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Saturday 23 April 2016 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Śanivāra. Dvitīyā began at 04:504:50 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 31:057:05 AM+1, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:306:30 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:099:09 AM

Siddhi gives way to Vyatīpāta.

Noon

12:3912:39 PM

The Sun 83° above N. Day length 12 h 17 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:3912:39 PM
At noon, 12:3912:39 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 muhūrta04:574:57 AM–05:445:44 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:205:20 AM–06:306:30 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1412:14 PM–13:031:03 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:422:42 PM–15:313:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla18:466:46 PM–20:348:34 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:476:47 PM–19:117:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:476:47 PM–19:587:58 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika06:306:30 AM–08:038:03 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:306:30 AM–07:207:20 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:207:20 AM–08:098:09 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya08:038:03 AM–09:509:50 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla09:359:35 AM–11:0711:07 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:112:11 PM–15:433:43 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

Kāla06:306:30 AM–08:038:03 AMavoid
Śubha08:038:03 AM–09:359:35 AMgood
Roga09:359:35 AM–11:0711:07 AMavoid
Udvega11:0711:07 AM–12:3912:39 PMavoid
Cara12:3912:39 PM–14:112:11 PMneutral
Lābha14:112:11 PM–15:433:43 PMgood
Amṛta15:433:43 PM–17:155:15 PMgood
Kāla17:155:15 PM–18:476:47 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:476:47 PM–20:158:15 PMgood
Udvega20:158:15 PM–21:439:43 PMavoid
Śubha21:439:43 PM–23:1111:11 PMgood
Amṛta23:1111:11 PM–24:3912:39 AM+1good
Cara24:3912:39 AM+1–26:072:07 AM+1neutral
Roga26:072:07 AM+1–27:343:34 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:343:34 AM+1–29:025:02 AM+1avoid
Lābha29:025:02 AM+1–30:306:30 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:306:30 AM to 30:306:30 AM+1

06:306:30 AM sunrise18:476:47 PM sunsetsunrise 30:306:30 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 28:364:36 AM+1
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 09:099:09 AM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 17:595:59 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:359:35 AM–11:0711:07 AM
Abhijit 12:1412:14 PM–13:031:03 PM
Pradoṣa 18:476:47 PM–20:218:21 PM
Niśītha 24:1512:15 AM+1–25:031:03 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:0711:07 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:031:03 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 17 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:218:21 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:031:03 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  10. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyāpast sunriseTṛtīyā
NakṣatraViśākhā28:36 04:364:36 AM SunAnurādhā
YogaSiddhi09:099:09 AMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaTaitila17:595:59 PMGara
VāraŚanivāra30:30 06:306:30 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 036
Day length
12 h 17 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
20:068:06 PM
Moonset
07:297:29 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:574:57 AM06:306:30 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:574:57 AM05:445:44 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:205:20 AM06:306:30 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:306:30 AM08:588:58 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:306:30 AM08:038:03 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:306:30 AM07:207:20 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:207:20 AM08:098:09 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:038:03 AM09:509:50 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:588:58 AM11:2511:25 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:359:35 AM11:0711:07 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1412:14 PM13:031:03 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1512:15 PM13:031:03 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:531:53 PM16:204:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:112:11 PM15:433:43 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:422:42 PM15:313:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:204:20 PM18:476:47 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:466:46 PM20:348:34 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:476:47 PM20:218:21 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:476:47 PM19:117:11 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:476:47 PM19:587:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1512:15 AM+125:031:03 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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