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Friday 16 August 1996 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Śrāvaṇa Śukla Dvitīyā

Śukravāra. Dvitīyā began at 05:515:51 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:567:56 AM.

Observed here on this day

Madhusravā Tṛtīyā · Hariyali Teej

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

At sunrise

05:475:47 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:567:56 AM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

11:5711:57 AM

The Sun 83° above N. Day length 12 h 20 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:5711:57 AM
At noon, 11:5711:57 AM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 26° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 5% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 26° falls in Śukla Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:144:14 AM–05:005:00 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:374:37 AM–05:475:47 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla05:595:59 AM–07:467:46 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:3211:32 AM–12:2112:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:002:00 PM–14:492:49 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:066:06 PM–18:306:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:066:06 PM–19:177:17 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:197:19 AM–08:528:52 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:158:15 AM–09:049:04 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:2410:24 AM–11:5711:57 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2112:21 PM–13:111:11 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:023:02 PM–16:344:34 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:598:59 PM–22:4410:44 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

Cara05:475:47 AM–07:197:19 AMneutral
Lābha07:197:19 AM–08:528:52 AMgood
Amṛta08:528:52 AM–10:2410:24 AMgood
Kāla10:2410:24 AM–11:5711:57 AMavoid
Śubha11:5711:57 AM–13:291:29 PMgood
Roga13:291:29 PM–15:023:02 PMavoid
Udvega15:023:02 PM–16:344:34 PMavoid
Cara16:344:34 PM–18:066:06 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:066:06 PM–19:347:34 PMavoid
Kāla19:347:34 PM–21:029:02 PMavoid
Lābha21:029:02 PM–22:2910:29 PMgood
Udvega22:2910:29 PM–23:5711:57 PMavoid
Śubha23:5711:57 PM–25:241:24+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:241:24+1 AM–26:522:52+1 AMgood
Cara26:522:52+1 AM–28:194:19+1 AMneutral
Roga28:194:19+1 AM–29:475:47+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:475:47 AM to 29:475:47+1 AM

05:475:47 AM sunrise18:066:06 PM sunsetsunrise 29:475:47+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 07:567:56 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 13:051:05 PM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 12:3412:34 PM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 07:567:56 AM
Taitilauntil 20:528:52 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:2410:24 AM–11:5711:57 AM
Abhijit 11:3211:32 AM–12:2112:21 PM
Pradoṣa 18:066:06 PM–19:407:40 PM
Niśītha 23:3311:33 PM–24:2112:21+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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:5711:57 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:2112:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  7. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 20 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:407:40 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2112:21+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā07:567:56 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī13:051:05 PMUttara Phalgunī
YogaŚiva12:3412:34 PMSiddha
KaraṇaKaulava07:567:56 AMTaitila
VāraŚukravāra29:47 05:475:47 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Śrāvaṇa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 846
Day length
12 h 20 m
Sun in
Karka
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
07:247:24 AM
Moonset
19:447:44 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:144:14 AM05:475:47 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:144:14 AM05:005:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:374:37 AM05:475:47 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:475:47 AM08:158:15 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra05:595:59 AM07:467:46 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:197:19 AM08:528:52 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:158:15 AM10:4310:43 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:158:15 AM09:049:04 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:2410:24 AM11:5711:57 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3211:32 AM12:2112:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3311:33 AM12:2112:21 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2112:21 PM13:111:11 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:111:11 PM15:393:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:002:00 PM14:492:49 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:023:02 PM16:344:34 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:393:39 PM18:066:06 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:066:06 PM19:407:40 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:066:06 PM18:306:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:066:06 PM19:177:17 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:598:59 PM22:4410:44 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3311:33 PM24:2112:21+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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