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March 1974 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 25 March 1974 · Luanda, Angola

Caitra Śukla Dvitīyā

Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 22:2610:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:0310:03 PM.

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

10:1710:17 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:1312:13 PM

The Sun 79° above N. Day length 12 h 04 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:1312:13 PM
At noon, 12:1312:13 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 19° ahead of it, in Revatī, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 19° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:364:36 AM–05:235:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:005:00 AM–06:116:11 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:579:57 AM–11:3411:34 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:4911:49 AM–12:3712:37 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:142:14 PM–15:023:02 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:156:15 PM–18:396:39 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:156:15 PM–19:277:27 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:145:14 AM+1–30:506:50 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:427:42 AM–09:129:12 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4310:43 AM–12:1312:13 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3712:37 PM–13:261:26 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:441:44 PM–15:143:14 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:023:02 PM–15:503:50 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

Amṛta06:116:11 AM–07:427:42 AMgood
Kāla07:427:42 AM–09:129:12 AMavoid
Śubha09:129:12 AM–10:4310:43 AMgood
Roga10:4310:43 AM–12:1312:13 PMavoid
Udvega12:1312:13 PM–13:441:44 PMavoid
Cara13:441:44 PM–15:143:14 PMneutral
Lābha15:143:14 PM–16:454:45 PMgood
Amṛta16:454:45 PM–18:156:15 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:156:15 PM–19:457:45 PMneutral
Roga19:457:45 PM–21:149:14 PMavoid
Kāla21:149:14 PM–22:4410:44 PMavoid
Lābha22:4410:44 PM–24:1312:13 AM+1good
Udvega24:1312:13 AM+1–25:431:43 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:431:43 AM+1–27:123:12 AM+1good
Amṛta27:123:12 AM+1–28:424:42 AM+1good
Cara28:424:42 AM+1–30:116:11 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:116:11 AM sunrise18:156:15 PM sunsetsunrise 30:116:11 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 22:0310:03 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 12:2312:23 PM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 22:0310:03 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 10:1710:17 AM
Kaulavauntil 22:0310:03 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:427:42 AM–09:129:12 AM
Abhijit 11:4911:49 AM–12:3712:37 PM
Pradoṣa 18:156:15 PM–19:517:51 PM
Niśītha 23:4911:49 PM–24:3712:37 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 09:129:12 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3712:37 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 04 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:517:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3712:37 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā22:0310:03 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraRevatī12:2312:23 PMAśvinī
YogaIndra22:0310:03 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaBālava10:1710:17 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:11 06:116:11 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2031
Śaka
1896
Kali
5075
Ahargaṇa
1 853 666
Day length
12 h 04 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
07:177:17 AM
Moonset
19:207:20 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:364:36 AM06:116:11 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:364:36 AM05:235:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:005:00 AM06:116:11 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:116:11 AM08:368:36 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:427:42 AM09:129:12 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:368:36 AM11:0111:01 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:579:57 AM11:3411:34 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4310:43 AM12:1312:13 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4911:49 AM12:3712:37 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4911:49 AM12:3712:37 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3712:37 PM13:261:26 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:261:26 PM15:503:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:441:44 PM15:143:14 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:142:14 PM15:023:02 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:023:02 PM15:503:50 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:503:50 PM18:156:15 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:156:15 PM19:517:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:156:15 PM18:396:39 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:156:15 PM19:277:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4911:49 PM24:3712:37 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:145:14 AM+130:506:50 AM+1sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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