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April 1996 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Saturday 20 April 1996 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Dvitīyā

Śanivāra. Dvitīyā began at 06:326:32 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:486:48 AM.

Observed here on this day

Paraśurāma Jayantī

Tṛtīyā covers 85 of 85 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:355:35 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:486:48 AM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

12:1712:17 PM

The Sun 63° above S. Day length 13 h 24 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1712:17 PM
At noon, 12:1712:17 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 27° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 5% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 27° falls in Śukla Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:104:10 AM–04:534:53 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:324:32 AM–05:355:35 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5111:51 AM–12:4412:44 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:312:31 PM–15:253:25 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:007:00 PM–19:217:21 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:007:00 PM–20:038:03 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:3910:39 PM–24:2012:20 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika05:355:35 AM–07:167:16 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta05:355:35 AM–06:296:29 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:296:29 AM–07:227:22 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla08:568:56 AM–10:3710:37 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:3212:32 PM–14:132:13 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:581:58 PM–15:383:38 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Kāla05:355:35 AM–07:167:16 AMavoid
Śubha07:167:16 AM–08:568:56 AMgood
Roga08:568:56 AM–10:3710:37 AMavoid
Udvega10:3710:37 AM–12:1712:17 PMavoid
Cara12:1712:17 PM–13:581:58 PMneutral
Lābha13:581:58 PM–15:383:38 PMgood
Amṛta15:383:38 PM–17:195:19 PMgood
Kāla17:195:19 PM–19:007:00 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha19:007:00 PM–20:198:19 PMgood
Udvega20:198:19 PM–21:389:38 PMavoid
Śubha21:389:38 PM–22:5710:57 PMgood
Amṛta22:5710:57 PM–24:1712:17 AM+1good
Cara24:1712:17 AM+1–25:361:36 AM+1neutral
Roga25:361:36 AM+1–26:552:55 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:552:55 AM+1–28:154:15 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:154:15 AM+1–29:345:34 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:355:35 AM to 29:345:34 AM+1

05:355:35 AM sunrise19:007:00 PM sunsetsunrise 29:345:34 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 06:486:48 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 25:111:11 AM+1
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 12:3812:38 PM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 06:486:48 AM
Taitilauntil 19:097:09 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:568:56 AM–10:3710:37 AM
Abhijit 11:5111:51 AM–12:4412:44 PM
Pradoṣa 19:007:00 PM–20:248:24 PM
Niśītha 23:5311:53 PM–24:4112:41 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. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:3710:37 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4412:44 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 24 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:248:24 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4112:41 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā06:486:48 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraKṛttikā25:11 01:111:11 AM SunRohiṇī
YogaĀyuṣmān12:3812:38 PMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaKaulava06:486:48 AMTaitila
VāraŚanivāra29:34 05:345:34 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 728
Day length
13 h 24 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
07:067:06 AM
Moonset
21:199:19 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:104:10 AM05:355:35 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:104:10 AM04:534:53 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:324:32 AM05:355:35 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:355:35 AM08:168:16 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day05:355:35 AM07:167:16 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta05:355:35 AM06:296:29 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:296:29 AM07:227:22 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:168:16 AM10:5710:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:568:56 AM10:3710:37 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:4412:44 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5311:53 AM12:4112:41 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:3212:32 PM14:132:13 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM16:194:19 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:581:58 PM15:383:38 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:312:31 PM15:253:25 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:194:19 PM19:007:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:007:00 PM20:248:24 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:007:00 PM19:217:21 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:007:00 PM20:038:03 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:3910:39 PM24:2012:20 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5311:53 PM24:4112:41 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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