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Monday 9 July 1956 · Bucharest, Romania

Āṣāḍha Śukla Dvitīyā

Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 02:472:47 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:0111:01 PM.

Observed here on this day

Rathayātrā

Dvitīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

04:404:40 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:5212:52 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:2112:21 PM

The Sun 68° above S. Day length 15 h 21 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBucharest12:2112:21 PM
At noon, 12:2112:21 PM, the Sun is in Punarvasu and the Moon 18° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 18° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:313:31 AM–04:064:06 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:483:48 AM–04:404:40 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5011:50 AM–12:5112:51 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla14:462:46 PM–16:104:10 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:542:54 PM–15:553:55 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:018:01 PM–20:188:18 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:018:01 PM–20:538:53 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya06:206:20 AM–07:457:45 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla06:356:35 AM–08:308:30 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2510:25 AM–12:2012:20 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5112:51 PM–13:531:53 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:162:16 PM–16:114:11 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:553:55 PM–16:574:57 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

Amṛta04:404:40 AM–06:356:35 AMgood
Kāla06:356:35 AM–08:308:30 AMavoid
Śubha08:308:30 AM–10:2510:25 AMgood
Roga10:2510:25 AM–12:2012:20 PMavoid
Udvega12:2012:20 PM–14:162:16 PMavoid
Cara14:162:16 PM–16:114:11 PMneutral
Lābha16:114:11 PM–18:066:06 PMgood
Amṛta18:066:06 PM–20:018:01 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara20:018:01 PM–21:069:06 PMneutral
Roga21:069:06 PM–22:1110:11 PMavoid
Kāla22:1110:11 PM–23:1611:16 PMavoid
Lābha23:1611:16 PM–24:2112:21 AM+1good
Udvega24:2112:21 AM+1–25:261:26 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:261:26 AM+1–26:312:31 AM+1good
Amṛta26:312:31 AM+1–27:363:36 AM+1good
Cara27:363:36 AM+1–28:414:41 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:404:40 AM to 28:414:41 AM+1

04:404:40 AM sunrise20:018:01 PM sunsetsunrise 28:414:41 AM+1
Clock
066a099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 23:0111:01 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 20:228:22 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 14:052:05 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 12:5212:52 PM
Kaulavauntil 23:0111:01 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 06:356:35 AM–08:308:30 AM
Abhijit 11:5011:50 AM–12:5112:51 PM
Pradoṣa 20:018:01 PM–21:109:10 PM
Niśītha 23:5711:57 PM–24:4512:45 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 08:308:30 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5112:51 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 15 h 21 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 21:109:10 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  9. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4512:45 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā23:0111:01 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPuṣya20:228:22 PMĀśleṣā
YogaHarṣaṇa14:052:05 PMVajra
KaraṇaBālava12:5212:52 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra28:41 04:414:41 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āṣāḍha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āṣāḍha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 198
Day length
15 h 21 m
Sun in
Mithuna
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
06:156:15 AM
Moonset
20:418:41 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:313:31 AM04:404:40 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:313:31 AM04:064:06 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:483:48 AM04:404:40 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:404:40 AM07:447:44 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:206:20 AM07:457:45 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day06:356:35 AM08:308:30 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:447:44 AM10:4810:48 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2510:25 AM12:2012:20 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5011:50 AM12:5112:51 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5611:56 AM12:4412:44 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5112:51 PM13:531:53 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:531:53 PM16:574:57 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:162:16 PM16:114:11 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:462:46 PM16:104:10 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:542:54 PM15:553:55 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:553:55 PM16:574:57 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:574:57 PM20:018:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:018:01 PM21:109:10 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:018:01 PM20:188:18 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:018:01 PM20:538:53 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5711:57 PM24:4512:45 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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