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Sunday 8 May 2016 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Vaiśākha Śukla Dvitīyā

Ravivāra. Dvitīyā began at 12:4712:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 09:219:21 AM.

Observed here on this day

Akṣaya Tṛtīyā

Tṛtīyā covers 72 of 247 minutes of pūrvāhṇa. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here

AlsoParaśurāma Jayantī determinate

At sunrise

06:276:27 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:219:21 AM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

12:3712:37 PM

The Sun 79° above N. Day length 12 h 21 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:3712:37 PM
At noon, 12:3712:37 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 26° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 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 muhūrta04:534:53 AM–05:405:40 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:175:17 AM–06:276:27 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1212:12 PM–13:021:02 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:412:41 PM–15:303:30 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:442:44 PM–16:114:11 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:486:48 PM–19:117:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:486:48 PM–19:587:58 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya10:2610:26 AM–11:5211:52 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa12:3712:37 PM–14:102:10 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:423:42 PM–17:155:15 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta17:095:09 PM–17:585:58 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla17:155:15 PM–18:486:48 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:4510:45 PM–24:1312:13 AM+1a 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

Udvega06:276:27 AM–07:597:59 AMavoid
Cara07:597:59 AM–09:329:32 AMneutral
Lābha09:329:32 AM–11:0511:05 AMgood
Amṛta11:0511:05 AM–12:3712:37 PMgood
Kāla12:3712:37 PM–14:102:10 PMavoid
Śubha14:102:10 PM–15:423:42 PMgood
Roga15:423:42 PM–17:155:15 PMavoid
Udvega17:155:15 PM–18:486:48 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:486:48 PM–20:158:15 PMgood
Amṛta20:158:15 PM–21:429:42 PMgood
Cara21:429:42 PM–23:1011:10 PMneutral
Roga23:1011:10 PM–24:3712:37 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:3712:37 AM+1–26:042:04 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:042:04 AM+1–27:323:32 AM+1good
Udvega27:323:32 AM+1–28:594:59 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:594:59 AM+1–30:266:26 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:276:27 AM to 30:266:26 AM+1

06:276:27 AM sunrise18:486:48 PM sunsetsunrise 30:266:26 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 09:219:21 AM
Tṛtīyāuntil 30:226:22 AM+1
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 17:375:37 PM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 20:488:48 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 09:219:21 AM
Taitilauntil 19:487:48 PM
Garauntil 30:226:22 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1212:12 PM–13:021:02 PM
Rāhu kāla 17:155:15 PM–18:486:48 PM
Pradoṣa 18:486:48 PM–20:218:21 PM
Niśītha 24:1312:13 AM+1–25:011:01 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:021:02 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:486:48 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 21 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:218:21 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:011:01 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  13. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  14. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā09:219:21 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraRohiṇī17:375:37 PMMṛgaśirā
YogaAtigaṇḍa20:488:48 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaKaulava09:219:21 AMTaitila
VāraRavivāra30:26 06:266:26 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 051
Day length
12 h 21 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
08:128:12 AM
Moonset
20:538:53 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:534:53 AM06:276:27 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:534:53 AM05:405:40 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:175:17 AM06:276:27 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:276:27 AM08:558:55 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:558:55 AM11:2311:23 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:2610:26 AM11:5211:52 AMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1212:12 PM13:021:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1312:13 PM13:011:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:3712:37 PM14:102:10 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:511:51 PM16:204:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:412:41 PM15:303:30 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:442:44 PM16:114:11 PMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:423:42 PM17:155:15 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:204:20 PM18:486:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta17:095:09 PM17:585:58 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day17:155:15 PM18:486:48 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:486:48 PM20:218:21 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:486:48 PM19:117:11 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:486:48 PM19:587:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:4510:45 PM24:1312:13 AM+1sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1312:13 AM+125:011:01 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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