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Tuesday 19 April 2011 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 04:404:40 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:291:29 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:016:01 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:1310:13 AM

Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.

Noon

12:1012:10 PM

The Sun 86° above N. Day length 12 h 17 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:1012:10 PM
At noon, 12:1012:10 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 196° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 196° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:284:28 AM–05:145:14 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:514:51 AM–06:016:01 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4511:45 AM–12:3412:34 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:132:13 PM–15:023:02 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:196:19 PM–18:426:42 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:196:19 PM–19:297:29 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:5911:59 PM–25:251:25 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:298:29 AM–09:189:18 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:069:06 AM–10:3810:38 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1012:10 PM–13:421:42 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:143:14 PM–16:464:46 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:173:17 PM–16:444:44 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:5910:59 PM–23:4611:46 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

Roga06:016:01 AM–07:337:33 AMavoid
Udvega07:337:33 AM–09:069:06 AMavoid
Cara09:069:06 AM–10:3810:38 AMneutral
Lābha10:3810:38 AM–12:1012:10 PMgood
Amṛta12:1012:10 PM–13:421:42 PMgood
Kāla13:421:42 PM–15:143:14 PMavoid
Śubha15:143:14 PM–16:464:46 PMgood
Roga16:464:46 PM–18:196:19 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:196:19 PM–19:467:46 PMavoid
Lābha19:467:46 PM–21:149:14 PMgood
Udvega21:149:14 PM–22:4210:42 PMavoid
Śubha22:4210:42 PM–24:1012:10 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1012:10 AM+1–25:381:38 AM+1good
Cara25:381:38 AM+1–27:053:05 AM+1neutral
Roga27:053:05 AM+1–28:334:33 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:334:33 AM+1–30:016:01 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:016:01 AM to 30:016:01 AM+1

06:016:01 AM sunrise18:196:19 PM sunsetsunrise 30:016:01 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 25:291:29 AM+1
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 10:1310:13 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 23:1411:14 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 15:013:01 PM
Garauntil 25:291:29 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4511:45 AM–12:3412:34 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:143:14 PM–16:464:46 PM
Pradoṣa 18:196:19 PM–19:527:52 PM
Niśītha 23:4611:46 PM–24:3412:34 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3412:34 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:464:46 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 17 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:527:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3412:34 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā25:29 01:291:29 AM WedTṛtīyā
NakṣatraSvātī10:1310:13 AMViśākhā
YogaSiddhi23:1411:14 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaTaitila15:013:01 PMGara
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:01 06:016:01 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2068
Śaka
1933
Kali
5112
Ahargaṇa
1 867 205
Day length
12 h 17 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
19:407:40 PM
Moonset
06:456:45 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:284:28 AM06:016:01 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:284:28 AM05:145:14 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:514:51 AM06:016:01 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:016:01 AM08:298:29 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:298:29 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:298:29 AM09:189:18 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:069:06 AM10:3810:38 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4511:45 AM12:3412:34 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4611:46 AM12:3412:34 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1012:10 PM13:421:42 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:241:24 PM15:513:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:132:13 PM15:023:02 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:143:14 PM16:464:46 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:173:17 PM16:444:44 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:513:51 PM18:196:19 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:196:19 PM19:527:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:196:19 PM18:426:42 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:196:19 PM19:297:29 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5910:59 PM23:4611:46 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4611:46 PM24:3412:34 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:5911:59 PM25:251:25 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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