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Monday 19 March 2018 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Caitra Śukla Dvitīyā

Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 18:326:32 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:535:53 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:166:16 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:166:16 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:1812:18 PM

The Sun 83° above S. Day length 12 h 06 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:1812:18 PM
At noon, 12:1812:18 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 21° ahead of it, in Revatī, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 21° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:404:40 AM–05:285:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:045:04 AM–06:166:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5411:54 AM–12:4312:43 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:192:19 PM–15:083:08 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:455:45 PM–19:217:21 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:216:21 PM–18:456:45 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:216:21 PM–19:337:33 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:467:46 AM–09:179:17 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:098:09 AM–09:459:45 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4810:48 AM–12:1812:18 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4312:43 PM–13:311:31 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:491:49 PM–15:203:20 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:083:08 PM–15:563:56 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

Amṛta06:166:16 AM–07:467:46 AMgood
Kāla07:467:46 AM–09:179:17 AMavoid
Śubha09:179:17 AM–10:4810:48 AMgood
Roga10:4810:48 AM–12:1812:18 PMavoid
Udvega12:1812:18 PM–13:491:49 PMavoid
Cara13:491:49 PM–15:203:20 PMneutral
Lābha15:203:20 PM–16:514:51 PMgood
Amṛta16:514:51 PM–18:216:21 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:216:21 PM–19:517:51 PMneutral
Roga19:517:51 PM–21:209:20 PMavoid
Kāla21:209:20 PM–22:4910:49 PMavoid
Lābha22:4910:49 PM–24:1812:18+1 AMgood
Udvega24:1812:18+1 AM–25:471:47+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:471:47+1 AM–27:173:17+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:173:17+1 AM–28:464:46+1 AMgood
Cara28:464:46+1 AM–30:156:15+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:166:16 AM to 30:156:15+1 AM

06:166:16 AM sunrise18:216:21 PM sunsetsunrise 30:156:15+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 17:535:53 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 20:088:08 PM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 17:395:39 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 06:166:16 AM
Kaulavauntil 17:535:53 PM
Taitilauntil 29:255:25+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:467:46 AM–09:179:17 AM
Abhijit 11:5411:54 AM–12:4312:43 PM
Pradoṣa 18:216:21 PM–19:567:56 PM
Niśītha 23:5411:54 PM–24:4212:42+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. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:179:17 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4312:43 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  6. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  7. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 06 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:567:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4212:42+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā17:535:53 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraRevatī20:088:08 PMAśvinī
YogaBrahma17:395:39 PMIndra
KaraṇaBālava06:166:16 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:15 06:156:15 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2075
Śaka
1940
Kali
5119
Ahargaṇa
1 869 731
Day length
12 h 06 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
07:357:35 AM
Moonset
19:597:59 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:404:40 AM06:166:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:404:40 AM05:285:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:045:04 AM06:166:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:166:16 AM08:418:41 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:467:46 AM09:179:17 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:098:09 AM09:459:45 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:418:41 AM11:0611:06 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4810:48 AM12:1812:18 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5411:54 AM12:4312:43 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5411:54 AM12:4212:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4312:43 PM13:311:31 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:311:31 PM15:563:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:491:49 PM15:203:20 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:192:19 PM15:083:08 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:083:08 PM15:563:56 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:563:56 PM18:216:21 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:455:45 PM19:217:21 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:216:21 PM19:567:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:216:21 PM18:456:45 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:216:21 PM19:337:33 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5411:54 PM24:4212:42+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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