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Wednesday 13 April 1960 · Bucharest, Romania

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 20:058:05 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:245:24 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vaiśākhī

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

At sunrise

05:365:36 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:466:46 AM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

12:1612:16 PM

The Sun 55° above S. Day length 13 h 21 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBucharest12:1612:16 PM
At noon, 12:1612:16 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 201° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 201° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:114:11 AM–04:534:53 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:324:32 AM–05:365:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:302:30 PM–15:243:24 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:576:57 PM–19:187:18 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:576:57 PM–20:018:01 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:0312:03+1 AM–25:311:31+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:167:16 AM–08:568:56 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3610:36 AM–12:1712:17 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5011:50 AM–12:4312:43 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1712:17 PM–13:571:57 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:163:16 PM–16:444:44 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

Lābha05:365:36 AM–07:167:16 AMgood
Amṛta07:167:16 AM–08:568:56 AMgood
Kāla08:568:56 AM–10:3610:36 AMavoid
Śubha10:3610:36 AM–12:1712:17 PMgood
Roga12:1712:17 PM–13:571:57 PMavoid
Udvega13:571:57 PM–15:373:37 PMavoid
Cara15:373:37 PM–17:175:17 PMneutral
Lābha17:175:17 PM–18:576:57 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:576:57 PM–20:178:17 PMavoid
Śubha20:178:17 PM–21:369:36 PMgood
Amṛta21:369:36 PM–22:5610:56 PMgood
Cara22:5610:56 PM–24:1612:16+1 AMneutral
Roga24:1612:16+1 AM–25:351:35+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:351:35+1 AM–26:552:55+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:552:55+1 AM–28:154:15+1 AMgood
Udvega28:154:15+1 AM–29:345:34+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:365:36 AM to 29:345:34+1 AM

05:365:36 AM sunrise18:576:57 PM sunsetsunrise 29:345:34+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 17:245:24 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 10:0810:08 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 09:599:59 AM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 06:466:46 AM
Garauntil 17:245:24 PM
Vaṇijauntil 27:593:59+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1712:17 PM–13:571:57 PM
Pradoṣa 18:576:57 PM–20:228:22 PM
Niśītha 23:5211:52 PM–24:4012:40+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. SunriseDvitīyā holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  3. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  4. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:571:57 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  6. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  7. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 13 h 21 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:228:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4012:40+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā17:245:24 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraSvātī10:0810:08 AMViśākhā
YogaVajra09:599:59 AMSiddhi
KaraṇaTaitila06:466:46 AMGara
VāraBudhavāra29:34 05:345:34 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2017
Śaka
1882
Kali
5061
Ahargaṇa
1 848 572
Day length
13 h 21 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
21:009:00 PM
Moonset
06:416:41 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:114:11 AM05:365:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:114:11 AM04:534:53 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:324:32 AM05:365:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:365:36 AM08:168:16 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:167:16 AM08:568:56 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:168:16 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3610:36 AM12:1712:17 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5011:50 AM12:4312:43 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5311:53 AM12:4112:41 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1712:17 PM13:571:57 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:371:37 PM16:174:17 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:302:30 PM15:243:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:163:16 PM16:444:44 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:174:17 PM18:576:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:576:57 PM20:228:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:576:57 PM19:187:18 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:576:57 PM20:018:01 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5211:52 PM24:4012:40+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:0312:03+1 AM25:311:31+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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