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Thursday 9 May 2024 · Queens, New York, United States

Vaiśākha Śukla Dvitīyā

Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 20:528:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:486:48 PM.

Observed here on this day

Paraśurāma Jayantī

Tṛtīyā covers 78 of 78 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:445:44 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:467:46 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:5212:52 PM

The Sun 67° above S. Day length 14 h 16 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:5212:52 PM
At noon, 12:5212:52 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 21° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 21° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:264:26 AM–05:055:05 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:464:46 AM–05:445:44 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2412:24 PM–13:211:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:153:15 PM–16:124:12 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:008:00 PM–20:198:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:008:00 PM–20:588:58 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:1410:14 PM–23:4511:45 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:445:44 AM–07:317:31 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:189:18 AM–11:0511:05 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2910:29 AM–11:2711:27 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:392:39 PM–16:264:26 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:124:12 PM–17:095:09 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya17:405:40 PM–19:117:11 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

Śubha05:445:44 AM–07:317:31 AMgood
Roga07:317:31 AM–09:189:18 AMavoid
Udvega09:189:18 AM–11:0511:05 AMavoid
Cara11:0511:05 AM–12:5212:52 PMneutral
Lābha12:5212:52 PM–14:392:39 PMgood
Amṛta14:392:39 PM–16:264:26 PMgood
Kāla16:264:26 PM–18:136:13 PMavoid
Śubha18:136:13 PM–20:008:00 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta20:008:00 PM–21:139:13 PMgood
Cara21:139:13 PM–22:2610:26 PMneutral
Roga22:2610:26 PM–23:3911:39 PMavoid
Kāla23:3911:39 PM–24:5212:52 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:5212:52 AM+1–26:042:04 AM+1good
Udvega26:042:04 AM+1–27:173:17 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:173:17 AM+1–28:304:30 AM+1good
Amṛta28:304:30 AM+1–29:435:43 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:445:44 AM to 29:435:43 AM+1

05:445:44 AM sunrise20:008:00 PM sunsetsunrise 29:435:43 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 18:486:48 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 25:171:17 AM+1
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 26:362:36 AM+1
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 07:467:46 AM
Kaulavauntil 18:486:48 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2412:24 PM–13:211:21 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:392:39 PM–16:264:26 PM
Pradoṣa 20:008:00 PM–21:189:18 PM
Niśītha 24:2812:28 AM+1–25:161:16 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:211:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:264:26 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  6. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 16 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:189:18 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:161:16 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  11. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā18:486:48 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraRohiṇī25:17 01:171:17 AM FriMṛgaśirā
YogaAtigaṇḍa26:36 02:362:36 AM FriSukarmā
KaraṇaBālava07:467:46 AMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra29:43 05:435:43 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 871 974
Day length
14 h 16 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
06:276:27 AM
Moonset
22:2010:20 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:264:26 AM05:445:44 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:264:26 AM05:055:05 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:464:46 AM05:445:44 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:445:44 AM08:358:35 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:445:44 AM07:317:31 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:358:35 AM11:2711:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:189:18 AM11:0511:05 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2910:29 AM11:2711:27 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2412:24 PM13:211:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2812:28 PM13:161:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:182:18 PM17:095:09 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:392:39 PM16:264:26 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:153:15 PM16:124:12 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:124:12 PM17:095:09 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:095:09 PM20:008:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:405:40 PM19:117:11 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk20:008:00 PM21:189:18 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:008:00 PM20:198:19 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:008:00 PM20:588:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:1410:14 PM23:4511:45 PMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:2812:28 AM+125:161:16 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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