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Monday 2 April 2018 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 17:055:05 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:354:35 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:096:09 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:354:35 PM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

12:1412:14 PM

The Sun 88° above S. Day length 12 h 11 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:1412:14 PM
At noon, 12:1412:14 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 202° ahead of it, in Svātī, 96% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 202° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:344:34 AM–05:225:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:584:58 AM–06:096:09 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5011:50 AM–12:3912:39 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:162:16 PM–15:053:05 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:206:20 PM–18:436:43 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:206:20 PM–19:317:31 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:239:23 PM–23:0111:01 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:407:40 AM–09:129:12 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4310:43 AM–12:1412:14 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:3511:35 AM–13:131:13 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:3912:39 PM–13:271:27 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:461:46 PM–15:173:17 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:053:05 PM–15:543:54 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

Amṛta06:096:09 AM–07:407:40 AMgood
Kāla07:407:40 AM–09:129:12 AMavoid
Śubha09:129:12 AM–10:4310:43 AMgood
Roga10:4310:43 AM–12:1412:14 PMavoid
Udvega12:1412:14 PM–13:461:46 PMavoid
Cara13:461:46 PM–15:173:17 PMneutral
Lābha15:173:17 PM–16:484:48 PMgood
Amṛta16:484:48 PM–18:206:20 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:206:20 PM–19:487:48 PMneutral
Roga19:487:48 PM–21:179:17 PMavoid
Kāla21:179:17 PM–22:4510:45 PMavoid
Lābha22:4510:45 PM–24:1412:14+1 AMgood
Udvega24:1412:14+1 AM–25:431:43+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:431:43+1 AM–27:113:11+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:113:11+1 AM–28:404:40+1 AMgood
Cara28:404:40+1 AM–30:086:08+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:096:09 AM to 30:086:08+1 AM

06:096:09 AM sunrise18:206:20 PM sunsetsunrise 30:086:08+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 16:354:35 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 26:092:09+1 AM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 16:354:35 PM
Vaṇijauntil 28:354:35+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:407:40 AM–09:129:12 AM
Abhijit 11:5011:50 AM–12:3912:39 PM
Pradoṣa 18:206:20 PM–19:547:54 PM
Niśītha 23:5011:50 PM–24:3812:38+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 09:129:12 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3912:39 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  5. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 11 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:547:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā16:354:35 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraSvātīpast sunriseViśākhā
YogaHarṣaṇa26:09 02:092:09 AM TueVajra
KaraṇaGara16:354:35 PMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra30:08 06:086:08 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2075
Śaka
1940
Kali
5119
Ahargaṇa
1 869 745
Day length
12 h 11 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
20:058:05 PM
Moonset
07:297:29 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:344:34 AM06:096:09 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:344:34 AM05:225:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:584:58 AM06:096:09 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:096:09 AM08:358:35 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:407:40 AM09:129:12 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:358:35 AM11:0111:01 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4310:43 AM12:1412:14 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:3511:35 AM13:131:13 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5011:50 AM12:3912:39 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5011:50 AM12:3812:38 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3912:39 PM13:271:27 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:271:27 PM15:543:54 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:461:46 PM15:173:17 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:162:16 PM15:053:05 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:053:05 PM15:543:54 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:543:54 PM18:206:20 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:206:20 PM19:547:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:206:20 PM18:436:43 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:206:20 PM19:317:31 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:239:23 PM23:0111:01 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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