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Wednesday 20 May 2015 · Kunming, Yunnan, China

Jyeṣṭha Śukla Dvitīyā

Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 10:1910:19 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:568:56 AM.

Observed here on this day

Rambhā Tṛtīyā

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

At sunrise

06:236:23 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:568:56 AM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

13:061:06 PM

The Sun 85° above S. Day length 13 h 25 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKunming13:061:06 PM
At noon, 13:061:06 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 26° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 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 muhūrta04:584:58 AM–05:415:41 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:205:20 AM–06:236:23 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla14:342:34 PM–16:094:09 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya15:203:20 PM–16:144:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:487:48 PM–20:108:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:487:48 PM–20:528:52 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:048:04 AM–09:449:44 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:2511:25 AM–13:061:06 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3912:39 PM–13:331:33 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:061:06 PM–14:462:46 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha06:236:23 AM–08:048:04 AMgood
Amṛta08:048:04 AM–09:449:44 AMgood
Kāla09:449:44 AM–11:2511:25 AMavoid
Śubha11:2511:25 AM–13:061:06 PMgood
Roga13:061:06 PM–14:462:46 PMavoid
Udvega14:462:46 PM–16:274:27 PMavoid
Cara16:274:27 PM–18:086:08 PMneutral
Lābha18:086:08 PM–19:487:48 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:487:48 PM–21:089:08 PMavoid
Śubha21:089:08 PM–22:2710:27 PMgood
Amṛta22:2710:27 PM–23:4611:46 PMgood
Cara23:4611:46 PM–25:061:06+1 AMneutral
Roga25:061:06+1 AM–26:252:25+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:252:25+1 AM–27:443:44+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:443:44+1 AM–29:035:03+1 AMgood
Udvega29:035:03+1 AM–30:236:23+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:236:23 AM to 30:236:23+1 AM

06:236:23 AM sunrise19:487:48 PM sunsetsunrise 30:236:23+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 08:568:56 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 23:1511:15 PM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 08:598:59 AM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 08:568:56 AM
Taitilauntil 20:288:28 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:061:06 PM–14:462:46 PM
Pradoṣa 19:487:48 PM–21:139:13 PM
Niśītha 24:4212:42+1 AM–25:301:30+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. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:462:46 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 25 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 21:139:13 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  9. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:301:30+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā08:568:56 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā23:1511:15 PMĀrdrā
YogaSukarmā08:598:59 AMDhṛti
KaraṇaKaulava08:568:56 AMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra30:23 06:236:23 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Jyeṣṭha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 697
Day length
13 h 25 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
08:148:14 AM
Moonset
21:519:51 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:584:58 AM06:236:23 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:584:58 AM05:415:41 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:205:20 AM06:236:23 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:236:23 AM09:049:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:048:04 AM09:449:44 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:049:04 AM11:4511:45 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:2511:25 AM13:061:06 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3912:39 PM13:331:33 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4212:42 PM13:301:30 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:061:06 PM14:462:46 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:262:26 PM17:075:07 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:342:34 PM16:094:09 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:203:20 PM16:144:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:075:07 PM19:487:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:487:48 PM21:139:13 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:487:48 PM20:108:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:487:48 PM20:528:52 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:4212:42+1 AM25:301:30+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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