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Wednesday 20 May 2015 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Jyeṣṭha Śukla Dvitīyā

Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 07:497:49 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:266:26 AM.

Observed here on this day

Rambhā Tṛtīyā

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

At sunrise

05:545:54 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:266:26 AM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

12:0712:07 PM

The Sun 77° above N. Day length 12 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:0712:07 PM
At noon, 12:0712:07 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 27° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 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 muhūrta04:214:21 AM–05:075:07 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:444:44 AM–05:545:54 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla12:0412:04 PM–13:391:39 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:122:12 PM–15:013:01 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:216:21 PM–18:446:44 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:216:21 PM–19:307:30 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:277:27 AM–09:009:00 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3410:34 AM–12:0712:07 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4211:42 AM–12:3212:32 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0712:07 PM–13:411:41 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya29:175:17 AM+1–30:556:55 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

Lābha05:545:54 AM–07:277:27 AMgood
Amṛta07:277:27 AM–09:009:00 AMgood
Kāla09:009:00 AM–10:3410:34 AMavoid
Śubha10:3410:34 AM–12:0712:07 PMgood
Roga12:0712:07 PM–13:411:41 PMavoid
Udvega13:411:41 PM–15:143:14 PMavoid
Cara15:143:14 PM–16:474:47 PMneutral
Lābha16:474:47 PM–18:216:21 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:216:21 PM–19:477:47 PMavoid
Śubha19:477:47 PM–21:149:14 PMgood
Amṛta21:149:14 PM–22:4010:40 PMgood
Cara22:4010:40 PM–24:0712:07 AM+1neutral
Roga24:0712:07 AM+1–25:341:34 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:341:34 AM+1–27:003:00 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:003:00 AM+1–28:274:27 AM+1good
Udvega28:274:27 AM+1–29:545:54 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:545:54 AM to 29:545:54 AM+1

05:545:54 AM sunrise18:216:21 PM sunsetsunrise 29:545:54 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 06:266:26 AM
Tṛtīyāuntil 29:405:40 AM+1
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 20:458:45 PM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 06:296:29 AM
Dhṛtiuntil 28:494:49 AM+1
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 06:266:26 AM
Taitilauntil 17:585:58 PM
Garauntil 29:405:40 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0712:07 PM–13:411:41 PM
Pradoṣa 18:216:21 PM–19:537:53 PM
Niśītha 23:4311:43 PM–24:3112:31 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:411:41 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  6. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 27 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:537:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3112:31 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  12. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  13. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  14. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā06:266:26 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā20:458:45 PMĀrdrā
YogaSukarmā06:296:29 AMDhṛti
KaraṇaKaulava06:266:26 AMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra29:54 05:545:54 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Jyeṣṭha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 697
Day length
12 h 27 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
07:467:46 AM
Moonset
20:298:29 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:214:21 AM05:545:54 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:214:21 AM05:075:07 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:444:44 AM05:545:54 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:545:54 AM08:238:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:277:27 AM09:009:00 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:238:23 AM10:5210:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3410:34 AM12:0712:07 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4211:42 AM12:3212:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4311:43 AM12:3112:31 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:0412:04 PM13:391:39 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0712:07 PM13:411:41 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:221:22 PM15:513:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:122:12 PM15:013:01 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:513:51 PM18:216:21 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:216:21 PM19:537:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:216:21 PM18:446:44 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:216:21 PM19:307:30 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4311:43 PM24:3112:31 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:175:17 AM+130:556:55 AM+1sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
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