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Thursday 20 April 2000 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 04:114:11 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:135:13 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:516:51 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:467:46 AM

Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.

Noon

12:1912:19 PM

The Sun 41° above N. Day length 10 h 55 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne12:1912:19 PM
At noon, 12:1912:19 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 196° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 196° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:075:07 AM–05:595:59 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:335:33 AM–06:516:51 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5711:57 AM–12:4112:41 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:082:08 PM–14:522:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:465:46 PM–18:126:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:465:46 PM–19:057:05 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:0312:03 AM+1–25:461:46 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:516:51 AM–08:138:13 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:359:35 AM–10:5710:57 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:3010:30 AM–11:1311:13 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:411:41 PM–15:033:03 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:461:46 PM–15:293:29 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta14:522:52 PM–15:353:35 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

Śubha06:516:51 AM–08:138:13 AMgood
Roga08:138:13 AM–09:359:35 AMavoid
Udvega09:359:35 AM–10:5710:57 AMavoid
Cara10:5710:57 AM–12:1912:19 PMneutral
Lābha12:1912:19 PM–13:411:41 PMgood
Amṛta13:411:41 PM–15:033:03 PMgood
Kāla15:033:03 PM–16:244:24 PMavoid
Śubha16:244:24 PM–17:465:46 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:465:46 PM–19:247:24 PMgood
Cara19:247:24 PM–21:039:03 PMneutral
Roga21:039:03 PM–22:4110:41 PMavoid
Kāla22:4110:41 PM–24:1912:19 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:1912:19 AM+1–25:581:58 AM+1good
Udvega25:581:58 AM+1–27:363:36 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:363:36 AM+1–29:145:14 AM+1good
Amṛta29:145:14 AM+1–30:526:52 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:516:51 AM to 30:526:52 AM+1

06:516:51 AM sunrise17:465:46 PM sunsetsunrise 30:526:52 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 29:135:13 AM+1
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 07:467:46 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 20:208:20 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 16:384:38 PM
Garauntil 29:135:13 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5711:57 AM–12:4112:41 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:411:41 PM–15:033:03 PM
Pradoṣa 17:465:46 PM–19:317:31 PM
Niśītha 23:5511:55 PM–24:4312:43 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4112:41 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:033:03 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 55 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:317:31 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4312:43 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā29:13 05:135:13 AM FriTṛtīyā
NakṣatraSvātī07:467:46 AMViśākhā
YogaSiddhi20:208:20 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaTaitila16:384:38 PMGara
VāraGuruvāra30:52 06:526:52 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 189
Day length
10 h 55 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
19:007:00 PM
Moonset
07:537:53 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:075:07 AM06:516:51 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:075:07 AM05:595:59 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:335:33 AM06:516:51 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:516:51 AM09:029:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:516:51 AM08:138:13 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:029:02 AM11:1311:13 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:359:35 AM10:5710:57 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:3010:30 AM11:1311:13 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5511:55 AM12:4312:43 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5711:57 AM12:4112:41 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:241:24 PM15:353:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:411:41 PM15:033:03 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:461:46 PM15:293:29 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:082:08 PM14:522:52 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:522:52 PM15:353:35 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:353:35 PM17:465:46 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:465:46 PM19:317:31 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:465:46 PM18:126:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:465:46 PM19:057:05 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5511:55 PM24:4312:43 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:0312:03 AM+125:461:46 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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