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Tuesday 9 May 1978 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Vaiśākha Śukla Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 11:2511:25 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:5912:59 PM.

Observed here on this day

Paraśurāma Jayantī

Tṛtīyā covers 87 of 87 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:505:50 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:5912:59 PM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

12:2312:23 PM

The Sun 85° above S. Day length 13 h 07 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonIndore12:2312:23 PM
At noon, 12:2312:23 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 24° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 4% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 24° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:234:23 AM–05:065:06 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:444:44 AM–05:505:50 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5711:57 AM–12:4912:49 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:342:34 PM–15:273:27 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla18:316:31 PM–20:168:16 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:576:57 PM–19:187:18 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:576:57 PM–20:028:02 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:278:27 AM–09:209:20 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:069:06 AM–10:4510:45 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2312:23 PM–14:022:02 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:161:16 PM–15:013:01 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla15:403:40 PM–17:185:18 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:1811:18 PM–24:0112:01+1 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya28:144:14+1 AM–30:006:00+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

Roga05:505:50 AM–07:287:28 AMavoid
Udvega07:287:28 AM–09:069:06 AMavoid
Cara09:069:06 AM–10:4510:45 AMneutral
Lābha10:4510:45 AM–12:2312:23 PMgood
Amṛta12:2312:23 PM–14:022:02 PMgood
Kāla14:022:02 PM–15:403:40 PMavoid
Śubha15:403:40 PM–17:185:18 PMgood
Roga17:185:18 PM–18:576:57 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:576:57 PM–20:188:18 PMavoid
Lābha20:188:18 PM–21:409:40 PMgood
Udvega21:409:40 PM–23:0111:01 PMavoid
Śubha23:0111:01 PM–24:2312:23+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:2312:23+1 AM–25:441:44+1 AMgood
Cara25:441:44+1 AM–27:063:06+1 AMneutral
Roga27:063:06+1 AM–28:284:28+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:284:28+1 AM–29:495:49+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:505:50 AM to 29:495:49+1 AM

05:505:50 AM sunrise18:576:57 PM sunsetsunrise 29:495:49+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 12:5912:59 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 22:0110:01 PM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 24:5112:51+1 AM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 12:5912:59 PM
Taitilauntil 25:541:54+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5711:57 AM–12:4912:49 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:403:40 PM–17:185:18 PM
Pradoṣa 18:576:57 PM–20:248:24 PM
Niśītha 23:5911:59 PM–24:4712:47+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:4912:49 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:185:18 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 07 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:248:24 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā12:5912:59 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraRohiṇī22:0110:01 PMMṛgaśirā
YogaAtigaṇḍa24:51 00:5112:51 AM WedSukarmā
KaraṇaKaulava12:5912:59 PMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:49 05:495:49 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 172
Day length
13 h 07 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
07:277:27 AM
Moonset
20:508:50 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:234:23 AM05:505:50 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:234:23 AM05:065:06 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:444:44 AM05:505:50 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:505:50 AM08:278:27 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:278:27 AM11:0511:05 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:278:27 AM09:209:20 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:069:06 AM10:4510:45 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5711:57 AM12:4912:49 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5911:59 AM12:4712:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2312:23 PM14:022:02 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:161:16 PM15:013:01 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:421:42 PM16:194:19 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:342:34 PM15:273:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:403:40 PM17:185:18 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:194:19 PM18:576:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:316:31 PM20:168:16 PMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:576:57 PM20:248:24 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:576:57 PM19:187:18 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:576:57 PM20:028:02 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:1811:18 PM24:0112:01+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:144:14+1 AM30:006:00+1 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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