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Monday 19 March 2018 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Caitra Śukla Dvitīyā

Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 10:0210:02 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:239:23 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

06:466:46 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:099:09 AM

Brahma gives way to Indra.

Noon

12:4812:48 PM

The Sun 84° above S. Day length 12 h 06 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:4812:48 PM
At noon, 12:4812:48 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 26° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 5% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 26° falls in Śukla Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:105:10 AM–05:585:58 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:345:34 AM–06:466:46 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:159:15 AM–10:5110:51 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:2412:24 PM–13:131:13 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:492:49 PM–15:383:38 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:516:51 PM–19:157:15 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:516:51 PM–20:038:03 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:094:09 AM+1–29:445:44 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:168:16 AM–09:479:47 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1811:18 AM–12:4812:48 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:131:13 PM–14:012:01 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:192:19 PM–15:503:50 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:383:38 PM–16:264:26 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

Amṛta06:466:46 AM–08:168:16 AMgood
Kāla08:168:16 AM–09:479:47 AMavoid
Śubha09:479:47 AM–11:1811:18 AMgood
Roga11:1811:18 AM–12:4812:48 PMavoid
Udvega12:4812:48 PM–14:192:19 PMavoid
Cara14:192:19 PM–15:503:50 PMneutral
Lābha15:503:50 PM–17:215:21 PMgood
Amṛta17:215:21 PM–18:516:51 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:516:51 PM–20:218:21 PMneutral
Roga20:218:21 PM–21:509:50 PMavoid
Kāla21:509:50 PM–23:1911:19 PMavoid
Lābha23:1911:19 PM–24:4812:48 AM+1good
Udvega24:4812:48 AM+1–26:172:17 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:172:17 AM+1–27:473:47 AM+1good
Amṛta27:473:47 AM+1–29:165:16 AM+1good
Cara29:165:16 AM+1–30:456:45 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:466:46 AM to 30:456:45 AM+1

06:466:46 AM sunrise18:516:51 PM sunsetsunrise 30:456:45 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 09:239:23 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 11:3811:38 AM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 09:099:09 AM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 09:239:23 AM
Taitilauntil 20:558:55 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:168:16 AM–09:479:47 AM
Abhijit 12:2412:24 PM–13:131:13 PM
Pradoṣa 18:516:51 PM–20:268:26 PM
Niśītha 24:2412:24 AM+1–25:121:12 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:479:47 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  4. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  7. AbhijitUntil 13:131:13 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 06 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:268:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:121:12 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā09:239:23 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraRevatī11:3811:38 AMAśvinī
YogaBrahma09:099:09 AMIndra
KaraṇaKaulava09:239:23 AMTaitila
VāraSomavāra30:45 06:456:45 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2075
Śaka
1940
Kali
5119
Ahargaṇa
1 869 731
Day length
12 h 06 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
08:228:22 AM
Moonset
20:488:48 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:105:10 AM06:466:46 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:105:10 AM05:585:58 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:345:34 AM06:466:46 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:466:46 AM09:119:11 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:168:16 AM09:479:47 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:119:11 AM11:3611:36 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:159:15 AM10:5110:51 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1811:18 AM12:4812:48 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2412:24 PM13:131:13 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2412:24 PM13:121:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:131:13 PM14:012:01 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:012:01 PM16:264:26 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:192:19 PM15:503:50 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:492:49 PM15:383:38 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:383:38 PM16:264:26 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:264:26 PM18:516:51 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:516:51 PM20:268:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:516:51 PM19:157:15 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:516:51 PM20:038:03 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2412:24 AM+125:121:12 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:094:09 AM+129:445:44 AM+1sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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