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April 2012 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 23 April 2012 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Vaiśākha Śukla Dvitīyā

Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 06:526:52 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:319:31 AM.

Observed here on this day

Paraśurāma Jayantī

Tṛtīyā covers 94 of 94 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:306:30 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:319:31 AM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

12:3912:39 PM

The Sun 83° above N. Day length 12 h 17 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:3912:39 PM
At noon, 12:3912:39 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 25° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 5% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 25° falls in Śukla Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:574:57 AM–05:445:44 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:205:20 AM–06:306:30 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1412:14 PM–13:031:03 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:422:42 PM–15:313:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:476:47 PM–19:117:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:476:47 PM–19:587:58 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:357:35 PM–21:239:23 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:038:03 AM–09:359:35 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:438:43 AM–10:3210:32 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0711:07 AM–12:3912:39 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:031:03 PM–13:531:53 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:112:11 PM–15:433:43 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:313:31 PM–16:204:20 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

Amṛta06:306:30 AM–08:038:03 AMgood
Kāla08:038:03 AM–09:359:35 AMavoid
Śubha09:359:35 AM–11:0711:07 AMgood
Roga11:0711:07 AM–12:3912:39 PMavoid
Udvega12:3912:39 PM–14:112:11 PMavoid
Cara14:112:11 PM–15:433:43 PMneutral
Lābha15:433:43 PM–17:155:15 PMgood
Amṛta17:155:15 PM–18:476:47 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:476:47 PM–20:158:15 PMneutral
Roga20:158:15 PM–21:439:43 PMavoid
Kāla21:439:43 PM–23:1111:11 PMavoid
Lābha23:1111:11 PM–24:3912:39 AM+1good
Udvega24:3912:39 AM+1–26:072:07 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:072:07 AM+1–27:343:34 AM+1good
Amṛta27:343:34 AM+1–29:025:02 AM+1good
Cara29:025:02 AM+1–30:306:30 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:306:30 AM to 30:306:30 AM+1

06:306:30 AM sunrise18:476:47 PM sunsetsunrise 30:306:30 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 09:319:31 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 22:1810:18 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 28:064:06 AM+1
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 09:319:31 AM
Taitilauntil 22:4910:49 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:038:03 AM–09:359:35 AM
Abhijit 12:1412:14 PM–13:031:03 PM
Pradoṣa 18:476:47 PM–20:218:21 PM
Niśītha 24:1512:15 AM+1–25:031:03 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:359:35 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:031:03 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 17 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:218:21 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:031:03 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā09:319:31 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraKṛttikā22:1810:18 PMRohiṇī
YogaSaubhāgya28:06 04:064:06 AM TueŚobhana
KaraṇaKaulava09:319:31 AMTaitila
VāraSomavāra30:30 06:306:30 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 575
Day length
12 h 17 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
08:048:04 AM
Moonset
20:438:43 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:574:57 AM06:306:30 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:574:57 AM05:445:44 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:205:20 AM06:306:30 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:306:30 AM08:588:58 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:038:03 AM09:359:35 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:438:43 AM10:3210:32 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:588:58 AM11:2511:25 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0711:07 AM12:3912:39 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1412:14 PM13:031:03 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1512:15 PM13:031:03 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:031:03 PM13:531:53 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:531:53 PM16:204:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:112:11 PM15:433:43 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:422:42 PM15:313:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:313:31 PM16:204:20 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:204:20 PM18:476:47 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:476:47 PM20:218:21 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:476:47 PM19:117:11 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:476:47 PM19:587:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:357:35 PM21:239:23 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1512:15 AM+125:031:03 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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