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March 1960 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Tuesday 29 March 1960 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Caitra Śukla Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 15:413:41 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:164:16 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:176:17 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:164:16 PM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

12:3212:32 PM

The Sun 53° above S. Day length 12 h 31 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3212:32 PM
At noon, 12:3212:32 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 22° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 4% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 22° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:454:45 AM–05:315:31 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:085:08 AM–06:176:17 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0712:07 PM–12:5712:57 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:372:37 PM–15:273:27 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:174:17 PM–17:595:59 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:476:47 PM–19:107:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:476:47 PM–19:567:56 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:478:47 AM–09:379:37 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:249:24 AM–10:5810:58 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:3212:32 PM–14:062:06 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:403:40 PM–17:145:14 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:407:40 PM–21:229:22 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:2211:22 PM–24:0812:08+1 AMan 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

Roga06:176:17 AM–07:517:51 AMavoid
Udvega07:517:51 AM–09:249:24 AMavoid
Cara09:249:24 AM–10:5810:58 AMneutral
Lābha10:5810:58 AM–12:3212:32 PMgood
Amṛta12:3212:32 PM–14:062:06 PMgood
Kāla14:062:06 PM–15:403:40 PMavoid
Śubha15:403:40 PM–17:145:14 PMgood
Roga17:145:14 PM–18:476:47 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:476:47 PM–20:138:13 PMavoid
Lābha20:138:13 PM–21:399:39 PMgood
Udvega21:399:39 PM–23:0511:05 PMavoid
Śubha23:0511:05 PM–24:3112:31+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:3112:31+1 AM–25:571:57+1 AMgood
Cara25:571:57+1 AM–27:233:23+1 AMneutral
Roga27:233:23+1 AM–28:494:49+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:494:49+1 AM–30:156:15+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:176:17 AM to 30:156:15+1 AM

06:176:17 AM sunrise18:476:47 PM sunsetsunrise 30:156:15+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 16:164:16 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 23:5411:54 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 25:411:41+1 AM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 16:164:16 PM
Taitilauntil 28:464:46+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0712:07 PM–12:5712:57 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:403:40 PM–17:145:14 PM
Pradoṣa 18:476:47 PM–20:198:19 PM
Niśītha 24:0712:07+1 AM–24:5512:55+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:5712:57 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:145:14 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 31 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:198:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5512:55+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā16:164:16 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraAśvinī23:5411:54 PMBharaṇī
YogaVaidhṛti25:41 01:411:41 AM WedViṣkambha
KaraṇaKaulava16:164:16 PMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:15 06:156:15 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2017
Śaka
1882
Kali
5061
Ahargaṇa
1 848 557
Day length
12 h 31 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
07:247:24 AM
Moonset
20:478:47 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:454:45 AM06:176:17 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:454:45 AM05:315:31 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:085:08 AM06:176:17 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:176:17 AM08:478:47 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:478:47 AM11:1711:17 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:478:47 AM09:379:37 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:249:24 AM10:5810:58 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0712:07 PM12:5712:57 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0812:08 PM12:5612:56 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3212:32 PM14:062:06 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:174:17 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:372:37 PM15:273:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:403:40 PM17:145:14 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:174:17 PM18:476:47 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:174:17 PM17:595:59 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:476:47 PM20:198:19 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:476:47 PM19:107:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:476:47 PM19:567:56 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:407:40 PM21:229:22 PMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:2211:22 PM24:0812:08+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0712:07+1 AM24:5512:55+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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