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April 1997 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Kṛṣṇa to Caitra KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 24 April 1997 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 00:0712:07 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:1012:10+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:245:24 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:1212:12 PM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

11:5111:51 AM

The Sun 78° above S. Day length 12 h 55 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:5111:51 AM
At noon, 11:5111:51 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 198° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 198° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:553:55 AM–04:394:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:174:17 AM–05:245:24 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2611:26 AM–12:1712:17 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:1312:13 PM–13:521:52 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:012:01 PM–14:522:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:196:19 PM–18:416:41 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:196:19 PM–19:267:26 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:245:24 AM–07:017:01 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:388:38 AM–10:1510:15 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:429:42 AM–10:3410:34 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:281:28 PM–15:053:05 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:522:52 PM–15:443:44 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya25:211:21+1 AM–26:592:59+1 AMa 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

Śubha05:245:24 AM–07:017:01 AMgood
Roga07:017:01 AM–08:388:38 AMavoid
Udvega08:388:38 AM–10:1510:15 AMavoid
Cara10:1510:15 AM–11:5111:51 AMneutral
Lābha11:5111:51 AM–13:281:28 PMgood
Amṛta13:281:28 PM–15:053:05 PMgood
Kāla15:053:05 PM–16:424:42 PMavoid
Śubha16:424:42 PM–18:196:19 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:196:19 PM–19:427:42 PMgood
Cara19:427:42 PM–21:059:05 PMneutral
Roga21:059:05 PM–22:2810:28 PMavoid
Kāla22:2810:28 PM–23:5111:51 PMavoid
Lābha23:5111:51 PM–25:141:14+1 AMgood
Udvega25:141:14+1 AM–26:372:37+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:372:37+1 AM–28:004:00+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:004:00+1 AM–29:235:23+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:245:24 AM to 29:235:23+1 AM

05:245:24 AM sunrise18:196:19 PM sunsetsunrise 29:235:23+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 24:1012:10+1 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 21:189:18 PM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 25:401:40+1 AM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 12:1212:12 PM
Garauntil 24:1012:10+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2611:26 AM–12:1712:17 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:281:28 PM–15:053:05 PM
Pradoṣa 18:196:19 PM–19:487:48 PM
Niśītha 23:2711:27 PM–24:1512:15+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:1712:17 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:053:05 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 55 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:487:48 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1512:15+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  10. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  11. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā24:10 00:1012:10 AM FriTṛtīyā
NakṣatraViśākhā21:189:18 PMAnurādhā
YogaVyatīpāta25:40 01:401:40 AM FriVarīyān
KaraṇaTaitila12:1212:12 PMGara
VāraGuruvāra29:23 05:235:23 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 097
Day length
12 h 55 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
19:537:53 PM
Moonset
06:286:28 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:553:55 AM05:245:24 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:553:55 AM04:394:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:174:17 AM05:245:24 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:245:24 AM07:597:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:245:24 AM07:017:01 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:597:59 AM10:3410:34 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:388:38 AM10:1510:15 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:429:42 AM10:3410:34 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2611:26 AM12:1712:17 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2711:27 AM12:1512:15 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:1312:13 PM13:521:52 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:091:09 PM15:443:44 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:281:28 PM15:053:05 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:012:01 PM14:522:52 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:522:52 PM15:443:44 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:443:44 PM18:196:19 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:196:19 PM19:487:48 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:196:19 PM18:416:41 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:196:19 PM19:267:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2711:27 PM24:1512:15+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:211:21+1 AM26:592:59+1 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
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