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March 2004 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 22 March 2004 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Caitra Śukla Dvitīyā

Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 04:564:56 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:455:45+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:446:44 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:113:11 PM

Brahma gives way to Indra.

Noon

12:4712:47 PM

The Sun 84° above S. Day length 12 h 07 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:4712:47 PM
At noon, 12:4712:47 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 16° ahead of it, in Revatī, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 16° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:095:09 AM–05:575:57 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:335:33 AM–06:446:44 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2312:23 PM–13:121:12 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:492:49 PM–15:373:37 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:516:51 PM–19:157:15 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:516:51 PM–20:028:02 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:549:54 PM–23:3511:35 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:158:15 AM–09:469:46 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1711:17 AM–12:4812:48 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:4711:47 AM–13:281:28 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:121:12 PM–14:002:00 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:182:18 PM–15:493:49 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:373:37 PM–16:264:26 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

Amṛta06:446:44 AM–08:158:15 AMgood
Kāla08:158:15 AM–09:469:46 AMavoid
Śubha09:469:46 AM–11:1711:17 AMgood
Roga11:1711:17 AM–12:4812:48 PMavoid
Udvega12:4812:48 PM–14:182:18 PMavoid
Cara14:182:18 PM–15:493:49 PMneutral
Lābha15:493:49 PM–17:205:20 PMgood
Amṛta17:205:20 PM–18:516:51 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:516:51 PM–20:208:20 PMneutral
Roga20:208:20 PM–21:499:49 PMavoid
Kāla21:499:49 PM–23:1811:18 PMavoid
Lābha23:1811:18 PM–24:4712:47+1 AMgood
Udvega24:4712:47+1 AM–26:162:16+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:162:16+1 AM–27:453:45+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:453:45+1 AM–29:145:14+1 AMgood
Cara29:145:14+1 AM–30:446:44+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:446:44 AM to 30:446:44+1 AM

06:446:44 AM sunrise18:516:51 PM sunsetsunrise 30:446:44+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 29:455:45+1 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 24:2512:25+1 AM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 15:113:11 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 17:165:16 PM
Kaulavauntil 29:455:45+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:158:15 AM–09:469:46 AM
Abhijit 12:2312:23 PM–13:121:12 PM
Pradoṣa 18:516:51 PM–20:268:26 PM
Niśītha 24:2312:23+1 AM–25:111:11+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 09:469:46 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:121:12 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 07 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:268:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:111:11+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  10. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā29:45 05:455:45 AM TueTṛtīyā
NakṣatraRevatī24:25 00:2512:25 AM TueAśvinī
YogaBrahma15:113:11 PMIndra
KaraṇaBālava17:165:16 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:44 06:446:44 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 621
Day length
12 h 07 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
07:407:40 AM
Moonset
20:038:03 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:095:09 AM06:446:44 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:095:09 AM05:575:57 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:335:33 AM06:446:44 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:446:44 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:158:15 AM09:469:46 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM11:3511:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1711:17 AM12:4812:48 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:4711:47 AM13:281:28 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2312:23 PM13:121:12 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2412:24 PM13:121:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:121:12 PM14:002:00 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:002:00 PM16:264:26 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:182:18 PM15:493:49 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:492:49 PM15:373:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:373:37 PM16:264:26 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:264:26 PM18:516:51 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:516:51 PM20:268:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:516:51 PM19:157:15 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:516:51 PM20:028:02 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:549:54 PM23:3511:35 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:2312:23+1 AM25:111:11+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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