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May 2018 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseVaiśākha Kṛṣṇa to Adhika Jyeṣṭha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 17 May 2018 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Adhika Jyeṣṭha Śukla Dvitīyā

Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 14:282:28 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:2711:27 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:545:54 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:486:48 AM

Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.

Noon

12:0712:07 PM

The Sun 78° above N. Day length 12 h 26 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:0712:07 PM
At noon, 12:0712:07 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 24° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 4% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 24° falls in Śukla Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:214:21 AM–05:085:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:454:45 AM–05:545:54 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4211:42 AM–12:3212:32 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:112:11 PM–15:013:01 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:206:20 PM–18:436:43 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:206:20 PM–19:307:30 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:358:35 PM–22:0210:02 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:545:54 AM–07:277:27 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:009:00 AM–10:3410:34 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0310:03 AM–10:5210:52 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya11:5311:53 AM–13:201:20 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:401:40 PM–15:143:14 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:013:01 PM–15:513:51 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

Śubha05:545:54 AM–07:277:27 AMgood
Roga07:277:27 AM–09:009:00 AMavoid
Udvega09:009:00 AM–10:3410:34 AMavoid
Cara10:3410:34 AM–12:0712:07 PMneutral
Lābha12:0712:07 PM–13:401:40 PMgood
Amṛta13:401:40 PM–15:143:14 PMgood
Kāla15:143:14 PM–16:474:47 PMavoid
Śubha16:474:47 PM–18:206:20 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:206:20 PM–19:477:47 PMgood
Cara19:477:47 PM–21:149:14 PMneutral
Roga21:149:14 PM–22:4010:40 PMavoid
Kāla22:4010:40 PM–24:0712:07+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:0712:07+1 AM–25:341:34+1 AMgood
Udvega25:341:34+1 AM–27:003:00+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:003:00+1 AM–28:274:27+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:274:27+1 AM–29:545:54+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

05:545:54 AM sunrise18:206:20 PM sunsetsunrise 29:545:54+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 11:2711:27 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 06:486:48 AM
Mṛgaśirāuntil 28:334:33+1 AM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 19:037:03 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 11:2711:27 AM
Taitilauntil 21:569:56 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4211:42 AM–12:3212:32 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:401:40 PM–15:143:14 PM
Pradoṣa 18:206:20 PM–19:537:53 PM
Niśītha 23:4311:43 PM–24:3112:31+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  3. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:3212:32 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:143:14 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 26 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:537:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3112:31+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā11:2711:27 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraRohiṇī06:486:48 AMMṛgaśirā
YogaSukarmā19:037:03 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaKaulava11:2711:27 AMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra29:54 05:545:54 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Adhika Jyeṣṭha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Adhika Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2075
Śaka
1940
Kali
5119
Ahargaṇa
1 869 790
Day length
12 h 26 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
07:337:33 AM
Moonset
20:198:19 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:214:21 AM05:545:54 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:214:21 AM05:085:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:454:45 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 day05:545:54 AM07:277:27 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:238:23 AM10:5210:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:009:00 AM10:3410:34 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0310:03 AM10:5210:52 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
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
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:5311:53 AM13:201:20 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:221:22 PM15:513:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:401:40 PM15:143:14 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:112:11 PM15:013:01 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:013:01 PM15:513:51 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:513:51 PM18:206:20 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:206:20 PM19:537:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:206:20 PM18:436:43 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:206:20 PM19:307:30 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:358:35 PM22:0210:02 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4311:43 PM24:3112:31+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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