123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
April 2008 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Kṛṣṇa to Caitra KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Tuesday 8 April 2008 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Caitra Śukla Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 10:3910:39 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:147:14 AM.

Observed here on this day

Gaurī Tṛtīyā · Gangaur

Tṛtīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoSaubhāgya Śayana Vrata determinate

At sunrise

06:416:41 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:147:14 AM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

12:2212:22 PM

The Sun 45° above N. Day length 11 h 22 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne12:2212:22 PM
At noon, 12:2212:22 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 27° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 5% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 27° falls in Śukla Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:005:00 AM–05:505:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:255:25 AM–06:416:41 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5911:59 AM–12:4412:44 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:152:15 PM–15:013:01 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:074:07 PM–17:335:33 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:036:03 PM–18:286:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:036:03 PM–19:197:19 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya07:357:35 AM–09:009:00 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta08:578:57 AM–09:439:43 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:319:31 AM–10:5610:56 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2212:22 PM–13:471:47 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:123:12 PM–16:384:38 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:0611:06 PM–23:5711:57 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

Roga06:416:41 AM–08:068:06 AMavoid
Udvega08:068:06 AM–09:319:31 AMavoid
Cara09:319:31 AM–10:5610:56 AMneutral
Lābha10:5610:56 AM–12:2212:22 PMgood
Amṛta12:2212:22 PM–13:471:47 PMgood
Kāla13:471:47 PM–15:123:12 PMavoid
Śubha15:123:12 PM–16:384:38 PMgood
Roga16:384:38 PM–18:036:03 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:036:03 PM–19:387:38 PMavoid
Lābha19:387:38 PM–21:139:13 PMgood
Udvega21:139:13 PM–22:4710:47 PMavoid
Śubha22:4710:47 PM–24:2212:22+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:2212:22+1 AM–25:571:57+1 AMgood
Cara25:571:57+1 AM–27:323:32+1 AMneutral
Roga27:323:32+1 AM–29:075:07+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:075:07+1 AM–30:426:42+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:416:41 AM to 30:426:42+1 AM

06:416:41 AM sunrise18:036:03 PM sunsetsunrise 30:426:42+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 07:147:14 AM
Tṛtīyāuntil 27:493:49+1 AM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 20:248:24 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 07:537:53 AM
Prītiuntil 27:573:57+1 AM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 07:147:14 AM
Taitilauntil 17:315:31 PM
Garauntil 27:493:49+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5911:59 AM–12:4412:44 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:123:12 PM–16:384:38 PM
Pradoṣa 18:036:03 PM–19:447:44 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4412:44 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:384:38 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 11 h 22 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:447:44 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4612:46+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  13. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  14. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  15. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā07:147:14 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraBharaṇī20:248:24 PMKṛttikā
YogaViṣkambha07:537:53 AMPrīti
KaraṇaKaulava07:147:14 AMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:42 06:426:42 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 099
Day length
11 h 22 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
09:039:03 AM
Moonset
18:576:57 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:005:00 AM06:416:41 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:005:00 AM05:505:50 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:255:25 AM06:416:41 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:416:41 AM08:578:57 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:357:35 AM09:009:00 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:578:57 AM11:1411:14 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:578:57 AM09:439:43 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:319:31 AM10:5610:56 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5811:58 AM12:4612:46 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5911:59 AM12:4412:44 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2212:22 PM13:471:47 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:301:30 PM15:463:46 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:152:15 PM15:013:01 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:123:12 PM16:384:38 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:463:46 PM18:036:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:074:07 PM17:335:33 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:036:03 PM19:447:44 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:036:03 PM18:286:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:036:03 PM19:197:19 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0611:06 PM23:5711:57 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5811:58 PM24:4612:46+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
This page as JSON · Markdown · ICS
Profile
pac-rp@2026.1 · upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Ayanāṃśa
lahiri-iae1985 · 23°58′30″
Engine · ruleset
0.1.0 · 2026.3-draft
Place
37°49′ S 144°58′ E · GeoNames 2158177
‹ Mon 7 AprTodayWed 9 Apr ›