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Tuesday 21 March 2000 · Queens, New York, United States

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 22:5210:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:3210:32 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:575:57 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:456:45 AM

Hasta gives way to Citrā.

Noon

12:0212:02 PM

The Sun 50° above S. Day length 12 h 12 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0212:02 PM
At noon, 12:0212:02 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 199° ahead of it, in Citrā, 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 muhūrta04:224:22 AM–05:095:09 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:464:46 AM–05:575:57 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3811:38 AM–12:2712:27 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:052:05 PM–14:532:53 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:096:09 PM–18:326:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:096:09 PM–19:197:19 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:4312:43 AM+1–26:222:22 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:238:23 AM–09:129:12 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:009:00 AM–10:3110:31 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0312:03 PM–13:341:34 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:552:55 PM–16:334:33 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla15:063:06 PM–16:374:37 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:5110:51 PM–23:3811:38 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

Roga05:575:57 AM–07:287:28 AMavoid
Udvega07:287:28 AM–09:009:00 AMavoid
Cara09:009:00 AM–10:3110:31 AMneutral
Lābha10:3110:31 AM–12:0312:03 PMgood
Amṛta12:0312:03 PM–13:341:34 PMgood
Kāla13:341:34 PM–15:063:06 PMavoid
Śubha15:063:06 PM–16:374:37 PMgood
Roga16:374:37 PM–18:096:09 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:096:09 PM–19:377:37 PMavoid
Lābha19:377:37 PM–21:059:05 PMgood
Udvega21:059:05 PM–22:3410:34 PMavoid
Śubha22:3410:34 PM–24:0212:02 AM+1good
Amṛta24:0212:02 AM+1–25:301:30 AM+1good
Cara25:301:30 AM+1–26:582:58 AM+1neutral
Roga26:582:58 AM+1–28:274:27 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:274:27 AM+1–29:555:55 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:575:57 AM to 29:555:55 AM+1

05:575:57 AM sunrise18:096:09 PM sunsetsunrise 29:555:55 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 22:3210:32 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 06:456:45 AM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 22:4010:40 PM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 10:3810:38 AM
Garauntil 22:3210:32 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3811:38 AM–12:2712:27 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:063:06 PM–16:374:37 PM
Pradoṣa 18:096:09 PM–19:437:43 PM
Niśītha 23:3811:38 PM–24:2612:26 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2712:27 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:374:37 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 12 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:437:43 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2612:26 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā22:3210:32 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraHasta06:456:45 AMCitrā
YogaDhruva22:4010:40 PMVyāghāta
KaraṇaTaitila10:3810:38 AMGara
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:55 05:555:55 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 863 159
Day length
12 h 12 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
19:527:52 PM
Moonset
06:596:59 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:224:22 AM05:575:57 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:224:22 AM05:095:09 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:464:46 AM05:575:57 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:575:57 AM08:238:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:238:23 AM10:5010:50 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:238:23 AM09:129:12 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:009:00 AM10:3110:31 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3811:38 AM12:2712:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3911:39 AM12:2712:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0312:03 PM13:341:34 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:161:16 PM15:423:42 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:052:05 PM14:532:53 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:552:55 PM16:334:33 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:063:06 PM16:374:37 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:423:42 PM18:096:09 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:096:09 PM19:437:43 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:096:09 PM18:326:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:096:09 PM19:197:19 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5110:51 PM23:3811:38 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3811:38 PM24:2612:26 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:4312:43 AM+126:222:22 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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