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Thursday 24 April 1997 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 17:075:07 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:105:10 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:415:41 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:182:18 PM

Viśākhā gives way to Anurādhā.

Noon

11:5111:51 AM

The Sun 84° above N. Day length 12 h 19 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:5111:51 AM
At noon, 11:5111:51 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 201° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 201° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:084:08 AM–04:554:55 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:314:31 AM–05:415:41 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2611:26 AM–12:1512:15 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:541:54 PM–14:432:43 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:006:00 PM–18:246:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:006:00 PM–19:107:10 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:054:05+1 AM–29:435:43+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:415:41 AM–07:147:14 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:468:46 AM–10:1810:18 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:489:48 AM–10:3710:37 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:231:23 PM–14:562:56 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:432:43 PM–15:323:32 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya18:216:21 PM–19:597:59 PMa 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

Śubha05:415:41 AM–07:147:14 AMgood
Roga07:147:14 AM–08:468:46 AMavoid
Udvega08:468:46 AM–10:1810:18 AMavoid
Cara10:1810:18 AM–11:5111:51 AMneutral
Lābha11:5111:51 AM–13:231:23 PMgood
Amṛta13:231:23 PM–14:562:56 PMgood
Kāla14:562:56 PM–16:284:28 PMavoid
Śubha16:284:28 PM–18:006:00 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:006:00 PM–19:287:28 PMgood
Cara19:287:28 PM–20:558:55 PMneutral
Roga20:558:55 PM–22:2310:23 PMavoid
Kāla22:2310:23 PM–23:5111:51 PMavoid
Lābha23:5111:51 PM–25:181:18+1 AMgood
Udvega25:181:18+1 AM–26:462:46+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:462:46+1 AM–28:134:13+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:134:13+1 AM–29:415:41+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:415:41 AM to 29:415:41+1 AM

05:415:41 AM sunrise18:006:00 PM sunsetsunrise 29:415:41+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 17:105:10 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 14:182:18 PM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 18:406:40 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 17:105:10 PM
Vaṇijauntil 29:025:02+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2611:26 AM–12:1512:15 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:231:23 PM–14:562:56 PM
Pradoṣa 18:006:00 PM–19:347:34 PM
Niśītha 23:2711:27 PM–24:1512:15+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:1512:15 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:562:56 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  5. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  6. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 19 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:347:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1512:15+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā17:105:10 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraViśākhā14:182:18 PMAnurādhā
YogaVyatīpāta18:406:40 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaGara17:105:10 PMVaṇija
VāraGuruvāra29:41 05:415:41 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 097
Day length
12 h 19 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
19:467:46 PM
Moonset
07:017:01 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:084:08 AM05:415:41 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:084:08 AM04:554:55 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:314:31 AM05:415:41 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:415:41 AM08:098:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:415:41 AM07:147:14 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:098:09 AM10:3710:37 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:468:46 AM10:1810:18 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:489:48 AM10:3710:37 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2611:26 AM12:1512:15 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2711:27 AM12:1512:15 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:051:05 PM15:323:32 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:231:23 PM14:562:56 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:541:54 PM14:432:43 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:432:43 PM15:323:32 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:323:32 PM18:006:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:006:00 PM19:347:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:006:00 PM18:246:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:006:00 PM19:107:10 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:216:21 PM19:597:59 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2711:27 PM24:1512:15+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:054:05+1 AM29:435:43+1 AMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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