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October 2003 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 27 October 2003 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Kārtika Śukla Dvitīyā

Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 15:173:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:4511:45 AM.

Observed here on this day

Yama Dvitīyā · Bhai Dooj

Dvitīyā does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:286:28 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:197:19 AM

Āyuṣmān gives way to Saubhāgya.

Noon

12:2512:25 PM

The Sun 70° above S. Day length 11 h 54 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:2512:25 PM
At noon, 12:2512:25 PM, the Sun is in Svātī and the Moon 24° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 4% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 24° falls in Śukla Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:514:51 AM–05:395:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:155:15 AM–06:286:28 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0112:01 PM–12:4812:48 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:232:23 PM–15:113:11 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:216:21 PM–18:466:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:216:21 PM–19:347:34 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:3711:37 PM–25:031:03+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:577:57 AM–09:269:26 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5510:55 AM–12:2512:25 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4812:48 PM–13:361:36 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:541:54 PM–15:233:23 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:043:04 PM–16:304:30 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta15:113:11 PM–15:593:59 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

Amṛta06:286:28 AM–07:577:57 AMgood
Kāla07:577:57 AM–09:269:26 AMavoid
Śubha09:269:26 AM–10:5510:55 AMgood
Roga10:5510:55 AM–12:2512:25 PMavoid
Udvega12:2512:25 PM–13:541:54 PMavoid
Cara13:541:54 PM–15:233:23 PMneutral
Lābha15:233:23 PM–16:524:52 PMgood
Amṛta16:524:52 PM–18:216:21 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:216:21 PM–19:527:52 PMneutral
Roga19:527:52 PM–21:239:23 PMavoid
Kāla21:239:23 PM–22:5410:54 PMavoid
Lābha22:5410:54 PM–24:2512:25+1 AMgood
Udvega24:2512:25+1 AM–25:551:55+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:551:55+1 AM–27:263:26+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:263:26+1 AM–28:574:57+1 AMgood
Cara28:574:57+1 AM–30:286:28+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:286:28 AM to 30:286:28+1 AM

06:286:28 AM sunrise18:216:21 PM sunsetsunrise 30:286:28+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 11:4511:45 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 11:3011:30 AM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 07:197:19 AM
Saubhāgyauntil 27:183:18+1 AM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 11:4511:45 AM
Taitilauntil 22:0110:01 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:577:57 AM–09:269:26 AM
Abhijit 12:0112:01 PM–12:4812:48 PM
Pradoṣa 18:216:21 PM–19:587:58 PM
Niśītha 24:0112:01+1 AM–24:4912:49+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. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:269:26 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  5. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  6. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  7. AbhijitUntil 12:4812:48 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  8. SunsetDay length 11 h 54 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:587:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4912:49+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā11:4511:45 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraViśākhā11:3011:30 AMAnurādhā
YogaĀyuṣmān07:197:19 AMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaKaulava11:4511:45 AMTaitila
VāraSomavāra30:28 06:286:28 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 474
Day length
11 h 54 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
08:038:03 AM
Moonset
20:078:07 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:514:51 AM06:286:28 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:514:51 AM05:395:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:155:15 AM06:286:28 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:286:28 AM08:508:50 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:577:57 AM09:269:26 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:508:50 AM11:1311:13 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5510:55 AM12:2512:25 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0112:01 PM12:4912:49 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0112:01 PM12:4812:48 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4812:48 PM13:361:36 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:361:36 PM15:593:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:541:54 PM15:233:23 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:232:23 PM15:113:11 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:043:04 PM16:304:30 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:113:11 PM15:593:59 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:593:59 PM18:216:21 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:216:21 PM19:587:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:216:21 PM18:466:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:216:21 PM19:347:34 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:3711:37 PM25:031:03+1 AMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0112:01+1 AM24:4912:49+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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