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Monday 9 April 1917 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 22:1310:13 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:1310:13 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:006:00 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:1610:16 AM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

12:2912:29 PM

The Sun 57° above S. Day length 12 h 58 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2912:29 PM
At noon, 12:2912:29 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 199° ahead of it, in Svātī, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 199° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:324:32 AM–05:165:16 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:544:54 AM–06:006:00 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0312:03 PM–12:5512:55 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:2112:21 PM–14:002:00 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:392:39 PM–15:313:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:586:58 PM–19:207:20 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:586:58 PM–20:048:04 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:377:37 AM–09:149:14 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5210:52 AM–12:2912:29 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5512:55 PM–13:471:47 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:062:06 PM–15:433:43 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:313:31 PM–16:224:22 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya27:043:04+1 AM–28:414:41+1 AMa 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

Amṛta06:006:00 AM–07:377:37 AMgood
Kāla07:377:37 AM–09:149:14 AMavoid
Śubha09:149:14 AM–10:5210:52 AMgood
Roga10:5210:52 AM–12:2912:29 PMavoid
Udvega12:2912:29 PM–14:062:06 PMavoid
Cara14:062:06 PM–15:433:43 PMneutral
Lābha15:433:43 PM–17:215:21 PMgood
Amṛta17:215:21 PM–18:586:58 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:586:58 PM–20:218:21 PMneutral
Roga20:218:21 PM–21:439:43 PMavoid
Kāla21:439:43 PM–23:0611:06 PMavoid
Lābha23:0611:06 PM–24:2812:28+1 AMgood
Udvega24:2812:28+1 AM–25:511:51+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:511:51+1 AM–27:133:13+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:133:13+1 AM–28:364:36+1 AMgood
Cara28:364:36+1 AM–29:585:58+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:006:00 AM to 29:585:58+1 AM

06:006:00 AM sunrise18:586:58 PM sunsetsunrise 29:585:58+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 22:1310:13 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 21:249:24 PM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 27:313:31+1 AM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 10:1610:16 AM
Garauntil 22:1310:13 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:377:37 AM–09:149:14 AM
Abhijit 12:0312:03 PM–12:5512:55 PM
Pradoṣa 18:586:58 PM–20:268:26 PM
Niśītha 24:0412:04+1 AM–24:5212:52+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 09:149:14 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5512:55 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 58 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:268:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  8. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5212:52+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā22:1310:13 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraSvātī21:249:24 PMViśākhā
YogaVajra27:31 03:313:31 AM TueSiddhi
KaraṇaTaitila10:1610:16 AMGara
VāraSomavāra29:58 05:585:58 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1974
Śaka
1839
Kali
5018
Ahargaṇa
1 832 862
Day length
12 h 58 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
21:069:06 PM
Moonset
06:196:19 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:324:32 AM06:006:00 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:324:32 AM05:165:16 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:544:54 AM06:006:00 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:006:00 AM08:368:36 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:377:37 AM09:149:14 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:368:36 AM11:1111:11 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5210:52 AM12:2912:29 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0312:03 PM12:5512:55 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0512:05 PM12:5312:53 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:2112:21 PM14:002:00 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5512:55 PM13:471:47 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:224:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:062:06 PM15:433:43 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:392:39 PM15:313:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:313:31 PM16:224:22 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:224:22 PM18:586:58 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:586:58 PM20:268:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:586:58 PM19:207:20 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:586:58 PM20:048:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0412:04+1 AM24:5212:52+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:043:04+1 AM28:414:41+1 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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