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Friday 24 April 1959 · Queens, New York, United States

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Śukravāra. Dvitīyā began at 20:288:28 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:444:44 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:055:05 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:356:35 AM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

11:5411:54 AM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 13 h 38 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:5411:54 AM
At noon, 11:5411:54 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 201° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 201° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:423:42 AM–04:234:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:024:02 AM–05:055:05 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla06:546:54 AM–08:188:18 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:2711:27 AM–12:2112:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:102:10 PM–15:053:05 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:436:43 PM–19:047:04 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:436:43 PM–19:457:45 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:402:40+1 AM–28:054:05+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:476:47 AM–08:298:29 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:487:48 AM–08:438:43 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:1210:12 AM–11:5411:54 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2112:21 PM–13:161:16 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:183:18 PM–17:015:01 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:106:10 PM–19:357:35 PMa 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

Cara05:055:05 AM–06:476:47 AMneutral
Lābha06:476:47 AM–08:298:29 AMgood
Amṛta08:298:29 AM–10:1210:12 AMgood
Kāla10:1210:12 AM–11:5411:54 AMavoid
Śubha11:5411:54 AM–13:361:36 PMgood
Roga13:361:36 PM–15:183:18 PMavoid
Udvega15:183:18 PM–17:015:01 PMavoid
Cara17:015:01 PM–18:436:43 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:436:43 PM–20:018:01 PMavoid
Kāla20:018:01 PM–21:189:18 PMavoid
Lābha21:189:18 PM–22:3610:36 PMgood
Udvega22:3610:36 PM–23:5311:53 PMavoid
Śubha23:5311:53 PM–25:111:11+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:111:11+1 AM–26:282:28+1 AMgood
Cara26:282:28+1 AM–27:463:46+1 AMneutral
Roga27:463:46+1 AM–29:035:03+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:055:05 AM to 29:035:03+1 AM

05:055:05 AM sunrise18:436:43 PM sunsetsunrise 29:035:03+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 16:444:44 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 14:372:37 PM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 18:436:43 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 06:356:35 AM
Garauntil 16:444:44 PM
Vaṇijauntil 26:562:56+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:1210:12 AM–11:5411:54 AM
Abhijit 11:2711:27 AM–12:2112:21 PM
Pradoṣa 18:436:43 PM–20:068:06 PM
Niśītha 23:2911:29 PM–24:1712:17+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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:5411:54 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2112:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  6. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  7. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 13 h 38 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:068:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:1712:17+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  13. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā16:444:44 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraViśākhā14:372:37 PMAnurādhā
YogaVyatīpāta18:436:43 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaTaitila06:356:35 AMGara
VāraŚukravāra29:03 05:035:03 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2016
Śaka
1881
Kali
5060
Ahargaṇa
1 848 217
Day length
13 h 38 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
20:448:44 PM
Moonset
06:126:12 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:423:42 AM05:055:05 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:423:42 AM04:234:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:024:02 AM05:055:05 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:055:05 AM07:487:48 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:476:47 AM08:298:29 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra06:546:54 AM08:188:18 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:487:48 AM10:3210:32 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:487:48 AM08:438:43 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:1210:12 AM11:5411:54 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2711:27 AM12:2112:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3011:30 AM12:1812:18 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2112:21 PM13:161:16 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:161:16 PM15:593:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:102:10 PM15:053:05 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:183:18 PM17:015:01 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:593:59 PM18:436:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:106:10 PM19:357:35 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:436:43 PM20:068:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:436:43 PM19:047:04 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:436:43 PM19:457:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2911:29 PM24:1712:17+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:402:40+1 AM28:054:05+1 AMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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