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Monday 10 March 1997 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Phālguna Śukla Dvitīyā

Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 03:443:44 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:3112:31+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:506:50 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:079:07 AM

Śubha gives way to Śukla.

Noon

12:5112:51 PM

The Sun 79° above S. Day length 12 h 02 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:5112:51 PM
At noon, 12:5112:51 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 17° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 17° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:145:14 AM–06:026:02 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:385:38 AM–06:506:50 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2712:27 PM–13:151:15 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla14:092:09 PM–15:343:34 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:512:51 PM–15:403:40 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:526:52 PM–19:167:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:526:52 PM–20:048:04 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:208:20 AM–09:509:50 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:2111:21 AM–12:5112:51 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:151:15 PM–14:032:03 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:212:21 PM–15:523:52 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:403:40 PM–16:284:28 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya29:225:22+1 AM–30:496:49+1 AMa 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

Amṛta06:506:50 AM–08:208:20 AMgood
Kāla08:208:20 AM–09:509:50 AMavoid
Śubha09:509:50 AM–11:2111:21 AMgood
Roga11:2111:21 AM–12:5112:51 PMavoid
Udvega12:5112:51 PM–14:212:21 PMavoid
Cara14:212:21 PM–15:523:52 PMneutral
Lābha15:523:52 PM–17:225:22 PMgood
Amṛta17:225:22 PM–18:526:52 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:526:52 PM–20:228:22 PMneutral
Roga20:228:22 PM–21:519:51 PMavoid
Kāla21:519:51 PM–23:2111:21 PMavoid
Lābha23:2111:21 PM–24:5112:51+1 AMgood
Udvega24:5112:51+1 AM–26:202:20+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:202:20+1 AM–27:503:50+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:503:50+1 AM–29:205:20+1 AMgood
Cara29:205:20+1 AM–30:496:49+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:506:50 AM to 30:496:49+1 AM

06:506:50 AM sunrise18:526:52 PM sunsetsunrise 30:496:49+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 24:3112:31+1 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 18:266:26 PM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 09:079:07 AM
Śuklauntil 29:235:23+1 AM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 14:052:05 PM
Kaulavauntil 24:3112:31+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:208:20 AM–09:509:50 AM
Abhijit 12:2712:27 PM–13:151:15 PM
Pradoṣa 18:526:52 PM–20:288:28 PM
Niśītha 24:2712:27+1 AM–25:151:15+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:509:50 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:151:15 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 02 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:288:28 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:151:15+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā24:31 00:3112:31 AM TueTṛtīyā
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā18:266:26 PMRevatī
YogaŚubha09:079:07 AMŚukla
KaraṇaBālava14:052:05 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:49 06:496:49 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 862 052
Day length
12 h 02 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
07:467:46 AM
Moonset
20:128:12 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:145:14 AM06:506:50 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:145:14 AM06:026:02 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:385:38 AM06:506:50 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:506:50 AM09:149:14 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:208:20 AM09:509:50 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:149:14 AM11:3911:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:2111:21 AM12:5112:51 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2712:27 PM13:151:15 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2712:27 PM13:151:15 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:151:15 PM14:032:03 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:032:03 PM16:284:28 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:092:09 PM15:343:34 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:212:21 PM15:523:52 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:512:51 PM15:403:40 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:403:40 PM16:284:28 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:284:28 PM18:526:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:526:52 PM20:288:28 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:526:52 PM19:167:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:526:52 PM20:048:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2712:27+1 AM25:151:15+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:225:22+1 AM30:496:49+1 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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