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Saturday 12 May 1956 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Dvitīyā

Śanivāra. Dvitīyā began at 18:286:28 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:383:38 PM.

Observed here on this day

Paraśurāma Jayantī

Tṛtīyā covers 73 of 73 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

04:114:11 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:045:04 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:3611:36 AM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 14 h 52 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3611:36 AM
At noon, 11:3611:36 AM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 22° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 4% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 22° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta02:572:57 AM–03:343:34 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:163:16 AM–04:114:11 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0711:07 AM–12:0612:06 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:052:05 PM–15:053:05 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:252:25 PM–15:533:53 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:037:03 PM–19:217:21 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:037:03 PM–19:577:57 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika04:114:11 AM–06:026:02 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta04:114:11 AM–05:105:10 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta05:105:10 AM–06:106:10 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla07:547:54 AM–09:459:45 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:0110:01 AM–11:2911:29 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:281:28 PM–15:203:20 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:2710:27 PM–23:5411:54 PMa 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

Kāla04:114:11 AM–06:026:02 AMavoid
Śubha06:026:02 AM–07:547:54 AMgood
Roga07:547:54 AM–09:459:45 AMavoid
Udvega09:459:45 AM–11:3711:37 AMavoid
Cara11:3711:37 AM–13:281:28 PMneutral
Lābha13:281:28 PM–15:203:20 PMgood
Amṛta15:203:20 PM–17:115:11 PMgood
Kāla17:115:11 PM–19:037:03 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha19:037:03 PM–20:118:11 PMgood
Udvega20:118:11 PM–21:199:19 PMavoid
Śubha21:199:19 PM–22:2810:28 PMgood
Amṛta22:2810:28 PM–23:3611:36 PMgood
Cara23:3611:36 PM–24:4412:44 AM+1neutral
Roga24:4412:44 AM+1–25:531:53 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:531:53 AM+1–27:013:01 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:013:01 AM+1–28:094:09 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:114:11 AM to 28:094:09 AM+1

04:114:11 AM sunrise19:037:03 PM sunsetsunrise 28:094:09 AM+1
Clock
066a099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 15:383:38 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 17:205:20 PM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 14:442:44 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 05:045:04 AM
Kaulavauntil 15:383:38 PM
Taitilauntil 26:112:11 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:547:54 AM–09:459:45 AM
Abhijit 11:0711:07 AM–12:0612:06 PM
Pradoṣa 19:037:03 PM–20:168:16 PM
Niśītha 23:1211:12 PM–24:0012:00 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:459:45 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0612:06 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  6. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  7. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  8. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  9. SunsetDay length 14 h 52 m.
  10. PradoṣaUntil 20:168:16 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:0012:00 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  13. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā15:383:38 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraRohiṇī17:205:20 PMMṛgaśirā
YogaAtigaṇḍa14:442:44 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaBālava05:045:04 AMKaulava
VāraŚanivāra28:09 04:094:09 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 140
Day length
14 h 52 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
05:155:15 AM
Moonset
21:099:09 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn02:572:57 AM04:114:11 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn02:572:57 AM03:343:34 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:163:16 AM04:114:11 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:114:11 AM07:097:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day04:114:11 AM06:026:02 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta04:114:11 AM05:105:10 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta05:105:10 AM06:106:10 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon07:097:09 AM10:0710:07 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:547:54 AM09:459:45 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:0110:01 AM11:2911:29 AMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0711:07 AM12:0612:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1311:13 AM12:0112:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:061:06 PM16:044:04 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:281:28 PM15:203:20 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:052:05 PM15:053:05 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:252:25 PM15:533:53 PMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:044:04 PM19:037:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:037:03 PM20:168:16 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:037:03 PM19:217:21 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:037:03 PM19:577:57 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:2710:27 PM23:5411:54 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1211:12 PM24:0012:00 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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