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Thursday 8 May 1997 · Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

Vaiśākha Śukla Dvitīyā

Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 19:027:02 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:485:48 PM.

Observed here on this day

Paraśurāma Jayantī

Tṛtīyā covers 93 of 93 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:475:47 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:216:21 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:5711:57 AM

The Sun 78° above N. Day length 12 h 20 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonAccra11:5711:57 AM
At noon, 11:5711:57 AM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 21° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 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 muhūrta04:144:14 AM–05:005:00 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:374:37 AM–05:475:47 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3311:33 AM–12:2212:22 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:012:01 PM–14:502:50 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:076:07 PM–18:316:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:076:07 PM–19:177:17 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:3511:35 PM–25:101:10 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:475:47 AM–07:207:20 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:528:52 AM–10:2510:25 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:549:54 AM–10:4310:43 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:301:30 PM–15:023:02 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:502:50 PM–15:393:39 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya18:506:50 PM–20:258:25 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

Śubha05:475:47 AM–07:207:20 AMgood
Roga07:207:20 AM–08:528:52 AMavoid
Udvega08:528:52 AM–10:2510:25 AMavoid
Cara10:2510:25 AM–11:5711:57 AMneutral
Lābha11:5711:57 AM–13:301:30 PMgood
Amṛta13:301:30 PM–15:023:02 PMgood
Kāla15:023:02 PM–16:354:35 PMavoid
Śubha16:354:35 PM–18:076:07 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:076:07 PM–19:357:35 PMgood
Cara19:357:35 PM–21:029:02 PMneutral
Roga21:029:02 PM–22:3010:30 PMavoid
Kāla22:3010:30 PM–23:5711:57 PMavoid
Lābha23:5711:57 PM–25:251:25 AM+1good
Udvega25:251:25 AM+1–26:522:52 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:522:52 AM+1–28:204:20 AM+1good
Amṛta28:204:20 AM+1–29:475:47 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:475:47 AM to 29:475:47 AM+1

05:475:47 AM sunrise18:076:07 PM sunsetsunrise 29:475:47 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 17:485:48 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 26:452:45 AM+1
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 07:497:49 AM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 06:216:21 AM
Kaulavauntil 17:485:48 PM
Taitilauntil 29:255:25 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3311:33 AM–12:2212:22 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:301:30 PM–15:023:02 PM
Pradoṣa 18:076:07 PM–19:417:41 PM
Niśītha 23:3311:33 PM–24:2112:21 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. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2212:22 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:023:02 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  7. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 20 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:417:41 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2112:21 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  12. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā17:485:48 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraRohiṇī26:45 02:452:45 AM FriMṛgaśirā
YogaŚobhana07:497:49 AMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaBālava06:216:21 AMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra29:47 05:475:47 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 111
Day length
12 h 20 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
07:127:12 AM
Moonset
19:497:49 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:144:14 AM05:475:47 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:144:14 AM05:005:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:374:37 AM05:475:47 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:475:47 AM08:158:15 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:475:47 AM07:207:20 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:158:15 AM10:4310:43 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:528:52 AM10:2510:25 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:549:54 AM10:4310:43 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3311:33 AM12:2212:22 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3311:33 AM12:2112:21 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:111:11 PM15:393:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:301:30 PM15:023:02 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:012:01 PM14:502:50 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:502:50 PM15:393:39 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:393:39 PM18:076:07 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:076:07 PM19:417:41 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:076:07 PM18:316:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:076:07 PM19:177:17 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:506:50 PM20:258:25 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3311:33 PM24:2112:21 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:3511:35 PM25:101:10 AM+1sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
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