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Monday 23 December 1957 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 13:551:55 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:102:10 PM.

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

14:102:10 PM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

12:1712:17 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 26 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1712:17 PM
At noon, 12:1712:17 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 23° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 4% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 23° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:385:38 AM–06:366:36 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:076:07 AM–07:347:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5811:58 AM–12:3612:36 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:511:51 PM–14:292:29 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:005:00 PM–17:295:29 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:005:00 PM–18:276:27 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:5010:50 PM–24:3012:30 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:458:45 AM–09:569:56 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0611:06 AM–12:1712:17 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3612:36 PM–13:141:14 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:4612:46 PM–14:272:27 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika13:281:28 PM–14:392:39 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:292:29 PM–15:073:07 PMan 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

Amṛta07:347:34 AM–08:458:45 AMgood
Kāla08:458:45 AM–09:569:56 AMavoid
Śubha09:569:56 AM–11:0611:06 AMgood
Roga11:0611:06 AM–12:1712:17 PMavoid
Udvega12:1712:17 PM–13:281:28 PMavoid
Cara13:281:28 PM–14:392:39 PMneutral
Lābha14:392:39 PM–15:493:49 PMgood
Amṛta15:493:49 PM–17:005:00 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:005:00 PM–18:496:49 PMneutral
Roga18:496:49 PM–20:398:39 PMavoid
Kāla20:398:39 PM–22:2810:28 PMavoid
Lābha22:2810:28 PM–24:1712:17 AM+1good
Udvega24:1712:17 AM+1–26:072:07 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:072:07 AM+1–27:563:56 AM+1good
Amṛta27:563:56 AM+1–29:455:45 AM+1good
Cara29:455:45 AM+1–31:357:35 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:347:34 AM to 31:357:35 AM+1

07:347:34 AM sunrise17:005:00 PM sunsetsunrise 31:357:35 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 14:102:10 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 29:325:32 AM+1
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 14:332:33 PM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 14:102:10 PM
Taitilauntil 26:312:31 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:458:45 AM–09:569:56 AM
Abhijit 11:5811:58 AM–12:3612:36 PM
Pradoṣa 17:005:00 PM–18:576:57 PM
Niśītha 23:5311:53 PM–24:4112:41 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. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:569:56 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3612:36 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 26 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:576:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4112:41 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā14:102:10 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā29:32 05:325:32 AM TueŚravaṇa
YogaDhruva14:332:33 PMVyāghāta
KaraṇaKaulava14:102:10 PMTaitila
VāraSomavāra31:35 07:357:35 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2014
Śaka
1879
Kali
5058
Ahargaṇa
1 847 730
Day length
9 h 26 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
08:448:44 AM
Moonset
19:127:12 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:385:38 AM07:347:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:385:38 AM06:366:36 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:076:07 AM07:347:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:347:34 AM09:279:27 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:458:45 AM09:569:56 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:279:27 AM11:2111:21 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0611:06 AM12:1712:17 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5311:53 AM12:4112:41 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5811:58 AM12:3612:36 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3612:36 PM13:141:14 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:4612:46 PM14:272:27 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:141:14 PM15:073:07 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:281:28 PM14:392:39 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:511:51 PM14:292:29 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:292:29 PM15:073:07 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:073:07 PM17:005:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:005:00 PM18:576:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:005:00 PM17:295:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:005:00 PM18:276:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:5010:50 PM24:3012:30 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5311:53 PM24:4112:41 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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