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Saturday 23 May 1959 · Queens, New York, United States

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Śanivāra. Dvitīyā began at 05:065:06 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:281:28+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:325:32 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:153:15 PM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

12:5212:52 PM

The Sun 70° above S. Day length 14 h 40 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:5212:52 PM
At noon, 12:5212:52 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 197° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 197° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:184:18 AM–04:554:55 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:364:36 AM–05:325:32 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2312:23 PM–13:221:22 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:5412:54 PM–14:182:18 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya15:193:19 PM–16:174:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:128:12 PM–20:318:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:128:12 PM–21:089:08 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika05:325:32 AM–07:227:22 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta05:325:32 AM–06:316:31 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:316:31 AM–07:307:30 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:129:12 AM–11:0211:02 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:422:42 PM–16:324:32 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya27:483:48+1 AM–29:145:14+1 AMa 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

Kāla05:325:32 AM–07:227:22 AMavoid
Śubha07:227:22 AM–09:129:12 AMgood
Roga09:129:12 AM–11:0211:02 AMavoid
Udvega11:0211:02 AM–12:5212:52 PMavoid
Cara12:5212:52 PM–14:422:42 PMneutral
Lābha14:422:42 PM–16:324:32 PMgood
Amṛta16:324:32 PM–18:226:22 PMgood
Kāla18:226:22 PM–20:128:12 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha20:128:12 PM–21:229:22 PMgood
Udvega21:229:22 PM–22:3210:32 PMavoid
Śubha22:3210:32 PM–23:4211:42 PMgood
Amṛta23:4211:42 PM–24:5212:52+1 AMgood
Cara24:5212:52+1 AM–26:022:02+1 AMneutral
Roga26:022:02+1 AM–27:123:12+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:123:12+1 AM–28:224:22+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:224:22+1 AM–29:325:32+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:325:32 AM to 29:325:32+1 AM

05:325:32 AM sunrise20:128:12 PM sunsetsunrise 29:325:32+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 25:281:28+1 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 20:388:38 PM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 22:2410:24 PM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 15:153:15 PM
Garauntil 25:281:28+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:129:12 AM–11:0211:02 AM
Abhijit 12:2312:23 PM–13:221:22 PM
Pradoṣa 20:128:12 PM–21:279:27 PM
Niśītha 24:2812:28+1 AM–25:161:16+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:0211:02 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:221:22 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 14 h 40 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 21:279:27 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  8. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:161:16+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā25:28 01:281:28 AM SunTṛtīyā
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā20:388:38 PMMūla
YogaSiddha22:2410:24 PMSādhya
KaraṇaTaitila15:153:15 PMGara
VāraŚanivāra29:32 05:325:32 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2016
Śaka
1881
Kali
5060
Ahargaṇa
1 848 246
Day length
14 h 40 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
21:359:35 PM
Moonset
06:416:41 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:184:18 AM05:325:32 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:184:18 AM04:554:55 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:364:36 AM05:325:32 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:325:32 AM08:288:28 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day05:325:32 AM07:227:22 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta05:325:32 AM06:316:31 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:316:31 AM07:307:30 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:288:28 AM11:2411:24 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:129:12 AM11:0211:02 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2312:23 PM13:221:22 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2812:28 PM13:161:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:5412:54 PM14:182:18 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:202:20 PM17:165:16 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:422:42 PM16:324:32 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:193:19 PM16:174:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:165:16 PM20:128:12 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:128:12 PM21:279:27 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:128:12 PM20:318:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:128:12 PM21:089:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2812:28+1 AM25:161:16+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:483:48+1 AM29:145:14+1 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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