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Monday 23 May 2016 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 04:274:27 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:485:48 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:535:53 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:105:10 PM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

12:0712:07 PM

The Sun 76° above N. Day length 12 h 28 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:0712:07 PM
At noon, 12:0712:07 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 196° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 196° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:214:21 AM–05:075:07 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:444:44 AM–05:535:53 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4211:42 AM–12:3212:32 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla14:042:04 PM–15:483:48 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:122:12 PM–15:023:02 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:216:21 PM–18:446:44 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:216:21 PM–19:317:31 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:277:27 AM–09:009:00 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3410:34 AM–12:0712:07 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3212:32 PM–13:221:22 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:411:41 PM–15:143:14 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:023:02 PM–15:523:52 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

Amṛta05:535:53 AM–07:277:27 AMgood
Kāla07:277:27 AM–09:009:00 AMavoid
Śubha09:009:00 AM–10:3410:34 AMgood
Roga10:3410:34 AM–12:0712:07 PMavoid
Udvega12:0712:07 PM–13:411:41 PMavoid
Cara13:411:41 PM–15:143:14 PMneutral
Lābha15:143:14 PM–16:484:48 PMgood
Amṛta16:484:48 PM–18:216:21 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:216:21 PM–19:487:48 PMneutral
Roga19:487:48 PM–21:149:14 PMavoid
Kāla21:149:14 PM–22:4110:41 PMavoid
Lābha22:4110:41 PM–24:0712:07 AM+1good
Udvega24:0712:07 AM+1–25:341:34 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:341:34 AM+1–27:003:00 AM+1good
Amṛta27:003:00 AM+1–28:274:27 AM+1good
Cara28:274:27 AM+1–29:535:53 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:535:53 AM to 29:535:53 AM+1

05:535:53 AM sunrise18:216:21 PM sunsetsunrise 29:535:53 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 29:485:48 AM+1
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 23:3711:37 PM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 25:321:32 AM+1
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 17:105:10 PM
Garauntil 29:485:48 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:277:27 AM–09:009:00 AM
Abhijit 11:4211:42 AM–12:3212:32 PM
Pradoṣa 18:216:21 PM–19:547:54 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:009:00 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3212:32 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 28 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:547:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3112:31 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  10. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā29:48 05:485:48 AM TueTṛtīyā
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā23:3711:37 PMMūla
YogaSiddha25:32 01:321:32 AM TueSādhya
KaraṇaTaitila17:105:10 PMGara
VāraSomavāra29:53 05:535:53 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 066
Day length
12 h 28 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
19:427:42 PM
Moonset
06:556:55 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:214:21 AM05:535:53 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:214:21 AM05:075:07 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:444:44 AM05:535:53 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:535:53 AM08:238:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:277:27 AM09:009:00 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:238:23 AM10:5310:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3410:34 AM12:0712:07 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4211:42 AM12:3212:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4311:43 AM12:3112:31 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3212:32 PM13:221:22 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:221:22 PM15:523:52 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:411:41 PM15:143:14 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:042:04 PM15:483:48 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:122:12 PM15:023:02 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:023:02 PM15:523:52 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:523:52 PM18:216:21 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:216:21 PM19:547:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:216:21 PM18:446:44 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:216:21 PM19:317:31 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4311:43 PM24:3112:31 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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