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Sunday 8 May 2016 · Tehran, Iran

Vaiśākha Śukla Dvitīyā

Ravivāra. Dvitīyā began at 20:178:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:514:51 PM.

Observed here on this day

Paraśurāma Jayantī

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

At sunrise

06:056:05 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:326:32 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

13:011:01 PM

The Sun 72° above S. Day length 13 h 51 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran13:011:01 PM
At noon, 13:011:01 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 22° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 4% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 22° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:444:44 AM–05:255:25 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:045:04 AM–06:056:05 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3312:33 PM–13:291:29 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:203:20 PM–16:154:15 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:577:57 PM–20:178:17 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:577:57 PM–20:578:57 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:1410:14 PM–23:4111:41 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa13:011:01 PM–14:452:45 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika16:294:29 PM–18:136:13 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:565:56 PM–19:227:22 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta18:066:06 PM–19:017:01 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla18:136:13 PM–19:577:57 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Udvega06:056:05 AM–07:497:49 AMavoid
Cara07:497:49 AM–09:339:33 AMneutral
Lābha09:339:33 AM–11:1711:17 AMgood
Amṛta11:1711:17 AM–13:011:01 PMgood
Kāla13:011:01 PM–14:452:45 PMavoid
Śubha14:452:45 PM–16:294:29 PMgood
Roga16:294:29 PM–18:136:13 PMavoid
Udvega18:136:13 PM–19:577:57 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha19:577:57 PM–21:139:13 PMgood
Amṛta21:139:13 PM–22:2910:29 PMgood
Cara22:2910:29 PM–23:4511:45 PMneutral
Roga23:4511:45 PM–25:011:01+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:011:01+1 AM–26:172:17+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:172:17+1 AM–27:333:33+1 AMgood
Udvega27:333:33+1 AM–28:484:48+1 AMavoid
Śubha28:484:48+1 AM–30:046:04+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:056:05 AM to 30:046:04+1 AM

06:056:05 AM sunrise19:577:57 PM sunsetsunrise 30:046:04+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 16:514:51 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 25:071:07+1 AM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 08:028:02 AM
Atigaṇḍauntil 28:184:18+1 AM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 06:326:32 AM
Kaulavauntil 16:514:51 PM
Taitilauntil 27:183:18+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:3312:33 PM–13:291:29 PM
Rāhu kāla 18:136:13 PM–19:577:57 PM
Pradoṣa 19:577:57 PM–21:189:18 PM
Niśītha 24:3712:37+1 AM–25:251:25+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:291:29 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  6. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  7. Rāhu kālaUntil 19:577:57 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  8. SunsetDay length 13 h 51 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 21:189:18 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:251:25+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  12. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  13. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  14. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā16:514:51 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraRohiṇī25:07 01:071:07 AM MonMṛgaśirā
YogaŚobhana08:028:02 AMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaBālava06:326:32 AMKaulava
VāraRavivāra30:04 06:046:04 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 051
Day length
13 h 51 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
07:357:35 AM
Moonset
21:459:45 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:444:44 AM06:056:05 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:444:44 AM05:255:25 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:045:04 AM06:056:05 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:056:05 AM08:528:52 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:528:52 AM11:3811:38 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3312:33 PM13:291:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3712:37 PM13:251:25 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:011:01 PM14:452:45 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:242:24 PM17:105:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:203:20 PM16:154:15 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day16:294:29 PM18:136:13 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:105:10 PM19:577:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:565:56 PM19:227:22 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta18:066:06 PM19:017:01 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day18:136:13 PM19:577:57 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk19:577:57 PM21:189:18 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:577:57 PM20:178:17 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:577:57 PM20:578:57 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:1410:14 PM23:4111:41 PMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:3712:37+1 AM25:251:25+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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