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Monday 27 April 1998 · Queens, New York, United States

Vaiśākha Śukla Dvitīyā

Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 04:034:03 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:4112:41+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:006:00 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:396:39 AM

Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.

Noon

12:5312:53 PM

The Sun 63° above S. Day length 13 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:5312:53 PM
At noon, 12:5312:53 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 17° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 17° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:384:38 AM–05:195:19 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:584:58 AM–06:006:00 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2612:26 PM–13:211:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:113:11 PM–16:064:06 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:477:47 PM–20:078:07 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:477:47 PM–20:488:48 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:002:00+1 AM–27:263:26+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:437:43 AM–09:279:27 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1011:10 AM–12:5312:53 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:211:21 PM–14:162:16 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:372:37 PM–16:204:20 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:064:06 PM–17:015:01 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya17:245:24 PM–18:506:50 PMa 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

Amṛta06:006:00 AM–07:437:43 AMgood
Kāla07:437:43 AM–09:279:27 AMavoid
Śubha09:279:27 AM–11:1011:10 AMgood
Roga11:1011:10 AM–12:5312:53 PMavoid
Udvega12:5312:53 PM–14:372:37 PMavoid
Cara14:372:37 PM–16:204:20 PMneutral
Lābha16:204:20 PM–18:036:03 PMgood
Amṛta18:036:03 PM–19:477:47 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:477:47 PM–21:039:03 PMneutral
Roga21:039:03 PM–22:2010:20 PMavoid
Kāla22:2010:20 PM–23:3611:36 PMavoid
Lābha23:3611:36 PM–24:5312:53+1 AMgood
Udvega24:5312:53+1 AM–26:092:09+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:092:09+1 AM–27:263:26+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:263:26+1 AM–28:424:42+1 AMgood
Cara28:424:42+1 AM–29:585:58+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:006:00 AM to 29:585:58+1 AM

06:006:00 AM sunrise19:477:47 PM sunsetsunrise 29:585:58+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 24:4112:41+1 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 06:396:39 AM
Kṛttikāuntil 28:094:09+1 AM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 06:566:56 AM
Saubhāgyauntil 27:063:06+1 AM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 14:192:19 PM
Kaulavauntil 24:4112:41+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:437:43 AM–09:279:27 AM
Abhijit 12:2612:26 PM–13:211:21 PM
Pradoṣa 19:477:47 PM–21:089:08 PM
Niśītha 24:2912:29+1 AM–25:171:17+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  3. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:279:27 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:211:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 47 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:089:08 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:171:17+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  13. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  14. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā24:41 00:4112:41 AM TueTṛtīyā
NakṣatraBharaṇī06:396:39 AMKṛttikā
YogaĀyuṣmān06:566:56 AMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaBālava14:192:19 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra29:58 05:585:58 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 465
Day length
13 h 47 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
07:097:09 AM
Moonset
21:179:17 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:384:38 AM06:006:00 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:384:38 AM05:195:19 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:584:58 AM06:006:00 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:006:00 AM08:458:45 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:437:43 AM09:279:27 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:458:45 AM11:3111:31 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1011:10 AM12:5312:53 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2612:26 PM13:211:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2912:29 PM13:171:17 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:211:21 PM14:162:16 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:162:16 PM17:015:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:372:37 PM16:204:20 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:113:11 PM16:064:06 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:064:06 PM17:015:01 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:015:01 PM19:477:47 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:245:24 PM18:506:50 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk19:477:47 PM21:089:08 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:477:47 PM20:078:07 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:477:47 PM20:488:48 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2912:29+1 AM25:171:17+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:002:00+1 AM27:263:26+1 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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