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Wednesday 7 April 2004 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 18:336:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:493:49 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:406:40 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:058:05 AM

Harṣaṇa gives way to Vajra.

Noon

12:2212:22 PM

The Sun 45° above N. Day length 11 h 25 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne12:2212:22 PM
At noon, 12:2212:22 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 202° ahead of it, in Svātī, 96% 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 muhūrta04:594:59 AM–05:495:49 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:245:24 AM–06:406:40 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:1811:18 AM–12:4612:46 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:162:16 PM–15:023:02 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:046:04 PM–18:306:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:046:04 PM–19:207:20 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:058:05 AM–09:319:31 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5610:56 AM–12:2212:22 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5911:59 AM–12:4512:45 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2212:22 PM–13:481:48 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya24:3012:30+1 AM–25:571:57+1 AMa 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

Lābha06:406:40 AM–08:058:05 AMgood
Amṛta08:058:05 AM–09:319:31 AMgood
Kāla09:319:31 AM–10:5610:56 AMavoid
Śubha10:5610:56 AM–12:2212:22 PMgood
Roga12:2212:22 PM–13:481:48 PMavoid
Udvega13:481:48 PM–15:133:13 PMavoid
Cara15:133:13 PM–16:394:39 PMneutral
Lābha16:394:39 PM–18:046:04 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:046:04 PM–19:397:39 PMavoid
Śubha19:397:39 PM–21:139:13 PMgood
Amṛta21:139:13 PM–22:4810:48 PMgood
Cara22:4810:48 PM–24:2212:22+1 AMneutral
Roga24:2212:22+1 AM–25:571:57+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:571:57+1 AM–27:323:32+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:323:32+1 AM–29:065:06+1 AMgood
Udvega29:065:06+1 AM–30:416:41+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:406:40 AM to 30:416:41+1 AM

06:406:40 AM sunrise18:046:04 PM sunsetsunrise 30:416:41+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 15:493:49 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 19:237:23 PM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 08:058:05 AM
Vajrauntil 28:394:39+1 AM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 15:493:49 PM
Vaṇijauntil 26:242:24+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2212:22 PM–13:481:48 PM
Pradoṣa 18:046:04 PM–19:457:45 PM
Niśītha 23:5811:58 PM–24:4612:46+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:481:48 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  5. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 25 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:457:45 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4612:46+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  12. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā15:493:49 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraSvātī19:237:23 PMViśākhā
YogaHarṣaṇa08:058:05 AMVajra
KaraṇaGara15:493:49 PMVaṇija
VāraBudhavāra30:41 06:416:41 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 637
Day length
11 h 25 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
19:127:12 PM
Moonset
08:198:19 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:594:59 AM06:406:40 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:594:59 AM05:495:49 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:245:24 AM06:406:40 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:406:40 AM08:578:57 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:058:05 AM09:319:31 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:578:57 AM11:1411:14 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5610:56 AM12:2212:22 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:1811:18 AM12:4612:46 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5811:58 AM12:4612:46 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5911:59 AM12:4512:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2212:22 PM13:481:48 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:301:30 PM15:473:47 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:162:16 PM15:023:02 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:473:47 PM18:046:04 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:046:04 PM19:457:45 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:046:04 PM18:306:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:046:04 PM19:207:20 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5811:58 PM24:4612:46+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:3012:30+1 AM25:571:57+1 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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