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May 2026 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseVaiśākha Śukla to Adhika Jyeṣṭha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 18 May 2026 · Queens, New York, United States

Adhika Jyeṣṭha Śukla Dvitīyā

Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 12:1112:11 PM yesterday, and holds until 08:248:24 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:365:36 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:248:24 AM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

12:5212:52 PM

The Sun 69° above S. Day length 14 h 32 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:5212:52 PM
At noon, 12:5212:52 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 27° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 5% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 27° falls in Śukla Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:204:20 AM–04:584:58 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:394:39 AM–05:365:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2312:23 PM–13:211:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:173:17 PM–16:164:16 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:263:26 PM–16:514:51 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli20:088:08 PM–20:278:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:088:08 PM–21:059:05 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya06:586:58 AM–08:238:23 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla07:257:25 AM–09:149:14 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0311:03 AM–12:5212:52 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:211:21 PM–14:192:19 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:412:41 PM–16:304:30 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:164:16 PM–17:145:14 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Amṛta05:365:36 AM–07:257:25 AMgood
Kāla07:257:25 AM–09:149:14 AMavoid
Śubha09:149:14 AM–11:0311:03 AMgood
Roga11:0311:03 AM–12:5212:52 PMavoid
Udvega12:5212:52 PM–14:412:41 PMavoid
Cara14:412:41 PM–16:304:30 PMneutral
Lābha16:304:30 PM–18:196:19 PMgood
Amṛta18:196:19 PM–20:088:08 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara20:088:08 PM–21:199:19 PMneutral
Roga21:199:19 PM–22:3010:30 PMavoid
Kāla22:3010:30 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+1–27:133:13 AM+1good
Amṛta27:133:13 AM+1–28:244:24 AM+1good
Cara28:244:24 AM+1–29:355:35 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:365:36 AM to 29:355:35 AM+1

05:365:36 AM sunrise20:088:08 PM sunsetsunrise 29:355:35 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 08:248:24 AM
Tṛtīyāuntil 28:494:49 AM+1
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 23:1211:12 PM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 12:1812:18 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 08:248:24 AM
Taitilauntil 18:346:34 PM
Garauntil 28:494:49 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:257:25 AM–09:149:14 AM
Abhijit 12:2312:23 PM–13:211:21 PM
Pradoṣa 20:088:08 PM–21:249:24 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:149:14 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 13:211:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 14 h 32 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 21:249:24 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:161:16 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  13. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  14. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā08:248:24 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā23:1211:12 PMĀrdrā
YogaSukarmā12:1812:18 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaKaulava08:248:24 AMTaitila
VāraSomavāra29:35 05:355:35 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Adhika Jyeṣṭha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Adhika Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 713
Day length
14 h 32 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
06:436:43 AM
Moonset
22:5710:57 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:204:20 AM05:365:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:204:20 AM04:584:58 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:394:39 AM05:365:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:365:36 AM08:308:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:586:58 AM08:238:23 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:257:25 AM09:149:14 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:308:30 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
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:211:21 PM14:192:19 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:192:19 PM17:145:14 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:412:41 PM16:304:30 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:173:17 PM16:164:16 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:263:26 PM16:514:51 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:164:16 PM17:145:14 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:145:14 PM20:088:08 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:088:08 PM21:249:24 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:088:08 PM20:278:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:088:08 PM21:059:05 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2812:28 AM+125:161:16 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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