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Tuesday 28 April 1998 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 16:034:03 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:4112:41 PM.

Observed here on this day

Paraśurāma Jayantī

Tṛtīyā covers 83 of 83 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:246:24 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:4112:41 PM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

13:111:11 PM

The Sun 67° above S. Day length 13 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:111:11 PM
At noon, 13:111:11 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 24° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 4% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 24° falls in Śukla Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:005:00 AM–05:425:42 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:215:21 AM–06:246:24 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4412:44 PM–13:381:38 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla14:002:00 PM–15:263:26 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya15:273:27 PM–16:214:21 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:587:58 PM–20:198:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:587:58 PM–21:009:00 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:079:07 AM–10:0110:01 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:479:47 AM–11:2911:29 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika13:111:11 PM–14:532:53 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla16:344:34 PM–18:166:16 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta24:0812:08 AM+1–24:4912:49 AM+1an 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

Roga06:246:24 AM–08:068:06 AMavoid
Udvega08:068:06 AM–09:479:47 AMavoid
Cara09:479:47 AM–11:2911:29 AMneutral
Lābha11:2911:29 AM–13:111:11 PMgood
Amṛta13:111:11 PM–14:532:53 PMgood
Kāla14:532:53 PM–16:344:34 PMavoid
Śubha16:344:34 PM–18:166:16 PMgood
Roga18:166:16 PM–19:587:58 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla19:587:58 PM–21:169:16 PMavoid
Lābha21:169:16 PM–22:3410:34 PMgood
Udvega22:3410:34 PM–23:5211:52 PMavoid
Śubha23:5211:52 PM–25:101:10 AM+1good
Amṛta25:101:10 AM+1–26:282:28 AM+1good
Cara26:282:28 AM+1–27:463:46 AM+1neutral
Roga27:463:46 AM+1–29:055:05 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:055:05 AM+1–30:236:23 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:246:24 AM to 30:236:23 AM+1

06:246:24 AM sunrise19:587:58 PM sunsetsunrise 30:236:23 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 12:4112:41 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 16:094:09 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 15:063:06 PM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 12:4112:41 PM
Taitilauntil 23:1011:10 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:4412:44 PM–13:381:38 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:344:34 PM–18:166:16 PM
Pradoṣa 19:587:58 PM–21:219:21 PM
Niśītha 24:4612:46 AM+1–25:341:34 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:381:38 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  6. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  7. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:166:16 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  8. SunsetDay length 13 h 34 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 21:219:21 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:341:34 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā12:4112:41 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraKṛttikā16:094:09 PMRohiṇī
YogaSaubhāgya15:063:06 PMŚobhana
KaraṇaKaulava12:4112:41 PMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:23 06:236:23 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 466
Day length
13 h 34 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
07:577:57 AM
Moonset
22:0210:02 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:005:00 AM06:246:24 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:005:00 AM05:425:42 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:215:21 AM06:246:24 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:246:24 AM09:079:07 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:079:07 AM11:4911:49 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:079:07 AM10:0110:01 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:479:47 AM11:2911:29 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4412:44 PM13:381:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4712:47 PM13:351:35 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:111:11 PM14:532:53 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:002:00 PM15:263:26 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:322:32 PM17:155:15 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:273:27 PM16:214:21 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:344:34 PM18:166:16 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:155:15 PM19:587:58 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:587:58 PM21:219:21 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:587:58 PM20:198:19 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:587:58 PM21:009:00 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta24:0812:08 AM+124:4912:49 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:4612:46 AM+125:341:34 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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