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Tuesday 17 April 2018 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Vaiśākha Śukla Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 05:475:47 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:453:45+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:026:02 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:484:48 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:1012:10 PM

The Sun 86° above N. Day length 12 h 17 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:1012:10 PM
At noon, 12:1012:10 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 15° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 15° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:284:28 AM–05:155:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:524:52 AM–06:026:02 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4611:46 AM–12:3512:35 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:132:13 PM–15:023:02 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:196:19 PM–18:426:42 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:196:19 PM–19:297:29 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:249:24 PM–22:5510:55 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:298:29 AM–09:189:18 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:069:06 AM–10:3810:38 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1012:10 PM–13:421:42 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:1812:18 PM–13:491:49 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla15:143:14 PM–16:464:46 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:0011:00 PM–23:4711:47 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

Roga06:026:02 AM–07:347:34 AMavoid
Udvega07:347:34 AM–09:069:06 AMavoid
Cara09:069:06 AM–10:3810:38 AMneutral
Lābha10:3810:38 AM–12:1012:10 PMgood
Amṛta12:1012:10 PM–13:421:42 PMgood
Kāla13:421:42 PM–15:143:14 PMavoid
Śubha15:143:14 PM–16:464:46 PMgood
Roga16:464:46 PM–18:196:19 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:196:19 PM–19:467:46 PMavoid
Lābha19:467:46 PM–21:149:14 PMgood
Udvega21:149:14 PM–22:4210:42 PMavoid
Śubha22:4210:42 PM–24:1012:10+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:1012:10+1 AM–25:381:38+1 AMgood
Cara25:381:38+1 AM–27:063:06+1 AMneutral
Roga27:063:06+1 AM–28:344:34+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:344:34+1 AM–30:026:02+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:026:02 AM to 30:026:02+1 AM

06:026:02 AM sunrise18:196:19 PM sunsetsunrise 30:026:02+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 27:453:45+1 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 25:571:57+1 AM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 20:088:08 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 16:484:48 PM
Kaulavauntil 27:453:45+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4611:46 AM–12:3512:35 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:143:14 PM–16:464:46 PM
Pradoṣa 18:196:19 PM–19:527:52 PM
Niśītha 23:4611:46 PM–24:3412:34+1 AM

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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:3512:35 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:464:46 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 17 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:527:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3412:34+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  10. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā27:45 03:453:45 AM WedTṛtīyā
NakṣatraBharaṇī25:57 01:571:57 AM WedKṛttikā
YogaPrīti20:088:08 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaBālava16:484:48 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:02 06:026:02 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2075
Śaka
1940
Kali
5119
Ahargaṇa
1 869 760
Day length
12 h 17 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
07:037:03 AM
Moonset
19:367:36 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:284:28 AM06:026:02 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:284:28 AM05:155:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:524:52 AM06:026:02 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:026:02 AM08:298:29 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:298:29 AM10:5710:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:298:29 AM09:189:18 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:069:06 AM10:3810:38 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4611:46 AM12:3512:35 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4611:46 AM12:3412:34 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1012:10 PM13:421:42 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:1812:18 PM13:491:49 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:241:24 PM15:513:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:132:13 PM15:023:02 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:143:14 PM16:464:46 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:513:51 PM18:196:19 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:196:19 PM19:527:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:196:19 PM18:426:42 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:196:19 PM19:297:29 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:249:24 PM22:5510:55 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0011:00 PM23:4711:47 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4611:46 PM24:3412:34+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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