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Friday 18 April 2003 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Śukravāra. Dvitīyā began at 01:481:48 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:0810:08 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:496:49 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:119:11 AM

Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.

Noon

12:2012:20 PM

The Sun 42° above N. Day length 11 h 01 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne12:2012:20 PM
At noon, 12:2012:20 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 198° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 97% 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 muhūrta05:055:05 AM–05:575:57 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:315:31 AM–06:496:49 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5711:57 AM–12:4112:41 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:102:10 PM–14:542:54 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:505:50 PM–18:166:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:505:50 PM–19:087:08 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:3810:38 PM–24:0312:03+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika08:128:12 AM–09:349:34 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:019:01 AM–09:459:45 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:5710:57 AM–12:1912:19 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4112:41 PM–13:261:26 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya14:082:08 PM–15:333:33 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:053:05 PM–16:274:27 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Cara06:496:49 AM–08:128:12 AMneutral
Lābha08:128:12 AM–09:349:34 AMgood
Amṛta09:349:34 AM–10:5710:57 AMgood
Kāla10:5710:57 AM–12:1912:19 PMavoid
Śubha12:1912:19 PM–13:421:42 PMgood
Roga13:421:42 PM–15:053:05 PMavoid
Udvega15:053:05 PM–16:274:27 PMavoid
Cara16:274:27 PM–17:505:50 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:505:50 PM–19:277:27 PMavoid
Kāla19:277:27 PM–21:059:05 PMavoid
Lābha21:059:05 PM–22:4210:42 PMgood
Udvega22:4210:42 PM–24:2012:20+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:2012:20+1 AM–25:571:57+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:571:57+1 AM–27:353:35+1 AMgood
Cara27:353:35+1 AM–29:125:12+1 AMneutral
Roga29:125:12+1 AM–30:506:50+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:496:49 AM to 30:506:50+1 AM

06:496:49 AM sunrise17:505:50 PM sunsetsunrise 30:506:50+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 22:0810:08 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 09:119:11 AM
Viśākhāuntil 30:256:25+1 AM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 23:4011:40 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 11:5611:56 AM
Garauntil 22:0810:08 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:5710:57 AM–12:1912:19 PM
Abhijit 11:5711:57 AM–12:4112:41 PM
Pradoṣa 17:505:50 PM–19:347:34 PM
Niśītha 23:5611:56 PM–24:4412:44+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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:1912:19 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4112:41 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 01 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:347:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4412:44+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  13. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā22:0810:08 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraSvātī09:119:11 AMViśākhā
YogaSiddhi23:4011:40 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaTaitila11:5611:56 AMGara
VāraŚukravāra30:50 06:506:50 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 282
Day length
11 h 01 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
18:556:55 PM
Moonset
08:068:06 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:055:05 AM06:496:49 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:055:05 AM05:575:57 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:315:31 AM06:496:49 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:496:49 AM09:019:01 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:128:12 AM09:349:34 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:019:01 AM11:1311:13 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:019:01 AM09:459:45 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:5710:57 AM12:1912:19 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
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
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4112:41 PM13:261:26 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:261:26 PM15:383:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:082:08 PM15:333:33 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:102:10 PM14:542:54 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:053:05 PM16:274:27 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:383:38 PM17:505:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:505:50 PM19:347:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:505:50 PM18:166:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:505:50 PM19:087:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:3810:38 PM24:0312:03+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5611:56 PM24:4412:44+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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