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April 2004 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 7 April 2004 · Surat, Gujarat, India

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 14:032:03 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:1911:19 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:276:27 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1911:19 AM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

12:4112:41 PM

The Sun 76° above S. Day length 12 h 28 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonSurat12:4112:41 PM
At noon, 12:4112:41 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 205° ahead of it, in Svātī, 95% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 205° falls in Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:544:54 AM–05:415:41 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:185:18 AM–06:276:27 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla06:486:48 AM–08:168:16 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:462:46 PM–15:363:36 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:556:55 PM–19:187:18 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:556:55 PM–20:048:04 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:464:46+1 AM–30:146:14+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:008:00 AM–09:349:34 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:0711:07 AM–12:4112:41 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1612:16 PM–13:061:06 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:4112:41 PM–14:142:14 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:008:00 PM–21:279:27 PMa 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

Lābha06:276:27 AM–08:008:00 AMgood
Amṛta08:008:00 AM–09:349:34 AMgood
Kāla09:349:34 AM–11:0711:07 AMavoid
Śubha11:0711:07 AM–12:4112:41 PMgood
Roga12:4112:41 PM–14:142:14 PMavoid
Udvega14:142:14 PM–15:483:48 PMavoid
Cara15:483:48 PM–17:225:22 PMneutral
Lābha17:225:22 PM–18:556:55 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:556:55 PM–20:218:21 PMavoid
Śubha20:218:21 PM–21:489:48 PMgood
Amṛta21:489:48 PM–23:1411:14 PMgood
Cara23:1411:14 PM–24:4012:40+1 AMneutral
Roga24:4012:40+1 AM–26:072:07+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:072:07+1 AM–27:333:33+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:333:33+1 AM–29:005:00+1 AMgood
Udvega29:005:00+1 AM–30:266:26+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:276:27 AM to 30:266:26+1 AM

06:276:27 AM sunrise18:556:55 PM sunsetsunrise 30:266:26+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 11:1911:19 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 14:532:53 PM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 24:0912:09+1 AM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 11:1911:19 AM
Vaṇijauntil 21:549:54 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:4112:41 PM–14:142:14 PM
Pradoṣa 18:556:55 PM–20:278:27 PM
Niśītha 24:1612:16+1 AM–25:041:04+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  3. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:142:14 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 28 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:278:27 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  9. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:041:04+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā11:1911:19 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraSvātī14:532:53 PMViśākhā
YogaVajra24:09 00:0912:09 AM ThuSiddhi
KaraṇaGara11:1911:19 AMVaṇija
VāraBudhavāra30:26 06:266:26 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 637
Day length
12 h 28 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
21:049:04 PM
Moonset
07:397:39 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:544:54 AM06:276:27 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:544:54 AM05:415:41 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:185:18 AM06:276:27 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:276:27 AM08:568:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra06:486:48 AM08:168:16 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:008:00 AM09:349:34 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:568:56 AM11:2611:26 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:0711:07 AM12:4112:41 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1612:16 PM13:061:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1712:17 PM13:051:05 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:4112:41 PM14:142:14 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:561:56 PM16:254:25 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:462:46 PM15:363:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:254:25 PM18:556:55 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:556:55 PM20:278:27 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:556:55 PM19:187:18 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:556:55 PM20:048:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:008:00 PM21:279:27 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1612:16+1 AM25:041:04+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:464:46+1 AM30:146:14+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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