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Thursday 13 April 2017 · Budapest, Hungary

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 09:459:45 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:4111:41 AM.

Observed here on this day

Vaiśākhī

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

At sunrise

05:595:59 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:4111:41 AM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

12:4412:44 PM

The Sun 52° above S. Day length 13 h 31 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBudapest12:4412:44 PM
At noon, 12:4412:44 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 204° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 96% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 204° falls in Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:354:35 AM–05:175:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:564:56 AM–05:595:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1812:18 PM–13:121:12 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:003:00 PM–15:543:54 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:307:30 PM–19:517:51 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:307:30 PM–20:338:33 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:299:29 PM–23:1611:16 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:595:59 AM–07:417:41 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:229:22 AM–11:0311:03 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:3010:30 AM–11:2411:24 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya10:4910:49 AM–12:3612:36 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:262:26 PM–16:074:07 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:543:54 PM–16:484:48 PMan 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

Śubha05:595:59 AM–07:417:41 AMgood
Roga07:417:41 AM–09:229:22 AMavoid
Udvega09:229:22 AM–11:0311:03 AMavoid
Cara11:0311:03 AM–12:4512:45 PMneutral
Lābha12:4512:45 PM–14:262:26 PMgood
Amṛta14:262:26 PM–16:074:07 PMgood
Kāla16:074:07 PM–17:495:49 PMavoid
Śubha17:495:49 PM–19:307:30 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta19:307:30 PM–20:498:49 PMgood
Cara20:498:49 PM–22:0710:07 PMneutral
Roga22:0710:07 PM–23:2511:25 PMavoid
Kāla23:2511:25 PM–24:4412:44+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:4412:44+1 AM–26:022:02+1 AMgood
Udvega26:022:02+1 AM–27:213:21+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:213:21+1 AM–28:394:39+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:394:39+1 AM–29:575:57+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:595:59 AM to 29:575:57+1 AM

05:595:59 AM sunrise19:307:30 PM sunsetsunrise 29:575:57+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 11:4111:41 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 11:4111:41 AM
Vaṇijauntil 24:4612:46+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1812:18 PM–13:121:12 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:262:26 PM–16:074:07 PM
Pradoṣa 19:307:30 PM–20:548:54 PM
Niśītha 24:2012:20+1 AM–25:081:08+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  3. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:121:12 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:074:07 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 31 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:548:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:081:08+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā11:4111:41 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraViśākhāpast sunriseAnurādhā
YogaSiddhipast sunriseVyatīpāta
KaraṇaGara11:4111:41 AMVaṇija
VāraGuruvāra29:57 05:575:57 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 391
Day length
13 h 31 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
21:459:45 PM
Moonset
07:207:20 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:354:35 AM05:595:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:354:35 AM05:175:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:564:56 AM05:595:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:595:59 AM08:428:42 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:595:59 AM07:417:41 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:428:42 AM11:2411:24 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:229:22 AM11:0311:03 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:3010:30 AM11:2411:24 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:4910:49 AM12:3612:36 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1812:18 PM13:121:12 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2112:21 PM13:091:09 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:062:06 PM16:484:48 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:262:26 PM16:074:07 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:003:00 PM15:543:54 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:543:54 PM16:484:48 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:484:48 PM19:307:30 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:307:30 PM20:548:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:307:30 PM19:517:51 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:307:30 PM20:338:33 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:299:29 PM23:1611:16 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:2012:20+1 AM25:081:08+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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