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March 2004 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 22 March 2004 · Surat, Gujarat, India

Caitra Śukla Dvitīyā

Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 04:264:26 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:155:15 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:416:41 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:412:41 PM

Brahma gives way to Indra.

Noon

12:4612:46 PM

The Sun 70° above S. Day length 12 h 09 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonSurat12:4612:46 PM
At noon, 12:4612:46 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 16° ahead of it, in Revatī, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 16° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:065:06 AM–05:545:54 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:305:30 AM–06:416:41 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2112:21 PM–13:101:10 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:472:47 PM–15:363:36 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:506:50 PM–19:147:14 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:506:50 PM–20:018:01 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:249:24 PM–23:0511:05 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:128:12 AM–09:439:43 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1511:15 AM–12:4612:46 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:1711:17 AM–12:5812:58 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:101:10 PM–13:591:59 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:172:17 PM–15:483:48 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:363:36 PM–16:244:24 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

Amṛta06:416:41 AM–08:128:12 AMgood
Kāla08:128:12 AM–09:439:43 AMavoid
Śubha09:439:43 AM–11:1511:15 AMgood
Roga11:1511:15 AM–12:4612:46 PMavoid
Udvega12:4612:46 PM–14:172:17 PMavoid
Cara14:172:17 PM–15:483:48 PMneutral
Lābha15:483:48 PM–17:195:19 PMgood
Amṛta17:195:19 PM–18:506:50 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:506:50 PM–20:198:19 PMneutral
Roga20:198:19 PM–21:489:48 PMavoid
Kāla21:489:48 PM–23:1611:16 PMavoid
Lābha23:1611:16 PM–24:4512:45 AM+1good
Udvega24:4512:45 AM+1–26:142:14 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:142:14 AM+1–27:433:43 AM+1good
Amṛta27:433:43 AM+1–29:115:11 AM+1good
Cara29:115:11 AM+1–30:406:40 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:416:41 AM to 30:406:40 AM+1

06:416:41 AM sunrise18:506:50 PM sunsetsunrise 30:406:40 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 29:155:15 AM+1
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 23:5511:55 PM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 14:412:41 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 16:464:46 PM
Kaulavauntil 29:155:15 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:128:12 AM–09:439:43 AM
Abhijit 12:2112:21 PM–13:101:10 PM
Pradoṣa 18:506:50 PM–20:258:25 PM
Niśītha 24:2112:21 AM+1–25:091:09 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:439:43 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:101:10 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 09 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:258:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:091:09 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā29:15 05:155:15 AM TueTṛtīyā
NakṣatraRevatī23:5511:55 PMAśvinī
YogaBrahma14:412:41 PMIndra
KaraṇaBālava16:464:46 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:40 06:406:40 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 621
Day length
12 h 09 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
07:357:35 AM
Moonset
20:108:10 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:065:06 AM06:416:41 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:065:06 AM05:545:54 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:305:30 AM06:416:41 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:416:41 AM09:079:07 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:128:12 AM09:439:43 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:079:07 AM11:3311:33 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1511:15 AM12:4612:46 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:1711:17 AM12:5812:58 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2112:21 PM13:101:10 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2212:22 PM13:101:10 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:101:10 PM13:591:59 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:591:59 PM16:244:24 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:172:17 PM15:483:48 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:472:47 PM15:363:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:363:36 PM16:244:24 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:244:24 PM18:506:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:506:50 PM20:258:25 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:506:50 PM19:147:14 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:506:50 PM20:018:01 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:249:24 PM23:0511:05 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:2112:21 AM+125:091:09 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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