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Thursday 20 August 1959 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 19:527:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:307:30 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:355:35 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:545:54 AM

Śatabhiṣā gives way to Pūrva Bhādrapadā.

Noon

12:2212:22 PM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 32 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2212:22 PM
At noon, 12:2212:22 PM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 200° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 200° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:124:12 AM–04:544:54 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:334:33 AM–05:355:35 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5411:54 AM–12:4812:48 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:372:37 PM–15:313:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:077:07 PM–19:287:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:077:07 PM–20:108:10 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:1910:19 PM–23:5811:58 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:355:35 AM–07:177:17 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:588:58 AM–10:4010:40 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0610:06 AM–11:0011:00 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:2812:28 PM–14:072:07 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:032:03 PM–15:443:44 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:313:31 PM–16:254:25 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

Śubha05:355:35 AM–07:177:17 AMgood
Roga07:177:17 AM–08:588:58 AMavoid
Udvega08:588:58 AM–10:4010:40 AMavoid
Cara10:4010:40 AM–12:2112:21 PMneutral
Lābha12:2112:21 PM–14:032:03 PMgood
Amṛta14:032:03 PM–15:443:44 PMgood
Kāla15:443:44 PM–17:265:26 PMavoid
Śubha17:265:26 PM–19:077:07 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta19:077:07 PM–20:268:26 PMgood
Cara20:268:26 PM–21:459:45 PMneutral
Roga21:459:45 PM–23:0311:03 PMavoid
Kāla23:0311:03 PM–24:2212:22 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:2212:22 AM+1–25:401:40 AM+1good
Udvega25:401:40 AM+1–26:592:59 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:592:59 AM+1–28:184:18 AM+1good
Amṛta28:184:18 AM+1–29:365:36 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:355:35 AM to 29:365:36 AM+1

05:355:35 AM sunrise19:077:07 PM sunsetsunrise 29:365:36 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 19:307:30 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 05:545:54 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 23:5111:51 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 07:367:36 AM
Garauntil 19:307:30 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5411:54 AM–12:4812:48 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:032:03 PM–15:443:44 PM
Pradoṣa 19:077:07 PM–20:318:31 PM
Niśītha 23:5811:58 PM–24:4612:46 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4812:48 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:443:44 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 32 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:318:31 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4612:46 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā19:307:30 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā05:545:54 AMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaSukarmā23:5111:51 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaTaitila07:367:36 AMGara
VāraGuruvāra29:36 05:365:36 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2016
Śaka
1881
Kali
5060
Ahargaṇa
1 848 335
Day length
13 h 32 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
20:018:01 PM
Moonset
07:097:09 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:124:12 AM05:355:35 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:124:12 AM04:544:54 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:334:33 AM05:355:35 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:355:35 AM08:188:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:355:35 AM07:177:17 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:188:18 AM11:0011:00 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:588:58 AM10:4010:40 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0610:06 AM11:0011:00 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5411:54 AM12:4812:48 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:2812:28 PM14:072:07 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:431:43 PM16:254:25 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:032:03 PM15:443:44 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:372:37 PM15:313:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:313:31 PM16:254:25 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:254:25 PM19:077:07 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:077:07 PM20:318:31 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:077:07 PM19:287:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:077:07 PM20:108:10 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:1910:19 PM23:5811:58 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5811:58 PM24:4612:46 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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