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Monday 20 April 2015 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Dvitīyā

Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 00:0212:02 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 21:339:33 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

06:386:38 AM

Prīti gives way to Āyuṣmān.

Noon

12:2612:26 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 13 h 26 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2612:26 PM
At noon, 12:2612:26 PM, 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 muhūrta04:184:18 AM–05:015:01 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:404:40 AM–05:435:43 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:2211:22 AM–12:5012:50 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

  • Rāhu kāla07:247:24 AM–09:059:05 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4510:45 AM–12:2612:26 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5312:53 PM–13:471:47 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:072:07 PM–15:483:48 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:343:34 PM–16:284:28 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya27:073:07+1 AM–28:384:38+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

Amṛta05:435:43 AM–07:247:24 AMgood
Kāla07:247:24 AM–09:059:05 AMavoid
Śubha09:059:05 AM–10:4510:45 AMgood
Roga10:4510:45 AM–12:2612:26 PMavoid
Udvega12:2612:26 PM–14:072:07 PMavoid
Cara14:072:07 PM–15:483:48 PMneutral
Lābha15:483:48 PM–17:295:29 PMgood
Amṛta17:295:29 PM–19:097:09 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:097:09 PM–20:288:28 PMneutral
Roga20:288:28 PM–21:479:47 PMavoid
Kāla21:479:47 PM–23:0611:06 PMavoid
Lābha23:0611:06 PM–24:2612:26+1 AMgood
Udvega24:2612:26+1 AM–25:451:45+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:451:45+1 AM–27:043:04+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:043:04+1 AM–28:234:23+1 AMgood
Cara28:234:23+1 AM–29:425:42+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:435:43 AM to 29:425:42+1 AM

05:435:43 AM sunrise19:097:09 PM sunsetsunrise 29:425:42+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 21:339:33 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 15:473:47 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 06:386:38 AM
Āyuṣmānuntil 27:373:37+1 AM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 10:4410:44 AM
Kaulavauntil 21:339:33 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:247:24 AM–09:059:05 AM
Abhijit 11:5911:59 AM–12:5312:53 PM
Pradoṣa 19:097:09 PM–20:348:34 PM
Niśītha 24:0212:02+1 AM–24:5012:50+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:059:05 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:5312:53 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 26 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:348:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:5012:50+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā21:339:33 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraBharaṇī15:473:47 PMKṛttikā
YogaPrīti06:386:38 AMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaBālava10:4410:44 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra29:42 05:425:42 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 667
Day length
13 h 26 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
06:476:47 AM
Moonset
20:538:53 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 twilight04:404:40 AM05:435:43 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:435:43 AM08:248:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:247:24 AM09:059:05 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:248:24 AM11:0611:06 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4510:45 AM12:2612:26 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:2211:22 AM12:5012:50 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
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5312:53 PM13:471:47 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:284:28 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:072:07 PM15:483:48 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:412:41 PM15:343:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:343:34 PM16:284:28 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
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
Niśīthamidnight24:0212:02+1 AM24:5012:50+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:073:07+1 AM28:384:38+1 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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