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April 1998 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Tuesday 28 April 1998 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 16:034:03 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:4112:41 PM.

Observed here on this day

Paraśurāma Jayantī

Tṛtīyā covers 88 of 88 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:455:45 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:4112:41 PM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

12:1312:13 PM

The Sun 81° above S. Day length 12 h 57 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:1312:13 PM
At noon, 12:1312:13 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 24° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 4% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 24° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:164:16 AM–05:005:00 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:384:38 AM–05:455:45 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4711:47 AM–12:3912:39 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla14:002:00 PM–15:263:26 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:222:22 PM–15:143:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:416:41 PM–19:037:03 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:416:41 PM–19:487:48 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:208:20 AM–09:129:12 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:598:59 AM–10:3610:36 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1312:13 PM–13:501:50 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:273:27 PM–17:045:04 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:0611:06 PM–23:5111:51 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

Roga05:455:45 AM–07:227:22 AMavoid
Udvega07:227:22 AM–08:598:59 AMavoid
Cara08:598:59 AM–10:3610:36 AMneutral
Lābha10:3610:36 AM–12:1312:13 PMgood
Amṛta12:1312:13 PM–13:501:50 PMgood
Kāla13:501:50 PM–15:273:27 PMavoid
Śubha15:273:27 PM–17:045:04 PMgood
Roga17:045:04 PM–18:416:41 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:416:41 PM–20:048:04 PMavoid
Lābha20:048:04 PM–21:279:27 PMgood
Udvega21:279:27 PM–22:5010:50 PMavoid
Śubha22:5010:50 PM–24:1312:13+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:1312:13+1 AM–25:361:36+1 AMgood
Cara25:361:36+1 AM–26:582:58+1 AMneutral
Roga26:582:58+1 AM–28:214:21+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:214:21+1 AM–29:445:44+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:455:45 AM to 29:445:44+1 AM

05:455:45 AM sunrise18:416:41 PM sunsetsunrise 29:445:44+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 12:4112:41 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 16:094:09 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 15:063:06 PM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 12:4112:41 PM
Taitilauntil 23:1011:10 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4711:47 AM–12:3912:39 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:273:27 PM–17:045:04 PM
Pradoṣa 18:416:41 PM–20:108:10 PM
Niśītha 23:4911:49 PM–24:3712:37+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:3912:39 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:045:04 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 57 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:108:10 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3712:37+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā12:4112:41 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraKṛttikā16:094:09 PMRohiṇī
YogaSaubhāgya15:063:06 PMŚobhana
KaraṇaKaulava12:4112:41 PMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:44 05:445:44 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 466
Day length
12 h 57 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
07:177:17 AM
Moonset
20:408:40 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:164:16 AM05:455:45 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:164:16 AM05:005:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:384:38 AM05:455:45 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:455:45 AM08:208:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:208:20 AM10:5510:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:208:20 AM09:129:12 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:598:59 AM10:3610:36 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4711:47 AM12:3912:39 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4911:49 AM12:3712:37 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1312:13 PM13:501:50 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:311:31 PM16:064:06 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:002:00 PM15:263:26 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:222:22 PM15:143:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:273:27 PM17:045:04 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:064:06 PM18:416:41 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:416:41 PM20:108:10 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:416:41 PM19:037:03 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:416:41 PM19:487:48 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0611:06 PM23:5111:51 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4911:49 PM24:3712:37+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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