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Tuesday 20 March 1973 · Luanda, Angola

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 00:3712:37 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:131:13 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:116:11 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:0711:07 AM

Hasta gives way to Citrā.

Noon

12:1512:15 PM

The Sun 81° above N. Day length 12 h 06 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:1512:15 PM
At noon, 12:1512:15 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 198° ahead of it, in Citrā, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 198° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:364:36 AM–05:245:24 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:005:00 AM–06:116:11 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5011:50 AM–12:3912:39 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:162:16 PM–15:043:04 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:186:18 PM–18:416:41 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:186:18 PM–19:297:29 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:465:46 AM+1–31:287:28 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:378:37 AM–09:259:25 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:139:13 AM–10:4410:44 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1512:15 PM–13:451:45 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:163:16 PM–16:474:47 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:367:36 PM–21:179:17 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:0311:03 PM–23:5111:51 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

Roga06:116:11 AM–07:427:42 AMavoid
Udvega07:427:42 AM–09:139:13 AMavoid
Cara09:139:13 AM–10:4410:44 AMneutral
Lābha10:4410:44 AM–12:1512:15 PMgood
Amṛta12:1512:15 PM–13:451:45 PMgood
Kāla13:451:45 PM–15:163:16 PMavoid
Śubha15:163:16 PM–16:474:47 PMgood
Roga16:474:47 PM–18:186:18 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:186:18 PM–19:477:47 PMavoid
Lābha19:477:47 PM–21:169:16 PMgood
Udvega21:169:16 PM–22:4510:45 PMavoid
Śubha22:4510:45 PM–24:1512:15 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1512:15 AM+1–25:441:44 AM+1good
Cara25:441:44 AM+1–27:133:13 AM+1neutral
Roga27:133:13 AM+1–28:424:42 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:424:42 AM+1–30:116:11 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:116:11 AM to 30:116:11 AM+1

06:116:11 AM sunrise18:186:18 PM sunsetsunrise 30:116:11 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 25:131:13 AM+1
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 11:0711:07 AM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 29:375:37 AM+1
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 12:5112:51 PM
Garauntil 25:131:13 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5011:50 AM–12:3912:39 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:163:16 PM–16:474:47 PM
Pradoṣa 18:186:18 PM–19:537:53 PM
Niśītha 23:5111:51 PM–24:3912:39 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3912:39 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:474:47 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 06 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:537:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3912:39 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  10. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  11. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā25:13 01:131:13 AM WedTṛtīyā
NakṣatraHasta11:0711:07 AMCitrā
YogaDhruva29:37 05:375:37 AM WedVyāghāta
KaraṇaTaitila12:5112:51 PMGara
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:11 06:116:11 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2029
Śaka
1894
Kali
5073
Ahargaṇa
1 853 296
Day length
12 h 06 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
19:197:19 PM
Moonset
07:087:08 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:364:36 AM06:116:11 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:364:36 AM05:245:24 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:005:00 AM06:116:11 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:116:11 AM08:378:37 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:378:37 AM11:0211:02 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:378:37 AM09:259:25 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:139:13 AM10:4410:44 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5011:50 AM12:3912:39 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5111:51 AM12:3912:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1512:15 PM13:451:45 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:271:27 PM15:523:52 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:162:16 PM15:043:04 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:163:16 PM16:474:47 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:523:52 PM18:186:18 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:186:18 PM19:537:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:186:18 PM18:416:41 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:186:18 PM19:297:29 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:367:36 PM21:179:17 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0311:03 PM23:5111:51 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5111:51 PM24:3912:39 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:465:46 AM+131:287:28 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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