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Monday 6 April 2015 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 19:357:35 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:119:11 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:076:07 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:268:26 AM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

12:1312:13 PM

The Sun 89° above S. Day length 12 h 12 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:1312:13 PM
At noon, 12:1312:13 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 200° ahead of it, in Svātī, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 200° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:334:33 AM–05:205:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:564:56 AM–06:076:07 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4911:49 AM–12:3812:38 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
  • Amṛta kāla18:326:32 PM–20:168:16 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:397:39 AM–09:109:10 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:068:06 AM–09:509:50 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4210:42 AM–12:1312:13 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3812:38 PM–13:261:26 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:451:45 PM–15:163:16 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:043:04 PM–15:533:53 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

Amṛta06:076:07 AM–07:397:39 AMgood
Kāla07:397:39 AM–09:109:10 AMavoid
Śubha09:109:10 AM–10:4210:42 AMgood
Roga10:4210:42 AM–12:1312:13 PMavoid
Udvega12:1312:13 PM–13:451:45 PMavoid
Cara13:451:45 PM–15:163:16 PMneutral
Lābha15:163:16 PM–16:484:48 PMgood
Amṛta16:484:48 PM–18:196:19 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:196:19 PM–19:487:48 PMneutral
Roga19:487:48 PM–21:169:16 PMavoid
Kāla21:169:16 PM–22:4510:45 PMavoid
Lābha22:4510:45 PM–24:1312:13+1 AMgood
Udvega24:1312:13+1 AM–25:411:41+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:411:41+1 AM–27:103:10+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:103:10+1 AM–28:384:38+1 AMgood
Cara28:384:38+1 AM–30:076:07+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:076:07 AM to 30:076:07+1 AM

06:076:07 AM sunrise18:196:19 PM sunsetsunrise 30:076:07+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 21:119:11 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 28:054:05+1 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 17:095:09 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 08:268:26 AM
Garauntil 21:119:11 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:397:39 AM–09:109:10 AM
Abhijit 11:4911:49 AM–12:3812:38 PM
Pradoṣa 18:196:19 PM–19:547:54 PM
Niśītha 23:4911:49 PM–24:3712:37+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 09:109:10 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3812:38 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 12 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:547:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3712:37+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā21:119:11 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraSvātī28:05 04:054:05 AM TueViśākhā
YogaHarṣaṇa17:095:09 PMVajra
KaraṇaTaitila08:268:26 AMGara
VāraSomavāra30:07 06:076:07 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 653
Day length
12 h 12 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
19:537:53 PM
Moonset
07:157:15 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:334:33 AM06:076:07 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:334:33 AM05:205:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:564:56 AM06:076:07 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:076:07 AM08:338:33 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:397:39 AM09:109:10 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:068:06 AM09:509:50 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:338:33 AM11:0011:00 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4210:42 AM12:1312:13 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4911:49 AM12:3812:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4911:49 AM12:3712:37 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3812:38 PM13:261:26 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:261:26 PM15:533:53 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:451:45 PM15:163:16 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:152:15 PM15:043:04 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:043:04 PM15:533:53 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:533:53 PM18:196:19 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:196:19 PM19:547:54 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
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:326:32 PM20:168:16 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4911:49 PM24:3712:37+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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