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Friday 13 April 1956 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Caitra Śukla Dvitīyā

Śukravāra. Dvitīyā began at 09:119:11 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:237:23 AM.

Observed here on this day

Vaiśākhī

The Sun enters Meṣa on this day, counted from sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoGaurī TṛtīyāGangaur determinateSaubhāgya Śayana Vrata determinate

At sunrise

05:535:53 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:237:23 AM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

12:2712:27 PM

The Sun 59° above S. Day length 13 h 10 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2712:27 PM
At noon, 12:2712:27 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 27° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 5% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 27° falls in Śukla Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:264:26 AM–05:105:10 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:484:48 AM–05:535:53 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla07:467:46 AM–09:179:17 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:0112:01 PM–12:5412:54 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:392:39 PM–15:323:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:037:03 PM–19:247:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:037:03 PM–20:088:08 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:327:32 AM–09:109:10 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:318:31 AM–09:249:24 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:4910:49 AM–12:2812:28 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5412:54 PM–13:471:47 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:453:45 PM–17:245:24 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:4111:41 PM–25:121:12+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

Cara05:535:53 AM–07:327:32 AMneutral
Lābha07:327:32 AM–09:109:10 AMgood
Amṛta09:109:10 AM–10:4910:49 AMgood
Kāla10:4910:49 AM–12:2812:28 PMavoid
Śubha12:2812:28 PM–14:072:07 PMgood
Roga14:072:07 PM–15:453:45 PMavoid
Udvega15:453:45 PM–17:245:24 PMavoid
Cara17:245:24 PM–19:037:03 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga19:037:03 PM–20:248:24 PMavoid
Kāla20:248:24 PM–21:459:45 PMavoid
Lābha21:459:45 PM–23:0611:06 PMgood
Udvega23:0611:06 PM–24:2712:27+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:2712:27+1 AM–25:481:48+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:481:48+1 AM–27:093:09+1 AMgood
Cara27:093:09+1 AM–28:304:30+1 AMneutral
Roga28:304:30+1 AM–29:515:51+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:535:53 AM to 29:515:51+1 AM

05:535:53 AM sunrise19:037:03 PM sunsetsunrise 29:515:51+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 07:237:23 AM
Tṛtīyāuntil 29:225:22+1 AM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 12:2112:21 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 12:2312:23 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 07:237:23 AM
Taitilauntil 18:246:24 PM
Garauntil 29:225:22+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:4910:49 AM–12:2812:28 PM
Abhijit 12:0112:01 PM–12:5412:54 PM
Pradoṣa 19:037:03 PM–20:298:29 PM
Niśītha 24:0312:03+1 AM–24:5112:51+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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:2812:28 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:5412:54 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  7. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  8. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  9. SunsetDay length 13 h 10 m.
  10. PradoṣaUntil 20:298:29 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:5112:51+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  13. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  14. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā07:237:23 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraBharaṇī12:2112:21 PMKṛttikā
YogaPrīti12:2312:23 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaKaulava07:237:23 AMTaitila
VāraŚukravāra29:51 05:515:51 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 111
Day length
13 h 10 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
06:546:54 AM
Moonset
21:419:41 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:264:26 AM05:535:53 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:264:26 AM05:105:10 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:484:48 AM05:535:53 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:535:53 AM08:318:31 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:327:32 AM09:109:10 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra07:467:46 AM09:179:17 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:318:31 AM11:0911:09 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:318:31 AM09:249:24 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:4910:49 AM12:2812:28 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0112:01 PM12:5412:54 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0412:04 PM12:5212:52 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5412:54 PM13:471:47 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:254:25 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:392:39 PM15:323:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:453:45 PM17:245:24 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:254:25 PM19:037:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:037:03 PM20:298:29 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:037:03 PM19:247:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:037:03 PM20:088:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:4111:41 PM25:121:12+1 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0312:03+1 AM24:5112:51+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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