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Wednesday 17 July 1996 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Āṣāḍha Śukla Dvitīyā

Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 14:392:39 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:065:06 PM.

Observed here on this day

Rathayātrā

Dvitīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:455:45 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:065:06 PM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

11:5911:59 AM

The Sun 76° above N. Day length 12 h 28 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:5911:59 AM
At noon, 11:5911:59 AM, the Sun is in Punarvasu and the Moon 22° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 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 muhūrta04:134:13 AM–04:594:59 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:364:36 AM–05:455:45 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:032:03 PM–14:532:53 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:136:13 PM–18:366:36 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:136:13 PM–19:227:22 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:5711:57 PM–25:451:45+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:187:18 AM–08:528:52 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2510:25 AM–11:5911:59 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3411:34 AM–12:2412:24 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:5911:59 AM–13:321:32 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:091:09 PM–14:572:57 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

Lābha05:455:45 AM–07:187:18 AMgood
Amṛta07:187:18 AM–08:528:52 AMgood
Kāla08:528:52 AM–10:2510:25 AMavoid
Śubha10:2510:25 AM–11:5911:59 AMgood
Roga11:5911:59 AM–13:321:32 PMavoid
Udvega13:321:32 PM–15:063:06 PMavoid
Cara15:063:06 PM–16:394:39 PMneutral
Lābha16:394:39 PM–18:136:13 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:136:13 PM–19:397:39 PMavoid
Śubha19:397:39 PM–21:069:06 PMgood
Amṛta21:069:06 PM–22:3210:32 PMgood
Cara22:3210:32 PM–23:5911:59 PMneutral
Roga23:5911:59 PM–25:251:25+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:251:25+1 AM–26:522:52+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:522:52+1 AM–28:184:18+1 AMgood
Udvega28:184:18+1 AM–29:455:45+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:455:45 AM to 29:455:45+1 AM

05:455:45 AM sunrise18:136:13 PM sunsetsunrise 29:455:45+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 17:065:06 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 25:451:45+1 AM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 28:074:07+1 AM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 17:065:06 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:5911:59 AM–13:321:32 PM
Pradoṣa 18:136:13 PM–19:457:45 PM
Niśītha 23:3511:35 PM–24:2312:23+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. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:321:32 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 28 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:457:45 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:2312:23+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  9. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  10. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā17:065:06 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraĀśleṣā25:45 01:451:45 AM ThuMaghā
YogaSiddhi28:07 04:074:07 AM ThuVyatīpāta
KaraṇaKaulava17:065:06 PMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra29:45 05:455:45 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āṣāḍha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āṣāḍha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 816
Day length
12 h 28 m
Sun in
Karka
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
07:097:09 AM
Moonset
19:407:40 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:134:13 AM05:455:45 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:134:13 AM04:594:59 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:364:36 AM05:455:45 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:455:45 AM08:148:14 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:187:18 AM08:528:52 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:148:14 AM10:4410:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2510:25 AM11:5911:59 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3411:34 AM12:2412:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3511:35 AM12:2312:23 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:5911:59 AM13:321:32 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:091:09 PM14:572:57 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:141:14 PM15:433:43 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:032:03 PM14:532:53 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:433:43 PM18:136:13 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:136:13 PM19:457:45 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:136:13 PM18:366:36 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:136:13 PM19:227:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3511:35 PM24:2312:23+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:5711:57 PM25:451:45+1 AMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
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