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Thursday 20 August 1959 · Queens, New York, United States

Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 07:527:52 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:307:30 AM.

Observed here on this day

Kajjalī Tṛtīyā · Kajari Teej

Tṛtīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:106:10 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:307:30 AM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

12:5912:59 PM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 13 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:5912:59 PM
At noon, 12:5912:59 PM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 207° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 95% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 207° falls in Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:474:47 AM–05:295:29 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:085:08 AM–06:106:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:1910:19 AM–11:5811:58 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:3112:31 PM–13:261:26 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:153:15 PM–16:094:09 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:477:47 PM–20:088:08 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:477:47 PM–20:498:49 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:106:10 AM–07:527:52 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:349:34 AM–11:1611:16 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:4210:42 AM–11:3711:37 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:412:41 PM–16:234:23 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:094:09 PM–17:035:03 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya28:384:38+1 AM–30:196:19+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

Śubha06:106:10 AM–07:527:52 AMgood
Roga07:527:52 AM–09:349:34 AMavoid
Udvega09:349:34 AM–11:1611:16 AMavoid
Cara11:1611:16 AM–12:5812:58 PMneutral
Lābha12:5812:58 PM–14:412:41 PMgood
Amṛta14:412:41 PM–16:234:23 PMgood
Kāla16:234:23 PM–18:056:05 PMavoid
Śubha18:056:05 PM–19:477:47 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta19:477:47 PM–21:059:05 PMgood
Cara21:059:05 PM–22:2310:23 PMneutral
Roga22:2310:23 PM–23:4111:41 PMavoid
Kāla23:4111:41 PM–24:5912:59+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:5912:59+1 AM–26:172:17+1 AMgood
Udvega26:172:17+1 AM–27:353:35+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:353:35+1 AM–28:534:53+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:534:53+1 AM–30:116:11+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:106:10 AM to 30:116:11+1 AM

06:106:10 AM sunrise19:477:47 PM sunsetsunrise 30:116:11+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 07:307:30 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 18:316:31 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 11:5111:51 AM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 07:307:30 AM
Vaṇijauntil 19:347:34 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:3112:31 PM–13:261:26 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:412:41 PM–16:234:23 PM
Pradoṣa 19:477:47 PM–21:109:10 PM
Niśītha 24:3512:35+1 AM–25:231:23+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  3. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:261:26 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:234:23 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  8. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  9. SunsetDay length 13 h 37 m.
  10. PradoṣaUntil 21:109:10 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:231:23+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā07:307:30 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā18:316:31 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaSukarmā11:5111:51 AMDhṛti
KaraṇaGara07:307:30 AMVaṇija
VāraGuruvāra30:11 06:116:11 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2016
Śaka
1881
Kali
5060
Ahargaṇa
1 848 335
Day length
13 h 37 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
20:568:56 PM
Moonset
08:188:18 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:474:47 AM06:106:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:474:47 AM05:295:29 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:085:08 AM06:106:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:106:10 AM08:538:53 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:106:10 AM07:527:52 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:538:53 AM11:3711:37 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:349:34 AM11:1611:16 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:1910:19 AM11:5811:58 AMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:4210:42 AM11:3711:37 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3112:31 PM13:261:26 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3412:34 PM13:221:22 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:202:20 PM17:035:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:412:41 PM16:234:23 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:153:15 PM16:094:09 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:094:09 PM17:035:03 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:035:03 PM19:477:47 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:477:47 PM21:109:10 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:477:47 PM20:088:08 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:477:47 PM20:498:49 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:3512:35+1 AM25:231:23+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:384:38+1 AM30:196:19+1 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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