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Tuesday 20 January 1931 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Māgha Śukla Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 04:274:27 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:416:41 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:347:34 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:143:14 PM

Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.

Noon

12:2912:29 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 50 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2912:29 PM
At noon, 12:2912:29 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 16° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 16° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:415:41 AM–06:376:37 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:096:09 AM–07:347:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1012:10 PM–12:4912:49 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:082:08 PM–14:472:47 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:245:24 PM–17:525:52 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:245:24 PM–18:496:49 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla30:256:25 AM+1–32:128:12 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:329:32 AM–10:1210:12 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0210:02 AM–11:1511:15 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2912:29 PM–13:431:43 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:572:57 PM–16:104:10 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:427:42 PM–21:299:29 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:0411:04 PM–24:0112:01 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

Roga07:347:34 AM–08:488:48 AMavoid
Udvega08:488:48 AM–10:0210:02 AMavoid
Cara10:0210:02 AM–11:1511:15 AMneutral
Lābha11:1511:15 AM–12:2912:29 PMgood
Amṛta12:2912:29 PM–13:431:43 PMgood
Kāla13:431:43 PM–14:572:57 PMavoid
Śubha14:572:57 PM–16:104:10 PMgood
Roga16:104:10 PM–17:245:24 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:245:24 PM–19:107:10 PMavoid
Lābha19:107:10 PM–20:578:57 PMgood
Udvega20:578:57 PM–22:4310:43 PMavoid
Śubha22:4310:43 PM–24:2912:29 AM+1good
Amṛta24:2912:29 AM+1–26:152:15 AM+1good
Cara26:152:15 AM+1–28:014:01 AM+1neutral
Roga28:014:01 AM+1–29:475:47 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:475:47 AM+1–31:347:34 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:347:34 AM to 31:347:34 AM+1

07:347:34 AM sunrise17:245:24 PM sunsetsunrise 31:347:34 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 30:416:41 AM+1
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 15:143:14 PM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 21:549:54 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 17:315:31 PM
Kaulavauntil 30:416:41 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1012:10 PM–12:4912:49 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:572:57 PM–16:104:10 PM
Pradoṣa 17:245:24 PM–19:177:17 PM
Niśītha 24:0512:05 AM+1–24:5312:53 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. AbhijitUntil 12:4912:49 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:104:10 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 50 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:177:17 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  8. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5312:53 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā30:41 06:416:41 AM WedTṛtīyā
NakṣatraŚravaṇa15:143:14 PMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaSiddhi21:549:54 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaBālava17:315:31 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:34 07:347:34 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1987
Śaka
1852
Kali
5031
Ahargaṇa
1 837 896
Day length
9 h 50 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
08:478:47 AM
Moonset
18:416:41 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:415:41 AM07:347:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:415:41 AM06:376:37 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:096:09 AM07:347:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:347:34 AM09:329:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:329:32 AM11:3011:30 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:329:32 AM10:1210:12 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0210:02 AM11:1511:15 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0512:05 PM12:5312:53 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1012:10 PM12:4912:49 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2912:29 PM13:431:43 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:281:28 PM15:263:26 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:082:08 PM14:472:47 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:572:57 PM16:104:10 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:263:26 PM17:245:24 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:245:24 PM19:177:17 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:245:24 PM17:525:52 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:245:24 PM18:496:49 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:427:42 PM21:299:29 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0411:04 PM24:0112:01 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0512:05 AM+124:5312:53 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra30:256:25 AM+132:128:12 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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