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Thursday 12 March 2009 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 04:024:02 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:572:57 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:066:06 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:042:04 PM

Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.

Noon

12:0312:03 PM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 11 h 55 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh12:0312:03 PM
At noon, 12:0312:03 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 196° ahead of it, in Hasta, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 196° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:294:29 AM–05:175:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:534:53 AM–06:066:06 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3911:39 AM–12:2712:27 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:022:02 PM–14:502:50 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:016:01 PM–18:256:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:016:01 PM–19:137:13 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:2610:26 PM–24:0112:01 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:066:06 AM–07:357:35 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:049:04 AM–10:3410:34 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0410:04 AM–10:5210:52 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:5912:59 PM–14:342:34 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:321:32 PM–15:023:02 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:502:50 PM–15:383:38 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

Śubha06:066:06 AM–07:357:35 AMgood
Roga07:357:35 AM–09:049:04 AMavoid
Udvega09:049:04 AM–10:3410:34 AMavoid
Cara10:3410:34 AM–12:0312:03 PMneutral
Lābha12:0312:03 PM–13:321:32 PMgood
Amṛta13:321:32 PM–15:023:02 PMgood
Kāla15:023:02 PM–16:314:31 PMavoid
Śubha16:314:31 PM–18:016:01 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:016:01 PM–19:317:31 PMgood
Cara19:317:31 PM–21:029:02 PMneutral
Roga21:029:02 PM–22:3210:32 PMavoid
Kāla22:3210:32 PM–24:0312:03 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:0312:03 AM+1–25:331:33 AM+1good
Udvega25:331:33 AM+1–27:043:04 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:043:04 AM+1–28:344:34 AM+1good
Amṛta28:344:34 AM+1–30:056:05 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:066:06 AM to 30:056:05 AM+1

06:066:06 AM sunrise18:016:01 PM sunsetsunrise 30:056:05 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 26:572:57 AM+1
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 28:214:21 AM+1
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 14:042:04 PM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 15:253:25 PM
Garauntil 26:572:57 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3911:39 AM–12:2712:27 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:321:32 PM–15:023:02 PM
Pradoṣa 18:016:01 PM–19:377:37 PM
Niśītha 23:3911:39 PM–24:2712:27 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:2712:27 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:023:02 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 55 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:377:37 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2712:27 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  10. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  11. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā26:57 02:572:57 AM FriTṛtīyā
NakṣatraHasta28:21 04:214:21 AM FriCitrā
YogaGaṇḍa14:042:04 PMVṛddhi
KaraṇaTaitila15:253:25 PMGara
VāraGuruvāra30:05 06:056:05 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 437
Day length
11 h 55 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
19:287:28 PM
Moonset
06:326:32 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:294:29 AM06:066:06 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:294:29 AM05:175:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:534:53 AM06:066:06 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:066:06 AM08:298:29 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:066:06 AM07:357:35 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:298:29 AM10:5210:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:049:04 AM10:3410:34 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0410:04 AM10:5210:52 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3911:39 AM12:2712:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3911:39 AM12:2712:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:5912:59 PM14:342:34 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:151:15 PM15:383:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:321:32 PM15:023:02 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:022:02 PM14:502:50 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:502:50 PM15:383:38 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:383:38 PM18:016:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:016:01 PM19:377:37 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:016:01 PM18:256:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:016:01 PM19:137:13 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:2610:26 PM24:0112:01 AM+1sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3911:39 PM24:2712:27 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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