 PMgood
Roga12:2012:20 PM–13:571:57 PMavoid
Udvega13:571:57 PM–15:343:34 PMavoid
Cara15:343:34 PM–17:125:12 PMneutral
Lābha17:125:12 PM–18:496:49 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:496:49 PM–20:118:11 PMavoid
Śubha20:118:11 PM–21:349:34 PMgood
Amṛta21:349:34 PM–22:5710:57 PMgood
Cara22:5710:57 PM–24:1912:19 AM+1neutral
Roga24:1912:19 AM+1–25:421:42 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:421:42 AM+1–27:053:05 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:053:05 AM+1–28:274:27 AM+1good
Udvega28:274:27 AM+1–29:505:50 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:525:52 AM to 29:505:50 AM+1

05:525:52 AM sunrise18:496:49 PM sunsetsunrise 29:505:50 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 13:521:52 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 25:551:55 AM+1
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 10:5310:53 AM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 13:521:52 PM
Taitilauntil 24:5212:52 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2012:20 PM–13:571:57 PM
Pradoṣa 18:496:49 PM–20:178:17 PM
Niśītha 23:5511:55 PM–24:4312:43 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:571:57 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 57 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:178:17 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4312:43 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā13:521:52 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraBharaṇī25:55 01:551:55 AM ThuKṛttikā
YogaViṣkambha10:5310:53 AMPrīti
KaraṇaKaulava13:521:52 PMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra29:50 05:505:50 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 082
Day length
12 h 57 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
07:077:07 AM
Moonset
20:538:53 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:234:23 AM05:525:52 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:234:23 AM05:075:07 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:454:45 AM05:525:52 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:525:52 AM08:278:27 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:297:29 AM09:069:06 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:278:27 AM11:0211:02 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4310:43 AM12:2012:20 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5411:54 AM12:4612:46 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5611:56 AM12:4412:44 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:2012:20 PM13:511:51 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2012:20 PM13:571:57 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM16:134:13 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:302:30 PM15:223:22 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:134:13 PM18:496:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:496:49 PM20:178:17 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:496:49 PM19:117:11 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:496:49 PM19:557:55 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:249:24 PM22:5410:54 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5511:55 PM24:4312:43 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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