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April 1979 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Saturday 28 April 1979 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Vaiśākha Śukla Dvitīyā

Śanivāra. Dvitīyā began at 16:394:39 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:353:35 PM.

Observed here on this day

Paraśurāma Jayantī

Tṛtīyā covers 86 of 86 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:355:35 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:353:35 PM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

12:1212:12 PM

The Sun 74° above S. Day length 13 h 14 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMultan12:1212:12 PM
At noon, 12:1212:12 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 22° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 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 muhūrta04:094:09 AM–04:524:52 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:304:30 AM–05:355:35 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4511:45 AM–12:3812:38 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:242:24 PM–15:173:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:504:50 PM–18:256:25 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:496:49 PM–19:107:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:496:49 PM–19:537:53 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika05:355:35 AM–07:147:14 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta05:355:35 AM–06:286:28 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:286:28 AM–07:217:21 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya07:217:21 AM–08:568:56 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla08:538:53 AM–10:3310:33 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:511:51 PM–15:303:30 PMYama’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

Kāla05:355:35 AM–07:147:14 AMavoid
Śubha07:147:14 AM–08:538:53 AMgood
Roga08:538:53 AM–10:3310:33 AMavoid
Udvega10:3310:33 AM–12:1212:12 PMavoid
Cara12:1212:12 PM–13:511:51 PMneutral
Lābha13:511:51 PM–15:303:30 PMgood
Amṛta15:303:30 PM–17:105:10 PMgood
Kāla17:105:10 PM–18:496:49 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:496:49 PM–20:108:10 PMgood
Udvega20:108:10 PM–21:309:30 PMavoid
Śubha21:309:30 PM–22:5110:51 PMgood
Amṛta22:5110:51 PM–24:1112:11 AM+1good
Cara24:1112:11 AM+1–25:321:32 AM+1neutral
Roga25:321:32 AM+1–26:532:53 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:532:53 AM+1–28:134:13 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:134:13 AM+1–29:345:34 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:355:35 AM to 29:345:34 AM+1

05:355:35 AM sunrise18:496:49 PM sunsetsunrise 29:345:34 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 15:353:35 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 19:137:13 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 17:525:52 PM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 15:353:35 PM
Taitilauntil 27:173:17 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:538:53 AM–10:3310:33 AM
Abhijit 11:4511:45 AM–12:3812:38 PM
Pradoṣa 18:496:49 PM–20:158:15 PM
Niśītha 23:4711:47 PM–24:3512:35 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:3310:33 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3812:38 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 14 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:158:15 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3512:35 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā15:353:35 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraKṛttikā19:137:13 PMRohiṇī
YogaSaubhāgya17:525:52 PMŚobhana
KaraṇaKaulava15:353:35 PMTaitila
VāraŚanivāra29:34 05:345:34 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2036
Śaka
1901
Kali
5080
Ahargaṇa
1 855 526
Day length
13 h 14 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
07:027:02 AM
Moonset
20:408:40 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:094:09 AM05:355:35 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:094:09 AM04:524:52 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:304:30 AM05:355:35 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:355:35 AM08:148:14 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day05:355:35 AM07:147:14 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta05:355:35 AM06:286:28 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:286:28 AM07:217:21 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:217:21 AM08:568:56 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:148:14 AM10:5210:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:538:53 AM10:3310:33 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4511:45 AM12:3812:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4811:48 AM12:3612:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:311:31 PM16:104:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:511:51 PM15:303:30 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:242:24 PM15:173:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:104:10 PM18:496:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:504:50 PM18:256:25 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:496:49 PM20:158:15 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:496:49 PM19:107:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:496:49 PM19:537:53 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4711:47 PM24:3512:35 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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