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Tuesday 23 March 2004 · Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

Caitra Śukla Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 07:567:56 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:458:45 AM.

Observed here on this day

Gaurī Tṛtīyā · Gangaur

Tṛtīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoSaubhāgya Śayana Vrata determinate

At sunrise

05:335:33 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:458:45 AM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

11:4111:41 AM

The Sun 48° above S. Day length 12 h 17 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonSapporo11:4111:41 AM
At noon, 11:4111:41 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 25° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 5% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 25° falls in Śukla Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:593:59 AM–04:464:46 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:234:23 AM–05:335:33 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1711:17 AM–12:0612:06 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:441:44 PM–14:332:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:505:50 PM–18:136:13 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:505:50 PM–19:007:00 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:329:32 PM–23:1511:15 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:018:01 AM–08:508:50 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:378:37 AM–10:0910:09 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:4211:42 AM–13:141:14 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:462:46 PM–16:184:18 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:3110:31 PM–23:1711:17 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya24:5812:58+1 AM–26:422:42+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

Roga05:335:33 AM–07:057:05 AMavoid
Udvega07:057:05 AM–08:378:37 AMavoid
Cara08:378:37 AM–10:0910:09 AMneutral
Lābha10:0910:09 AM–11:4211:42 AMgood
Amṛta11:4211:42 AM–13:141:14 PMgood
Kāla13:141:14 PM–14:462:46 PMavoid
Śubha14:462:46 PM–16:184:18 PMgood
Roga16:184:18 PM–17:505:50 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:505:50 PM–19:187:18 PMavoid
Lābha19:187:18 PM–20:458:45 PMgood
Udvega20:458:45 PM–22:1310:13 PMavoid
Śubha22:1310:13 PM–23:4111:41 PMgood
Amṛta23:4111:41 PM–25:081:08+1 AMgood
Cara25:081:08+1 AM–26:362:36+1 AMneutral
Roga26:362:36+1 AM–28:044:04+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:044:04+1 AM–29:315:31+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:335:33 AM to 29:315:31+1 AM

05:335:33 AM sunrise17:505:50 PM sunsetsunrise 29:315:31+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 08:458:45 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 29:175:17+1 AM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 17:565:56 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 08:458:45 AM
Taitilauntil 21:249:24 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1711:17 AM–12:0612:06 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:462:46 PM–16:184:18 PM
Pradoṣa 17:505:50 PM–19:237:23 PM
Niśītha 23:1711:17 PM–24:0512:05+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0612:06 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:184:18 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 17 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:237:23 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0512:05+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā08:458:45 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraAśvinī29:17 05:175:17 AM WedBharaṇī
YogaIndra17:565:56 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaKaulava08:458:45 AMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:31 05:315:31 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 622
Day length
12 h 17 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
06:396:39 AM
Moonset
20:148:14 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:593:59 AM05:335:33 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:593:59 AM04:464:46 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:234:23 AM05:335:33 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:335:33 AM08:018:01 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:018:01 AM10:2810:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:018:01 AM08:508:50 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:378:37 AM10:0910:09 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1711:17 AM12:0612:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1811:18 AM12:0612:06 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4211:42 AM13:141:14 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5512:55 PM15:233:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:441:44 PM14:332:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:462:46 PM16:184:18 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:233:23 PM17:505:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:505:50 PM19:237:23 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:505:50 PM18:136:13 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:505:50 PM19:007:00 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:329:32 PM23:1511:15 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3110:31 PM23:1711:17 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:1711:17 PM24:0512:05+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:5812:58+1 AM26:422:42+1 AMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
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