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April 1998 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 13 April 1998 · Queens, New York, United States

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 20:488:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:0011:00 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vaiśākhī

The Sun enters Meṣa on this day, counted from sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:206:20 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:569:56 AM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

12:5612:56 PM

The Sun 58° above S. Day length 13 h 12 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:5612:56 PM
At noon, 12:5612:56 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 199° ahead of it, in Svātī, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 199° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:544:54 AM–05:375:37 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:155:15 AM–06:206:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3012:30 PM–13:231:23 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:083:08 PM–16:014:01 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:327:32 PM–19:547:54 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:327:32 PM–20:378:37 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:597:59 AM–09:389:38 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1711:17 AM–12:5612:56 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:231:23 PM–14:152:15 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:352:35 PM–16:144:14 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:014:01 PM–16:544:54 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya20:558:55 PM–22:4110:41 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

Amṛta06:206:20 AM–07:597:59 AMgood
Kāla07:597:59 AM–09:389:38 AMavoid
Śubha09:389:38 AM–11:1711:17 AMgood
Roga11:1711:17 AM–12:5612:56 PMavoid
Udvega12:5612:56 PM–14:352:35 PMavoid
Cara14:352:35 PM–16:144:14 PMneutral
Lābha16:144:14 PM–17:535:53 PMgood
Amṛta17:535:53 PM–19:327:32 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:327:32 PM–20:538:53 PMneutral
Roga20:538:53 PM–22:1410:14 PMavoid
Kāla22:1410:14 PM–23:3511:35 PMavoid
Lābha23:3511:35 PM–24:5512:55+1 AMgood
Udvega24:5512:55+1 AM–26:162:16+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:162:16+1 AM–27:373:37+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:373:37+1 AM–28:584:58+1 AMgood
Cara28:584:58+1 AM–30:196:19+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:206:20 AM to 30:196:19+1 AM

06:206:20 AM sunrise19:327:32 PM sunsetsunrise 30:196:19+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 23:0011:00 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 14:442:44 PM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 15:053:05 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 09:569:56 AM
Garauntil 23:0011:00 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:597:59 AM–09:389:38 AM
Abhijit 12:3012:30 PM–13:231:23 PM
Pradoṣa 19:327:32 PM–20:588:58 PM
Niśītha 24:3112:31+1 AM–25:191:19+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:389:38 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:231:23 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  6. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 12 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:588:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  10. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:191:19+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā23:0011:00 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraSvātī14:442:44 PMViśākhā
YogaVajra15:053:05 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaTaitila09:569:56 AMGara
VāraSomavāra30:19 06:196:19 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 451
Day length
13 h 12 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
21:179:17 PM
Moonset
07:277:27 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:544:54 AM06:206:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:544:54 AM05:375:37 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:155:15 AM06:206:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:206:20 AM08:598:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:597:59 AM09:389:38 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:598:59 AM11:3711:37 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1711:17 AM12:5612:56 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3012:30 PM13:231:23 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3212:32 PM13:201:20 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:231:23 PM14:152:15 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:152:15 PM16:544:54 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:352:35 PM16:144:14 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:083:08 PM16:014:01 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:014:01 PM16:544:54 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:544:54 PM19:327:32 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:327:32 PM20:588:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:327:32 PM19:547:54 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:327:32 PM20:378:37 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:558:55 PM22:4110:41 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:3112:31+1 AM25:191:19+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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