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Tuesday 29 April 2025 · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 23:4111:41 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:028:02 PM.

Observed here on this day

Paraśurāma Jayantī

Tṛtīyā does not reach pradoṣa on either day. Boundary: no day qualifies and the rule does not say what then. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:175:17 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:509:50 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:5511:55 AM

The Sun 75° above S. Day length 13 h 16 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonShaoxing11:5511:55 AM
At noon, 11:5511:55 AM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 19° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 19° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:513:51 AM–04:344:34 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:134:13 AM–05:175:17 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2911:29 AM–12:2212:22 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:082:08 PM–15:013:01 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:336:33 PM–18:556:55 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:336:33 PM–19:387:38 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:107:10 PM–20:358:35 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta07:567:56 AM–08:498:49 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:368:36 AM–10:1610:16 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:4210:42 AM–12:0712:07 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:5511:55 AM–13:351:35 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:143:14 PM–16:544:54 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:5110:51 PM–23:3311:33 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

Roga05:175:17 AM–06:576:57 AMavoid
Udvega06:576:57 AM–08:368:36 AMavoid
Cara08:368:36 AM–10:1610:16 AMneutral
Lābha10:1610:16 AM–11:5511:55 AMgood
Amṛta11:5511:55 AM–13:351:35 PMgood
Kāla13:351:35 PM–15:143:14 PMavoid
Śubha15:143:14 PM–16:544:54 PMgood
Roga16:544:54 PM–18:336:33 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:336:33 PM–19:547:54 PMavoid
Lābha19:547:54 PM–21:149:14 PMgood
Udvega21:149:14 PM–22:3410:34 PMavoid
Śubha22:3410:34 PM–23:5511:55 PMgood
Amṛta23:5511:55 PM–25:151:15+1 AMgood
Cara25:151:15+1 AM–26:352:35+1 AMneutral
Roga26:352:35+1 AM–27:563:56+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:563:56+1 AM–29:165:16+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:175:17 AM to 29:165:16+1 AM

05:175:17 AM sunrise18:336:33 PM sunsetsunrise 29:165:16+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 20:028:02 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 21:179:17 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 18:246:24 PM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 09:509:50 AM
Kaulavauntil 20:028:02 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2911:29 AM–12:2212:22 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:143:14 PM–16:544:54 PM
Pradoṣa 18:336:33 PM–19:597:59 PM
Niśītha 23:3111:31 PM–24:1912:19+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2212:22 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:544:54 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 16 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:597:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:1912:19+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā20:028:02 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraKṛttikā21:179:17 PMRohiṇī
YogaSaubhāgya18:246:24 PMŚobhana
KaraṇaBālava09:509:50 AMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:16 05:165:16 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 329
Day length
13 h 16 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
05:595:59 AM
Moonset
20:318:31 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:513:51 AM05:175:17 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:513:51 AM04:344:34 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:134:13 AM05:175:17 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:175:17 AM07:567:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon07:567:56 AM10:3610:36 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:567:56 AM08:498:49 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:368:36 AM10:1610:16 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:4210:42 AM12:0712:07 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2911:29 AM12:2212:22 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3111:31 AM12:1912:19 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5511:55 AM13:351:35 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:151:15 PM15:543:54 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:082:08 PM15:013:01 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:143:14 PM16:544:54 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:543:54 PM18:336:33 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:336:33 PM19:597:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:336:33 PM18:556:55 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:336:33 PM19:387:38 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:107:10 PM20:358:35 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5110:51 PM23:3311:33 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3111:31 PM24:1912:19+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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