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Friday 31 March 1972 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Śukravāra. Dvitīyā began at 16:194:19 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:426:42 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:355:35 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:346:34 AM

Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.

Noon

11:5511:55 AM

The Sun 53° above S. Day length 12 h 40 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChicago11:5511:55 AM
At noon, 11:5511:55 AM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 201° ahead of it, in Svātī, 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 muhūrta04:044:04 AM–04:504:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:274:27 AM–05:355:35 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3011:30 AM–12:2012:20 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:022:02 PM–14:522:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:156:15 PM–18:386:38 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:156:15 PM–19:237:23 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:091:09+1 AM–26:572:57+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:107:10 AM–08:458:45 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:078:07 AM–08:588:58 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:2010:20 AM–11:5511:55 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2012:20 PM–13:111:11 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya14:222:22 PM–16:104:10 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:053:05 PM–16:404:40 PMYama’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

Cara05:355:35 AM–07:107:10 AMneutral
Lābha07:107:10 AM–08:458:45 AMgood
Amṛta08:458:45 AM–10:2010:20 AMgood
Kāla10:2010:20 AM–11:5511:55 AMavoid
Śubha11:5511:55 AM–13:301:30 PMgood
Roga13:301:30 PM–15:053:05 PMavoid
Udvega15:053:05 PM–16:404:40 PMavoid
Cara16:404:40 PM–18:156:15 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:156:15 PM–19:407:40 PMavoid
Kāla19:407:40 PM–21:059:05 PMavoid
Lābha21:059:05 PM–22:2910:29 PMgood
Udvega22:2910:29 PM–23:5411:54 PMavoid
Śubha23:5411:54 PM–25:191:19+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:191:19+1 AM–26:442:44+1 AMgood
Cara26:442:44+1 AM–28:094:09+1 AMneutral
Roga28:094:09+1 AM–29:335:33+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:355:35 AM to 29:335:33+1 AM

05:355:35 AM sunrise18:156:15 PM sunsetsunrise 29:335:33+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 18:426:42 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 08:058:05 AM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 06:346:34 AM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 18:426:42 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:2010:20 AM–11:5511:55 AM
Abhijit 11:3011:30 AM–12:2012:20 PM
Pradoṣa 18:156:15 PM–19:457:45 PM
Niśītha 23:3011:30 PM–24:1812:18+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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  3. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:5511:55 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:2012:20 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 40 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:457:45 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1812:18+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā18:426:42 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraCitrā08:058:05 AMSvātī
YogaVyāghāta06:346:34 AMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaGara18:426:42 PMVaṇija
VāraŚukravāra29:33 05:335:33 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2029
Śaka
1894
Kali
5073
Ahargaṇa
1 852 942
Day length
12 h 40 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
20:338:33 PM
Moonset
05:545:54 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:044:04 AM05:355:35 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:044:04 AM04:504:50 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:274:27 AM05:355:35 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:355:35 AM08:078:07 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:107:10 AM08:458:45 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:078:07 AM10:3910:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:078:07 AM08:588:58 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:2010:20 AM11:5511:55 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3011:30 AM12:2012:20 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3111:31 AM12:1912:19 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2012:20 PM13:111:11 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:111:11 PM15:433:43 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:022:02 PM14:522:52 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:222:22 PM16:104:10 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:053:05 PM16:404:40 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:433:43 PM18:156:15 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:156:15 PM19:457:45 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:156:15 PM18:386:38 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:156:15 PM19:237:23 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3011:30 PM24:1812:18+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:091:09+1 AM26:572:57+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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