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Thursday 20 April 2000 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 02:112:11 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:133:13 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:515:51 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:382:38 PM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

12:1412:14 PM

The Sun 78° above S. Day length 12 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:1412:14 PM
At noon, 12:1412:14 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 197° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 197° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:214:21 AM–05:065:06 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:434:43 AM–05:515:51 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4911:49 AM–12:4012:40 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:222:22 PM–15:133:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:386:38 PM–19:017:01 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:386:38 PM–19:457:45 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:0310:03 PM–23:4611:46 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:515:51 AM–07:277:27 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:039:03 AM–10:3810:38 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0610:06 AM–10:5810:58 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya11:4611:46 AM–13:291:29 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:501:50 PM–15:263:26 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:133:13 PM–16:054:05 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

Śubha05:515:51 AM–07:277:27 AMgood
Roga07:277:27 AM–09:039:03 AMavoid
Udvega09:039:03 AM–10:3810:38 AMavoid
Cara10:3810:38 AM–12:1412:14 PMneutral
Lābha12:1412:14 PM–13:501:50 PMgood
Amṛta13:501:50 PM–15:263:26 PMgood
Kāla15:263:26 PM–17:025:02 PMavoid
Śubha17:025:02 PM–18:386:38 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:386:38 PM–20:028:02 PMgood
Cara20:028:02 PM–21:269:26 PMneutral
Roga21:269:26 PM–22:5010:50 PMavoid
Kāla22:5010:50 PM–24:1412:14 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:1412:14 AM+1–25:381:38 AM+1good
Udvega25:381:38 AM+1–27:023:02 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:023:02 AM+1–28:264:26 AM+1good
Amṛta28:264:26 AM+1–29:505:50 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:515:51 AM to 29:505:50 AM+1

05:515:51 AM sunrise18:386:38 PM sunsetsunrise 29:505:50 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 27:133:13 AM+1
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 18:206:20 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 14:382:38 PM
Garauntil 27:133:13 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4911:49 AM–12:4012:40 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:501:50 PM–15:263:26 PM
Pradoṣa 18:386:38 PM–20:088:08 PM
Niśītha 23:5011:50 PM–24:3812:38 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:4012:40 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:263:26 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  5. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 47 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:088:08 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  10. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  11. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā27:13 03:133:13 AM FriTṛtīyā
NakṣatraViśākhāpast sunriseAnurādhā
YogaSiddhi18:206:20 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaTaitila14:382:38 PMGara
VāraGuruvāra29:50 05:505:50 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 189
Day length
12 h 47 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
20:068:06 PM
Moonset
06:546:54 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:214:21 AM05:515:51 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:214:21 AM05:065:06 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:434:43 AM05:515:51 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:515:51 AM08:248:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:515:51 AM07:277:27 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:248:24 AM10:5810:58 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:039:03 AM10:3810:38 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0610:06 AM10:5810:58 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:4611:46 AM13:291:29 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4911:49 AM12:4012:40 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5011:50 AM12:3812:38 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:311:31 PM16:054:05 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:501:50 PM15:263:26 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:222:22 PM15:133:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:133:13 PM16:054:05 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:054:05 PM18:386:38 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:386:38 PM20:088:08 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:386:38 PM19:017:01 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:386:38 PM19:457:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:0310:03 PM23:4611:46 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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