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Friday 20 March 2026 · Queens, New York, United States

Caitra Śukla Dvitīyā

Śukravāra. Dvitīyā began at 19:237:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:015:01 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:596:59 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:4512:45 PM

Brahma gives way to Indra.

Noon

13:031:03 PM

The Sun 49° above S. Day length 12 h 08 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens13:031:03 PM
At noon, 13:031:03 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 22° ahead of it, in Revatī, 4% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 22° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:245:24 AM–06:116:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:485:48 AM–06:596:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3912:39 PM–13:271:27 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla14:442:44 PM–16:134:13 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya15:043:04 PM–15:533:53 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:077:07 PM–19:317:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:077:07 PM–20:188:18 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika08:308:30 AM–10:0110:01 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:259:25 AM–10:1310:13 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:3211:32 AM–13:031:03 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:271:27 PM–14:162:16 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa16:054:05 PM–17:365:36 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Cara06:596:59 AM–08:308:30 AMneutral
Lābha08:308:30 AM–10:0110:01 AMgood
Amṛta10:0110:01 AM–11:3211:32 AMgood
Kāla11:3211:32 AM–13:031:03 PMavoid
Śubha13:031:03 PM–14:342:34 PMgood
Roga14:342:34 PM–16:054:05 PMavoid
Udvega16:054:05 PM–17:365:36 PMavoid
Cara17:365:36 PM–19:077:07 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga19:077:07 PM–20:368:36 PMavoid
Kāla20:368:36 PM–22:0510:05 PMavoid
Lābha22:0510:05 PM–23:3311:33 PMgood
Udvega23:3311:33 PM–25:021:02+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:021:02+1 AM–26:312:31+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:312:31+1 AM–28:004:00+1 AMgood
Cara28:004:00+1 AM–29:285:28+1 AMneutral
Roga29:285:28+1 AM–30:576:57+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:596:59 AM to 30:576:57+1 AM

06:596:59 AM sunrise19:077:07 PM sunsetsunrise 30:576:57+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 17:015:01 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 16:584:58 PM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 12:4512:45 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 17:015:01 PM
Taitilauntil 27:453:45+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:3211:32 AM–13:031:03 PM
Abhijit 12:3912:39 PM–13:271:27 PM
Pradoṣa 19:077:07 PM–20:428:42 PM
Niśītha 24:3812:38+1 AM–25:261:26+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. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:031:03 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:271:27 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  5. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  6. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  7. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 08 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:428:42 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:261:26+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā17:015:01 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraRevatī16:584:58 PMAśvinī
YogaBrahma12:4512:45 PMIndra
KaraṇaKaulava17:015:01 PMTaitila
VāraŚukravāra30:57 06:576:57 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 654
Day length
12 h 08 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
07:337:33 AM
Moonset
21:229:22 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:245:24 AM06:596:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:245:24 AM06:116:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:485:48 AM06:596:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:596:59 AM09:259:25 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:308:30 AM10:0110:01 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:259:25 AM11:5011:50 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:259:25 AM10:1310:13 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:3211:32 AM13:031:03 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3912:39 PM13:271:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3912:39 PM13:271:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:271:27 PM14:162:16 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:162:16 PM16:424:42 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:442:44 PM16:134:13 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:043:04 PM15:533:53 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day16:054:05 PM17:365:36 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:424:42 PM19:077:07 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:077:07 PM20:428:42 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:077:07 PM19:317:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:077:07 PM20:188:18 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:3812:38+1 AM25:261:26+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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