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Tuesday 17 April 2018 · Kabul, Afghanistan

Vaiśākha Śukla Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 04:474:47 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:452:45 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:205:20 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:483:48 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:5311:53 AM

The Sun 66° above S. Day length 13 h 06 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKabul11:5311:53 AM
At noon, 11:5311:53 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 16° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 16° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:533:53 AM–04:364:36 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:154:15 AM–05:205:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2711:27 AM–12:1912:19 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:042:04 PM–14:572:57 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:266:26 PM–18:486:48 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:266:26 PM–19:327:32 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:248:24 PM–21:559:55 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta07:577:57 AM–08:508:50 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:378:37 AM–10:1510:15 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:1811:18 AM–12:4912:49 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:5311:53 AM–13:311:31 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:103:10 PM–16:484:48 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:4710:47 PM–23:3111:31 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Roga05:205:20 AM–06:586:58 AMavoid
Udvega06:586:58 AM–08:378:37 AMavoid
Cara08:378:37 AM–10:1510:15 AMneutral
Lābha10:1510:15 AM–11:5311:53 AMgood
Amṛta11:5311:53 AM–13:311:31 PMgood
Kāla13:311:31 PM–15:103:10 PMavoid
Śubha15:103:10 PM–16:484:48 PMgood
Roga16:484:48 PM–18:266:26 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:266:26 PM–19:487:48 PMavoid
Lābha19:487:48 PM–21:099:09 PMgood
Udvega21:099:09 PM–22:3110:31 PMavoid
Śubha22:3110:31 PM–23:5311:53 PMgood
Amṛta23:5311:53 PM–25:141:14 AM+1good
Cara25:141:14 AM+1–26:362:36 AM+1neutral
Roga26:362:36 AM+1–27:573:57 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:573:57 AM+1–29:195:19 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:205:20 AM to 29:195:19 AM+1

05:205:20 AM sunrise18:266:26 PM sunsetsunrise 29:195:19 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 26:452:45 AM+1
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 24:5712:57 AM+1
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 19:087:08 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 15:483:48 PM
Kaulavauntil 26:452:45 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2711:27 AM–12:1912:19 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:103:10 PM–16:484:48 PM
Pradoṣa 18:266:26 PM–19:537:53 PM
Niśītha 23:2911:29 PM–24:1712:17 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 12:1912:19 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:484:48 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 13 h 06 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:537:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1712:17 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  10. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā26:45 02:452:45 AM WedTṛtīyā
NakṣatraBharaṇī24:57 00:5712:57 AM WedKṛttikā
YogaPrīti19:087:08 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaBālava15:483:48 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:19 05:195:19 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2075
Śaka
1940
Kali
5119
Ahargaṇa
1 869 760
Day length
13 h 06 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
06:236:23 AM
Moonset
19:507:50 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:533:53 AM05:205:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:533:53 AM04:364:36 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:154:15 AM05:205:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:205:20 AM07:577:57 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon07:577:57 AM10:3510:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:577:57 AM08:508:50 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:378:37 AM10:1510:15 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:1811:18 AM12:4912:49 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2711:27 AM12:1912:19 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2911:29 AM12:1712:17 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5311:53 AM13:311:31 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:121:12 PM15:493:49 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:042:04 PM14:572:57 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:103:10 PM16:484:48 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:493:49 PM18:266:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:266:26 PM19:537:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:266:26 PM18:486:48 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:266:26 PM19:327:32 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:248:24 PM21:559:55 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4710:47 PM23:3111:31 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2911:29 PM24:1712:17 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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