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Thursday 9 May 1940 · Tehran, Iran

Vaiśākha Śukla Dvitīyā

Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 16:384:38 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:105:10 PM.

Observed here on this day

Paraśurāma Jayantī

Tṛtīyā covers 81 of 81 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:055:05 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:105:10 PM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

12:0112:01 PM

The Sun 72° above S. Day length 13 h 52 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0112:01 PM
At noon, 12:0112:01 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 muhūrta03:443:44 AM–04:244:24 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:044:04 AM–05:055:05 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3311:33 AM–12:2912:29 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:202:20 PM–15:153:15 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:576:57 PM–19:177:17 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:576:57 PM–19:587:58 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:328:32 PM–22:1310:13 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:055:05 AM–06:496:49 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:338:33 AM–10:1710:17 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:429:42 AM–10:3810:38 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:451:45 PM–15:293:29 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:153:15 PM–16:114:11 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya15:313:31 PM–17:125:12 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

Śubha05:055:05 AM–06:496:49 AMgood
Roga06:496:49 AM–08:338:33 AMavoid
Udvega08:338:33 AM–10:1710:17 AMavoid
Cara10:1710:17 AM–12:0112:01 PMneutral
Lābha12:0112:01 PM–13:451:45 PMgood
Amṛta13:451:45 PM–15:293:29 PMgood
Kāla15:293:29 PM–17:135:13 PMavoid
Śubha17:135:13 PM–18:576:57 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:576:57 PM–20:138:13 PMgood
Cara20:138:13 PM–21:299:29 PMneutral
Roga21:299:29 PM–22:4510:45 PMavoid
Kāla22:4510:45 PM–24:0012:00+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:0012:00+1 AM–25:161:16+1 AMgood
Udvega25:161:16+1 AM–26:322:32+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:322:32+1 AM–27:483:48+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:483:48+1 AM–29:045:04+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:055:05 AM to 29:045:04+1 AM

05:055:05 AM sunrise18:576:57 PM sunsetsunrise 29:045:04+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 17:105:10 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 23:5311:53 PM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 25:011:01+1 AM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 17:105:10 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3311:33 AM–12:2912:29 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:451:45 PM–15:293:29 PM
Pradoṣa 18:576:57 PM–20:188:18 PM
Niśītha 23:3611:36 PM–24:2412:24+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:2912:29 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:293:29 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 52 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:188:18 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2412:24+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  10. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  11. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā17:105:10 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraRohiṇī23:5311:53 PMMṛgaśirā
YogaAtigaṇḍa25:01 01:011:01 AM FriSukarmā
KaraṇaKaulava17:105:10 PMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra29:04 05:045:04 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1997
Śaka
1862
Kali
5041
Ahargaṇa
1 841 293
Day length
13 h 52 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
06:306:30 AM
Moonset
20:438:43 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:443:44 AM05:055:05 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:443:44 AM04:244:24 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:044:04 AM05:055:05 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:055:05 AM07:517:51 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:055:05 AM06:496:49 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:517:51 AM10:3810:38 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:338:33 AM10:1710:17 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:429:42 AM10:3810:38 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3311:33 AM12:2912:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3711:37 AM12:2512:25 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:241:24 PM16:114:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:451:45 PM15:293:29 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:202:20 PM15:153:15 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:153:15 PM16:114:11 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:313:31 PM17:125:12 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:114:11 PM18:576:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:576:57 PM20:188:18 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:576:57 PM19:177:17 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:576:57 PM19:587:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:328:32 PM22:1310:13 PMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3611:36 PM24:2412:24+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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