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Saturday 28 March 2009 · Tehran, Iran

Caitra Śukla Dvitīyā

Śanivāra. Dvitīyā began at 19:357:35 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:086:08 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:576:57 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:259:25 AM

Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.

Noon

13:091:09 PM

The Sun 57° above S. Day length 12 h 25 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran13:091:09 PM
At noon, 13:091:09 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 21° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 21° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:245:24 AM–06:116:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:475:47 AM–06:576:57 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4512:45 PM–13:351:35 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:143:14 PM–16:044:04 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:227:22 PM–19:457:45 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:227:22 PM–20:328:32 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:228:22 PM–21:559:55 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:576:57 AM–08:308:30 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:576:57 AM–07:477:47 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:477:47 AM–08:368:36 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:0310:03 AM–11:3611:36 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:432:43 PM–16:164:16 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:2711:27 PM–25:001:00 AM+1a 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

Kāla06:576:57 AM–08:308:30 AMavoid
Śubha08:308:30 AM–10:0310:03 AMgood
Roga10:0310:03 AM–11:3611:36 AMavoid
Udvega11:3611:36 AM–13:101:10 PMavoid
Cara13:101:10 PM–14:432:43 PMneutral
Lābha14:432:43 PM–16:164:16 PMgood
Amṛta16:164:16 PM–17:495:49 PMgood
Kāla17:495:49 PM–19:227:22 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha19:227:22 PM–20:498:49 PMgood
Udvega20:498:49 PM–22:1610:16 PMavoid
Śubha22:1610:16 PM–23:4211:42 PMgood
Amṛta23:4211:42 PM–25:091:09 AM+1good
Cara25:091:09 AM+1–26:362:36 AM+1neutral
Roga26:362:36 AM+1–28:024:02 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:024:02 AM+1–29:295:29 AM+1avoid
Lābha29:295:29 AM+1–30:566:56 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:576:57 AM to 30:566:56 AM+1

06:576:57 AM sunrise19:227:22 PM sunsetsunrise 30:566:56 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 18:086:08 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 27:193:19 AM+1
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 09:259:25 AM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 18:086:08 PM
Taitilauntil 29:175:17 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:0310:03 AM–11:3611:36 AM
Abhijit 12:4512:45 PM–13:351:35 PM
Pradoṣa 19:227:22 PM–20:558:55 PM
Niśītha 24:4512:45 AM+1–25:331:33 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:3611:36 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:351:35 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  6. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 25 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:558:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:331:33 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā18:086:08 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraAśvinī27:19 03:193:19 AM SunBharaṇī
YogaIndra09:259:25 AMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaKaulava18:086:08 PMTaitila
VāraŚanivāra30:56 06:566:56 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2066
Śaka
1931
Kali
5110
Ahargaṇa
1 866 453
Day length
12 h 25 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
07:297:29 AM
Moonset
21:299:29 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:245:24 AM06:576:57 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:245:24 AM06:116:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:475:47 AM06:576:57 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:576:57 AM09:269:26 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:576:57 AM08:308:30 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:576:57 AM07:477:47 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:477:47 AM08:368:36 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:269:26 AM11:5511:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:0310:03 AM11:3611:36 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4512:45 PM13:351:35 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4612:46 PM13:341:34 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:242:24 PM16:534:53 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:432:43 PM16:164:16 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:143:14 PM16:044:04 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:534:53 PM19:227:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:227:22 PM20:558:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:227:22 PM19:457:45 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:227:22 PM20:328:32 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:228:22 PM21:559:55 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:2711:27 PM25:001:00 AM+1sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4512:45 AM+125:331:33 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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