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Monday 20 April 2015 · Tehran, Iran

Vaiśākha Śukla Dvitīyā

Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 20:328:32 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:036:03 PM.

Observed here on this day

Paraśurāma Jayantī

Tṛtīyā covers 86 of 86 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:266:26 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:147:14 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

13:031:03 PM

The Sun 66° above S. Day length 13 h 15 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran13:031:03 PM
At noon, 13:031:03 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 21° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 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 muhūrta05:005:00 AM–05:435:43 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:225:22 AM–06:266:26 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla07:527:52 AM–09:209:20 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:3712:37 PM–13:301:30 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:163:16 PM–16:094:09 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:417:41 PM–20:028:02 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:417:41 PM–20:458:45 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:068:06 AM–09:459:45 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:2411:24 AM–13:041:04 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:301:30 PM–14:232:23 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:432:43 PM–16:224:22 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:094:09 PM–17:025:02 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya23:3711:37 PM–25:081:08 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

Amṛta06:266:26 AM–08:068:06 AMgood
Kāla08:068:06 AM–09:459:45 AMavoid
Śubha09:459:45 AM–11:2411:24 AMgood
Roga11:2411:24 AM–13:041:04 PMavoid
Udvega13:041:04 PM–14:432:43 PMavoid
Cara14:432:43 PM–16:224:22 PMneutral
Lābha16:224:22 PM–18:026:02 PMgood
Amṛta18:026:02 PM–19:417:41 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:417:41 PM–21:029:02 PMneutral
Roga21:029:02 PM–22:2210:22 PMavoid
Kāla22:2210:22 PM–23:4211:42 PMavoid
Lābha23:4211:42 PM–25:031:03 AM+1good
Udvega25:031:03 AM+1–26:232:23 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:232:23 AM+1–27:443:44 AM+1good
Amṛta27:443:44 AM+1–29:045:04 AM+1good
Cara29:045:04 AM+1–30:256:25 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:266:26 AM to 30:256:25 AM+1

06:266:26 AM sunrise19:417:41 PM sunsetsunrise 30:256:25 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 18:036:03 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 12:1712:17 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 24:0712:07 AM+1
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 07:147:14 AM
Kaulavauntil 18:036:03 PM
Taitilauntil 29:005:00 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:068:06 AM–09:459:45 AM
Abhijit 12:3712:37 PM–13:301:30 PM
Pradoṣa 19:417:41 PM–21:079:07 PM
Niśītha 24:3912:39 AM+1–25:271:27 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. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:459:45 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:301:30 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  7. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 13 h 15 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 21:079:07 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:271:27 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā18:036:03 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraBharaṇī12:1712:17 PMKṛttikā
YogaĀyuṣmān24:07 00:0712:07 AM TueSaubhāgya
KaraṇaBālava07:147:14 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:25 06:256:25 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 667
Day length
13 h 15 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
07:397:39 AM
Moonset
21:349:34 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:005:00 AM06:266:26 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:005:00 AM05:435:43 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:225:22 AM06:266:26 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:266:26 AM09:059:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra07:527:52 AM09:209:20 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:068:06 AM09:459:45 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:059:05 AM11:4411:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:2411:24 AM13:041:04 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3712:37 PM13:301:30 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4012:40 PM13:281:28 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:301:30 PM14:232:23 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:232:23 PM17:025:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:432:43 PM16:224:22 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:163:16 PM16:094:09 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:094:09 PM17:025:02 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:025:02 PM19:417:41 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:417:41 PM21:079:07 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:417:41 PM20:028:02 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:417:41 PM20:458:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:3711:37 PM25:081:08 AM+1sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:3912:39 AM+125:271:27 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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