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Wednesday 20 April 1977 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Dvitīyā

Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 20:508:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:1811:18 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

04:454:45 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0210:02 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:3911:39 AM

The Sun 55° above S. Day length 13 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3911:39 AM
At noon, 11:3911:39 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 19° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 19° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:243:24 AM–04:044:04 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:443:44 AM–04:454:45 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:229:22 AM–11:1011:10 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:571:57 PM–14:532:53 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:346:34 PM–18:546:54 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:346:34 PM–19:357:35 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:296:29 AM–08:128:12 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:569:56 AM–11:3911:39 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:1211:12 AM–12:0712:07 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:3911:39 AM–13:231:23 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya28:174:17+1 AM–30:056:05+1 AMa 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

Lābha04:454:45 AM–06:296:29 AMgood
Amṛta06:296:29 AM–08:128:12 AMgood
Kāla08:128:12 AM–09:569:56 AMavoid
Śubha09:569:56 AM–11:3911:39 AMgood
Roga11:3911:39 AM–13:231:23 PMavoid
Udvega13:231:23 PM–15:063:06 PMavoid
Cara15:063:06 PM–16:504:50 PMneutral
Lābha16:504:50 PM–18:346:34 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:346:34 PM–19:507:50 PMavoid
Śubha19:507:50 PM–21:069:06 PMgood
Amṛta21:069:06 PM–22:2210:22 PMgood
Cara22:2210:22 PM–23:3911:39 PMneutral
Roga23:3911:39 PM–24:5512:55+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:5512:55+1 AM–26:112:11+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:112:11+1 AM–27:273:27+1 AMgood
Udvega27:273:27+1 AM–28:434:43+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:454:45 AM to 28:434:43+1 AM

04:454:45 AM sunrise18:346:34 PM sunsetsunrise 28:434:43+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 23:1811:18 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 14:452:45 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 27:303:30+1 AM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 10:0210:02 AM
Kaulavauntil 23:1811:18 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:3911:39 AM–13:231:23 PM
Pradoṣa 18:346:34 PM–19:557:55 PM
Niśītha 23:1511:15 PM–24:0312:03+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:231:23 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 13 h 48 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:557:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:0312:03+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā23:1811:18 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraBharaṇī14:452:45 PMKṛttikā
YogaĀyuṣmān27:30 03:303:30 AM ThuSaubhāgya
KaraṇaBālava10:0210:02 AMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra28:43 04:434:43 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2034
Śaka
1899
Kali
5078
Ahargaṇa
1 854 788
Day length
13 h 48 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
05:425:42 AM
Moonset
20:198:19 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:243:24 AM04:454:45 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:243:24 AM04:044:04 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:443:44 AM04:454:45 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:454:45 AM07:317:31 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:296:29 AM08:128:12 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:317:31 AM10:1710:17 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:229:22 AM11:1011:10 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:569:56 AM11:3911:39 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:1211:12 AM12:0712:07 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1511:15 AM12:0312:03 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:3911:39 AM13:231:23 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:021:02 PM15:483:48 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:571:57 PM14:532:53 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:483:48 PM18:346:34 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:346:34 PM19:557:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:346:34 PM18:546:54 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:346:34 PM19:357:35 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1511:15 PM24:0312:03+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:174:17+1 AM30:056:05+1 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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