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Monday 19 March 2018 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Caitra Śukla Dvitīyā

Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 09:029:02 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:238:23 AM.

Observed here on this day

Gaurī Tṛtīyā · Gangaur

Tṛtīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoSaubhāgya Śayana Vrata determinate

At sunrise

05:585:58 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:098:09 AM

Brahma gives way to Indra.

Noon

12:0012:00 PM

The Sun 83° above S. Day length 12 h 06 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown12:0012:00 PM
At noon, 12:0012:00 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 26° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 5% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 26° falls in Śukla Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:224:22 AM–05:105:10 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:464:46 AM–05:585:58 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:158:15 AM–09:519:51 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:3611:36 AM–12:2512:25 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:012:01 PM–14:502:50 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:036:03 PM–18:276:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:036:03 PM–19:157:15 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:093:09 AM+1–28:444:44 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:287:28 AM–08:598:59 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3010:30 AM–12:0012:00 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2512:25 PM–13:131:13 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:311:31 PM–15:023:02 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:502:50 PM–15:383:38 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

Amṛta05:585:58 AM–07:287:28 AMgood
Kāla07:287:28 AM–08:598:59 AMavoid
Śubha08:598:59 AM–10:3010:30 AMgood
Roga10:3010:30 AM–12:0012:00 PMavoid
Udvega12:0012:00 PM–13:311:31 PMavoid
Cara13:311:31 PM–15:023:02 PMneutral
Lābha15:023:02 PM–16:334:33 PMgood
Amṛta16:334:33 PM–18:036:03 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:036:03 PM–19:327:32 PMneutral
Roga19:327:32 PM–21:029:02 PMavoid
Kāla21:029:02 PM–22:3110:31 PMavoid
Lābha22:3110:31 PM–24:0012:00 AM+1good
Udvega24:0012:00 AM+1–25:291:29 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:291:29 AM+1–26:592:59 AM+1good
Amṛta26:592:59 AM+1–28:284:28 AM+1good
Cara28:284:28 AM+1–29:575:57 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:585:58 AM to 29:575:57 AM+1

05:585:58 AM sunrise18:036:03 PM sunsetsunrise 29:575:57 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 08:238:23 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 10:3810:38 AM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 08:098:09 AM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 08:238:23 AM
Taitilauntil 19:557:55 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:287:28 AM–08:598:59 AM
Abhijit 11:3611:36 AM–12:2512:25 PM
Pradoṣa 18:036:03 PM–19:387:38 PM
Niśītha 23:3611:36 PM–24:2412:24 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 08:598:59 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  4. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  7. AbhijitUntil 12:2512:25 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 06 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:387:38 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2412:24 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā08:238:23 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraRevatī10:3810:38 AMAśvinī
YogaBrahma08:098:09 AMIndra
KaraṇaKaulava08:238:23 AMTaitila
VāraSomavāra29:57 05:575:57 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 06 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
07:347:34 AM
Moonset
20:008:00 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:224:22 AM05:585:58 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:224:22 AM05:105:10 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:464:46 AM05:585:58 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:585:58 AM08:238:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:287:28 AM08:598:59 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:158:15 AM09:519:51 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:238:23 AM10:4810:48 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3010:30 AM12:0012:00 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3611:36 AM12:2512:25 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3611:36 AM12:2412:24 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2512:25 PM13:131:13 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:131:13 PM15:383:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:311:31 PM15:023:02 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:012:01 PM14:502:50 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:502:50 PM15:383:38 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:383:38 PM18:036:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:036:03 PM19:387:38 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:036:03 PM18:276:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:036:03 PM19:157:15 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3611:36 PM24:2412:24 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:093:09 AM+128:444:44 AM+1sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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