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Thursday 13 April 2017 · Kowloon, Hong Kong

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 15:453:45 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:415:41 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vaiśākhī

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

At sunrise

06:066:06 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:3510:35 AM

Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 77° above S. Day length 12 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKowloon12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 202° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 202° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:344:34 AM–05:205:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:574:57 AM–06:066:06 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5911:59 AM–12:4912:49 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:302:30 PM–15:213:21 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:426:42 PM–19:057:05 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:426:42 PM–19:517:51 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:293:29+1 AM–29:165:16+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:066:06 AM–07:407:40 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:159:15 AM–10:4910:49 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1810:18 AM–11:0811:08 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:591:59 PM–15:333:33 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:213:21 PM–16:114:11 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya16:494:49 PM–18:366:36 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

Śubha06:066:06 AM–07:407:40 AMgood
Roga07:407:40 AM–09:159:15 AMavoid
Udvega09:159:15 AM–10:4910:49 AMavoid
Cara10:4910:49 AM–12:2412:24 PMneutral
Lābha12:2412:24 PM–13:591:59 PMgood
Amṛta13:591:59 PM–15:333:33 PMgood
Kāla15:333:33 PM–17:085:08 PMavoid
Śubha17:085:08 PM–18:426:42 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:426:42 PM–20:088:08 PMgood
Cara20:088:08 PM–21:339:33 PMneutral
Roga21:339:33 PM–22:5810:58 PMavoid
Kāla22:5810:58 PM–24:2412:24+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:2412:24+1 AM–25:491:49+1 AMgood
Udvega25:491:49+1 AM–27:143:14+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:143:14+1 AM–28:394:39+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:394:39+1 AM–30:056:05+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:066:06 AM to 30:056:05+1 AM

06:066:06 AM sunrise18:426:42 PM sunsetsunrise 30:056:05+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 17:415:41 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 10:3510:35 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 11:5711:57 AM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 17:415:41 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5911:59 AM–12:4912:49 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:591:59 PM–15:333:33 PM
Pradoṣa 18:426:42 PM–20:138:13 PM
Niśītha 24:0012:00+1 AM–24:4812:48+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. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  3. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4912:49 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:333:33 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  7. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 37 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:138:13 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā17:415:41 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraSvātī10:3510:35 AMViśākhā
YogaVajra11:5711:57 AMSiddhi
KaraṇaGara17:415:41 PMVaṇija
VāraGuruvāra30:05 06:056:05 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 391
Day length
12 h 37 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
20:318:31 PM
Moonset
07:247:24 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:344:34 AM06:066:06 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:344:34 AM05:205:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:574:57 AM06:066:06 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:066:06 AM08:378:37 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:066:06 AM07:407:40 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:378:37 AM11:0811:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:159:15 AM10:4910:49 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1810:18 AM11:0811:08 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5911:59 AM12:4912:49 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:401:40 PM16:114:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:591:59 PM15:333:33 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:302:30 PM15:213:21 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:213:21 PM16:114:11 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:114:11 PM18:426:42 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:494:49 PM18:366:36 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:426:42 PM20:138:13 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:426:42 PM19:057:05 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:426:42 PM19:517:51 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0012:00+1 AM24:4812:48+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:293:29+1 AM29:165:16+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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