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Tuesday 20 April 1920 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 02:532:53 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:5211:52 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:435:43 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:241:24 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:2612:26 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 13 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2612:26 PM
At noon, 12:2612:26 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 17° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 17° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:184:18 AM–05:015:01 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:394:39 AM–05:435:43 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:3711:37 AM–13:041:04 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:5911:59 AM–12:5312:53 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:412:41 PM–15:343:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:097:09 PM–19:317:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:097:09 PM–20:138:13 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:248:24 AM–09:189:18 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:059:05 AM–10:4510:45 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2612:26 PM–14:072:07 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:483:48 PM–17:295:29 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:2211:22 PM–24:0412:04 AM+1an ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya26:512:51 AM+1–28:184:18 AM+1a 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

Roga05:435:43 AM–07:247:24 AMavoid
Udvega07:247:24 AM–09:059:05 AMavoid
Cara09:059:05 AM–10:4510:45 AMneutral
Lābha10:4510:45 AM–12:2612:26 PMgood
Amṛta12:2612:26 PM–14:072:07 PMgood
Kāla14:072:07 PM–15:483:48 PMavoid
Śubha15:483:48 PM–17:295:29 PMgood
Roga17:295:29 PM–19:097:09 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla19:097:09 PM–20:288:28 PMavoid
Lābha20:288:28 PM–21:479:47 PMgood
Udvega21:479:47 PM–23:0611:06 PMavoid
Śubha23:0611:06 PM–24:2512:25 AM+1good
Amṛta24:2512:25 AM+1–25:441:44 AM+1good
Cara25:441:44 AM+1–27:033:03 AM+1neutral
Roga27:033:03 AM+1–28:224:22 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:224:22 AM+1–29:415:41 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:435:43 AM to 29:415:41 AM+1

05:435:43 AM sunrise19:097:09 PM sunsetsunrise 29:415:41 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 23:5211:52 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 15:593:59 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 25:231:23 AM+1
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 13:241:24 PM
Kaulavauntil 23:5211:52 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5911:59 AM–12:5312:53 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:483:48 PM–17:295:29 PM
Pradoṣa 19:097:09 PM–20:348:34 PM
Niśītha 24:0112:01 AM+1–24:4912:49 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:5312:53 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:295:29 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 27 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:348:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4912:49 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā23:5211:52 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraBharaṇī15:593:59 PMKṛttikā
YogaĀyuṣmān25:23 01:231:23 AM WedSaubhāgya
KaraṇaBālava13:241:24 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:41 05:415:41 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1977
Śaka
1842
Kali
5021
Ahargaṇa
1 833 969
Day length
13 h 27 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
06:276:27 AM
Moonset
20:548:54 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:184:18 AM05:435:43 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:184:18 AM05:015:01 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:394:39 AM05:435:43 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:435:43 AM08:248:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:248:24 AM11:0611:06 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:248:24 AM09:189:18 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:059:05 AM10:4510:45 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:3711:37 AM13:041:04 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5911:59 AM12:5312:53 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0212:02 PM12:5012:50 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2612:26 PM14:072:07 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:284:28 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:412:41 PM15:343:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:483:48 PM17:295:29 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:284:28 PM19:097:09 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:097:09 PM20:348:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:097:09 PM19:317:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:097:09 PM20:138:13 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:2211:22 PM24:0412:04 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0112:01 AM+124:4912:49 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:512:51 AM+128:184:18 AM+1sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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