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Monday 20 May 2024 · Queens, New York, United States

Vaiśākha Śukla Dvādaśī

Somavāra. Dvādaśī began at 04:214:21 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:296:29 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 75 of 75 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:345:34 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:296:29 AM

Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.

Noon

12:5212:52 PM

The Sun 69° above S. Day length 14 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:5212:52 PM
At noon, 12:5212:52 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 147° ahead of it, in Citrā, 92% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 147° falls in Śukla Trayodaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:194:19 AM–04:564:56 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:374:37 AM–05:345:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2312:23 PM–13:211:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:121:12 PM–14:582:58 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya15:183:18 PM–16:174:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:118:11 PM–20:298:29 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:118:11 PM–21:079:07 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:237:23 AM–09:139:13 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0311:03 AM–12:5212:52 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:211:21 PM–14:202:20 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:422:42 PM–16:314:31 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:174:17 PM–17:155:15 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya26:202:20 AM+1–28:044:04 AM+1a 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

Amṛta05:345:34 AM–07:237:23 AMgood
Kāla07:237:23 AM–09:139:13 AMavoid
Śubha09:139:13 AM–11:0311:03 AMgood
Roga11:0311:03 AM–12:5212:52 PMavoid
Udvega12:5212:52 PM–14:422:42 PMavoid
Cara14:422:42 PM–16:314:31 PMneutral
Lābha16:314:31 PM–18:216:21 PMgood
Amṛta18:216:21 PM–20:118:11 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara20:118:11 PM–21:219:21 PMneutral
Roga21:219:21 PM–22:3110:31 PMavoid
Kāla22:3110:31 PM–23:4111:41 PMavoid
Lābha23:4111:41 PM–24:5212:52 AM+1good
Udvega24:5212:52 AM+1–26:022:02 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:022:02 AM+1–27:123:12 AM+1good
Amṛta27:123:12 AM+1–28:234:23 AM+1good
Cara28:234:23 AM+1–29:335:33 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:345:34 AM to 29:335:33 AM+1

05:345:34 AM sunrise20:118:11 PM sunsetsunrise 29:335:33 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 06:296:29 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 20:168:16 PM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 27:053:05 AM+1
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 06:296:29 AM
Kaulavauntil 19:237:23 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:237:23 AM–09:139:13 AM
Abhijit 12:2312:23 PM–13:211:21 PM
Pradoṣa 20:118:11 PM–21:269:26 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. SunriseDvādaśī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:139:13 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:211:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 37 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:269:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:161:16 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī06:296:29 AMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraCitrā20:168:16 PMSvātī
YogaVyatīpāta27:05 03:053:05 AM TueVarīyān
KaraṇaBālava06:296:29 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra29:33 05:335:33 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 871 985
Day length
14 h 37 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
17:335:33 PM
Moonset
28:114:11 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:194:19 AM05:345:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:194:19 AM04:564:56 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:374:37 AM05:345:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:345:34 AM08:298:29 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:237:23 AM09:139:13 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:298:29 AM11:2511:25 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0311:03 AM12:5212:52 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2312:23 PM13:211:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2812:28 PM13:161:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:121:12 PM14:582:58 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:211:21 PM14:202:20 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:202:20 PM17:155:15 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:422:42 PM16:314:31 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:183:18 PM16:174:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:174:17 PM17:155:15 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:155:15 PM20:118:11 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:118:11 PM21:269:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:118:11 PM20:298:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:118:11 PM21:079:07 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2812:28 AM+125:161:16 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:202:20 AM+128:044:04 AM+1sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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