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Sunday 8 April 2012 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Ravivāra. Dvitīyā began at 21:089:08 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:305:30 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:066:06 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:306:30 AM

Harṣaṇa gives way to Vajra.

Noon

12:1212:12 PM

The Sun 90° above N. Day length 12 h 13 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:1212:12 PM
At noon, 12:1212:12 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 201° ahead of it, in Svātī, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 201° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:324:32 AM–05:195:19 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:554:55 AM–06:066:06 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:1811:18 AM–12:4312:43 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:4811:48 AM–12:3712:37 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:152:15 PM–15:043:04 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:196:19 PM–18:436:43 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:196:19 PM–19:307:30 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:1212:12 PM–13:441:44 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:163:16 PM–16:474:47 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:414:41 PM–17:305:30 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:474:47 PM–18:196:19 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya24:0312:03 AM+1–25:291:29 AM+1a 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

Udvega06:066:06 AM–07:377:37 AMavoid
Cara07:377:37 AM–09:099:09 AMneutral
Lābha09:099:09 AM–10:4110:41 AMgood
Amṛta10:4110:41 AM–12:1212:12 PMgood
Kāla12:1212:12 PM–13:441:44 PMavoid
Śubha13:441:44 PM–15:163:16 PMgood
Roga15:163:16 PM–16:474:47 PMavoid
Udvega16:474:47 PM–18:196:19 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:196:19 PM–19:477:47 PMgood
Amṛta19:477:47 PM–21:169:16 PMgood
Cara21:169:16 PM–22:4410:44 PMneutral
Roga22:4410:44 PM–24:1212:12 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:1212:12 AM+1–25:401:40 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:401:40 AM+1–27:093:09 AM+1good
Udvega27:093:09 AM+1–28:374:37 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:374:37 AM+1–30:056:05 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:066:06 AM to 30:056:05 AM+1

06:066:06 AM sunrise18:196:19 PM sunsetsunrise 30:056:05 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 17:305:30 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 19:047:04 PM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 06:306:30 AM
Vajrauntil 26:262:26 AM+1
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 07:187:18 AM
Garauntil 17:305:30 PM
Vaṇijauntil 27:453:45 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4811:48 AM–12:3712:37 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:474:47 PM–18:196:19 PM
Pradoṣa 18:196:19 PM–19:537:53 PM
Niśītha 23:4811:48 PM–24:3612:36 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3712:37 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:196:19 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  7. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 13 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:537:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3612:36 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  13. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  14. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā17:305:30 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraSvātī19:047:04 PMViśākhā
YogaHarṣaṇa06:306:30 AMVajra
KaraṇaTaitila07:187:18 AMGara
VāraRavivāra30:05 06:056:05 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 560
Day length
12 h 13 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
19:597:59 PM
Moonset
07:077:07 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:324:32 AM06:066:06 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:324:32 AM05:195:19 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:554:55 AM06:066:06 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:066:06 AM08:328:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:328:32 AM10:5910:59 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:1811:18 AM12:4312:43 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4811:48 AM12:3712:37 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4811:48 AM12:3612:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:1212:12 PM13:441:44 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:261:26 PM15:523:52 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:152:15 PM15:043:04 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:163:16 PM16:474:47 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:523:52 PM18:196:19 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:414:41 PM17:305:30 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:474:47 PM18:196:19 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:196:19 PM19:537:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:196:19 PM18:436:43 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:196:19 PM19:307:30 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4811:48 PM24:3612:36 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:0312:03 AM+125:291:29 AM+1sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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