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Sunday 14 April 1968 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Ravivāra. Dvitīyā began at 19:217:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:473:47 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:125:12 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:345:34 AM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

11:5111:51 AM

The Sun 58° above S. Day length 13 h 18 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChicago11:5111:51 AM
At noon, 11:5111:51 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 202° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 96% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 202° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:463:46 AM–04:294:29 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:084:08 AM–05:125:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2511:25 AM–12:1812:18 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:042:04 PM–14:572:57 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:306:30 PM–18:526:52 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:306:30 PM–19:347:34 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:228:22 PM–21:479:47 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa11:5111:51 AM–13:311:31 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:5111:51 AM–13:171:17 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika15:113:11 PM–16:514:51 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:444:44 PM–17:375:37 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:514:51 PM–18:306:30 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

Udvega05:125:12 AM–06:526:52 AMavoid
Cara06:526:52 AM–08:328:32 AMneutral
Lābha08:328:32 AM–10:1110:11 AMgood
Amṛta10:1110:11 AM–11:5111:51 AMgood
Kāla11:5111:51 AM–13:311:31 PMavoid
Śubha13:311:31 PM–15:113:11 PMgood
Roga15:113:11 PM–16:514:51 PMavoid
Udvega16:514:51 PM–18:306:30 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:306:30 PM–19:507:50 PMgood
Amṛta19:507:50 PM–21:109:10 PMgood
Cara21:109:10 PM–22:3010:30 PMneutral
Roga22:3010:30 PM–23:5011:50 PMavoid
Kāla23:5011:50 PM–25:101:10 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:101:10 AM+1–26:302:30 AM+1good
Udvega26:302:30 AM+1–27:503:50 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:503:50 AM+1–29:105:10 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:125:12 AM to 29:105:10 AM+1

05:125:12 AM sunrise18:306:30 PM sunsetsunrise 29:105:10 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 15:473:47 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 06:546:54 AM
Viśākhāuntil 28:104:10 AM+1
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 25:021:02 AM+1
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 05:345:34 AM
Garauntil 15:473:47 PM
Vaṇijauntil 26:022:02 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2511:25 AM–12:1812:18 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:514:51 PM–18:306:30 PM
Pradoṣa 18:306:30 PM–19:567:56 PM
Niśītha 23:2611:26 PM–24:1412:14 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  3. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1812:18 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  6. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  7. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:306:30 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  8. SunsetDay length 13 h 18 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:567:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1412:14 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  12. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  13. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  14. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā15:473:47 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraSvātī06:546:54 AMViśākhā
YogaSiddhi25:02 01:021:02 AM MonVyatīpāta
KaraṇaTaitila05:345:34 AMGara
VāraRavivāra29:10 05:105:10 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2025
Śaka
1890
Kali
5069
Ahargaṇa
1 851 495
Day length
13 h 18 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
20:588:58 PM
Moonset
05:495:49 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:463:46 AM05:125:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:463:46 AM04:294:29 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:084:08 AM05:125:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:125:12 AM07:527:52 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon07:527:52 AM10:3110:31 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2511:25 AM12:1812:18 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2711:27 AM12:1512:15 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:5111:51 AM13:311:31 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:5111:51 AM13:171:17 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:111:11 PM15:513:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:042:04 PM14:572:57 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:113:11 PM16:514:51 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:513:51 PM18:306:30 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:444:44 PM17:375:37 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:514:51 PM18:306:30 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:306:30 PM19:567:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:306:30 PM18:526:52 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:306:30 PM19:347:34 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:228:22 PM21:479:47 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2611:26 PM24:1412:14 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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