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Monday 19 March 2018 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Caitra Śukla Dvitīyā

Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 21:029:02 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:238:23 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:465:46 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:468:46 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:4811:48 AM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 12 h 04 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4811:48 AM
At noon, 11:4811:48 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 20° ahead of it, in Revatī, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 20° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:114:11 AM–04:594:59 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:354:35 AM–05:465:46 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2411:24 AM–12:1212:12 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:491:49 PM–14:372:37 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:505:50 PM–18:146:14 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:505:50 PM–19:027:02 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:158:15 PM–21:519:51 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:177:17 AM–08:478:47 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1810:18 AM–11:4811:48 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:3910:39 AM–12:1512:15 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:1212:12 PM–13:011:01 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:191:19 PM–14:492:49 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:372:37 PM–15:253:25 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

Amṛta05:465:46 AM–07:177:17 AMgood
Kāla07:177:17 AM–08:478:47 AMavoid
Śubha08:478:47 AM–10:1810:18 AMgood
Roga10:1810:18 AM–11:4811:48 AMavoid
Udvega11:4811:48 AM–13:191:19 PMavoid
Cara13:191:19 PM–14:492:49 PMneutral
Lābha14:492:49 PM–16:204:20 PMgood
Amṛta16:204:20 PM–17:505:50 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:505:50 PM–19:197:19 PMneutral
Roga19:197:19 PM–20:498:49 PMavoid
Kāla20:498:49 PM–22:1810:18 PMavoid
Lābha22:1810:18 PM–23:4711:47 PMgood
Udvega23:4711:47 PM–25:171:17 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:171:17 AM+1–26:462:46 AM+1good
Amṛta26:462:46 AM+1–28:154:15 AM+1good
Cara28:154:15 AM+1–29:445:44 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:465:46 AM to 29:445:44 AM+1

05:465:46 AM sunrise17:505:50 PM sunsetsunrise 29:445:44 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 20:238:23 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 22:3810:38 PM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 20:098:09 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 08:468:46 AM
Kaulavauntil 20:238:23 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:177:17 AM–08:478:47 AM
Abhijit 11:2411:24 AM–12:1212:12 PM
Pradoṣa 17:505:50 PM–19:257:25 PM
Niśītha 23:2311:23 PM–24:1112:11 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:478:47 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1212:12 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 04 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:257:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  8. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:1112:11 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā20:238:23 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraRevatī22:3810:38 PMAśvinī
YogaBrahma20:098:09 PMIndra
KaraṇaBālava08:468:46 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra29:44 05:445:44 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 04 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
06:526:52 AM
Moonset
19:387:38 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:114:11 AM05:465:46 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:114:11 AM04:594:59 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:354:35 AM05:465:46 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:465:46 AM08:118:11 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:177:17 AM08:478:47 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:118:11 AM10:3610:36 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1810:18 AM11:4811:48 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:3910:39 AM12:1512:15 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2411:24 AM12:1212:12 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2411:24 AM12:1212:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1212:12 PM13:011:01 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:011:01 PM15:253:25 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:191:19 PM14:492:49 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:491:49 PM14:372:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:372:37 PM15:253:25 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:253:25 PM17:505:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:505:50 PM19:257:25 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:505:50 PM18:146:14 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:505:50 PM19:027:02 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:158:15 PM21:519:51 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2311:23 PM24:1112:11 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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