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Saturday 24 March 2012 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Caitra Śukla Dvitīyā

Śanivāra. Dvitīyā began at 22:0010:00 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:1512:15 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:136:13 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:0511:05 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:1712:17 PM

The Sun 85° above S. Day length 12 h 08 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:1712:17 PM
At noon, 12:1712:17 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 19° ahead of it, in Revatī, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 19° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:384:38 AM–05:265:26 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:025:02 AM–06:136:13 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5311:53 AM–12:4112:41 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:3212:32 PM–14:192:19 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:182:18 PM–15:073:07 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:216:21 PM–18:446:44 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:216:21 PM–19:327:32 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika06:136:13 AM–07:447:44 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:136:13 AM–07:027:02 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:027:02 AM–07:507:50 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:159:15 AM–10:4610:46 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:481:48 PM–15:193:19 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

Kāla06:136:13 AM–07:447:44 AMavoid
Śubha07:447:44 AM–09:159:15 AMgood
Roga09:159:15 AM–10:4610:46 AMavoid
Udvega10:4610:46 AM–12:1712:17 PMavoid
Cara12:1712:17 PM–13:481:48 PMneutral
Lābha13:481:48 PM–15:193:19 PMgood
Amṛta15:193:19 PM–16:504:50 PMgood
Kāla16:504:50 PM–18:216:21 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:216:21 PM–19:507:50 PMgood
Udvega19:507:50 PM–21:199:19 PMavoid
Śubha21:199:19 PM–22:4810:48 PMgood
Amṛta22:4810:48 PM–24:1712:17 AM+1good
Cara24:1712:17 AM+1–25:461:46 AM+1neutral
Roga25:461:46 AM+1–27:153:15 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:153:15 AM+1–28:444:44 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:444:44 AM+1–30:136:13 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:136:13 AM to 30:136:13 AM+1

06:136:13 AM sunrise18:216:21 PM sunsetsunrise 30:136:13 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 24:1512:15 AM+1
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 15:123:12 PM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 27:223:22 AM+1
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:0511:05 AM
Kaulavauntil 24:1512:15 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:159:15 AM–10:4610:46 AM
Abhijit 11:5311:53 AM–12:4112:41 PM
Pradoṣa 18:216:21 PM–19:567:56 PM
Niśītha 23:5311:53 PM–24:4112:41 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:4610:46 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4112:41 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 08 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:567:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4112:41 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā24:15 00:1512:15 AM SunTṛtīyā
NakṣatraRevatī15:123:12 PMAśvinī
YogaIndra27:22 03:223:22 AM SunVaidhṛti
KaraṇaBālava11:0511:05 AMKaulava
VāraŚanivāra30:13 06:136:13 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 545
Day length
12 h 08 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
07:077:07 AM
Moonset
19:387:38 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:384:38 AM06:136:13 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:384:38 AM05:265:26 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:025:02 AM06:136:13 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:136:13 AM08:398:39 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:136:13 AM07:447:44 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:136:13 AM07:027:02 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:027:02 AM07:507:50 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:398:39 AM11:0411:04 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:159:15 AM10:4610:46 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5311:53 AM12:4112:41 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5311:53 AM12:4112:41 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:3212:32 PM14:192:19 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:301:30 PM15:553:55 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:481:48 PM15:193:19 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:182:18 PM15:073:07 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:553:55 PM18:216:21 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:216:21 PM19:567:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:216:21 PM18:446:44 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:216:21 PM19:327:32 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5311:53 PM24:4112:41 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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