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Saturday 21 December 1968 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Śanivāra. Dvitīyā began at 22:2610:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:486:48 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:337:33 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:358:35 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:1612:16 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1612:16 PM
At noon, 12:1612:16 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 20° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 20° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:375:37 AM–06:356:35 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:066:06 AM–07:337:33 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:568:56 AM–10:2010:20 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:5711:57 AM–12:3512:35 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:511:51 PM–14:282:28 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:594:59 PM–17:285:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:594:59 PM–18:276:27 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:494:49 AM+1–30:156:15 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:337:33 AM–08:448:44 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:337:33 AM–08:118:11 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta08:118:11 AM–08:498:49 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:559:55 AM–11:0511:05 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:271:27 PM–14:382:38 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:168:16 PM–21:419:41 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Kāla07:337:33 AM–08:448:44 AMavoid
Śubha08:448:44 AM–09:559:55 AMgood
Roga09:559:55 AM–11:0511:05 AMavoid
Udvega11:0511:05 AM–12:1612:16 PMavoid
Cara12:1612:16 PM–13:271:27 PMneutral
Lābha13:271:27 PM–14:382:38 PMgood
Amṛta14:382:38 PM–15:483:48 PMgood
Kāla15:483:48 PM–16:594:59 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha16:594:59 PM–18:486:48 PMgood
Udvega18:486:48 PM–20:388:38 PMavoid
Śubha20:388:38 PM–22:2710:27 PMgood
Amṛta22:2710:27 PM–24:1612:16 AM+1good
Cara24:1612:16 AM+1–26:062:06 AM+1neutral
Roga26:062:06 AM+1–27:553:55 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:553:55 AM+1–29:445:44 AM+1avoid
Lābha29:445:44 AM+1–31:347:34 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:337:33 AM to 31:347:34 AM+1

07:337:33 AM sunrise16:594:59 PM sunsetsunrise 31:347:34 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 18:486:48 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 13:081:08 PM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 24:0712:07 AM+1
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 08:358:35 AM
Kaulavauntil 18:486:48 PM
Taitilauntil 29:085:08 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:559:55 AM–11:0511:05 AM
Abhijit 11:5711:57 AM–12:3512:35 PM
Pradoṣa 16:594:59 PM–18:566:56 PM
Niśītha 23:5211:52 PM–24:4012:40 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:0511:05 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3512:35 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 26 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:566:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4012:40 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  12. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  13. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā18:486:48 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā13:081:08 PMUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaDhruva24:07 00:0712:07 AM SunVyāghāta
KaraṇaBālava08:358:35 AMKaulava
VāraŚanivāra31:34 07:347:34 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2025
Śaka
1890
Kali
5069
Ahargaṇa
1 851 746
Day length
9 h 26 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
09:209:20 AM
Moonset
18:276:27 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:375:37 AM07:337:33 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:375:37 AM06:356:35 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:066:06 AM07:337:33 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:337:33 AM09:269:26 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:337:33 AM08:448:44 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:337:33 AM08:118:11 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:118:11 AM08:498:49 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:568:56 AM10:2010:20 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:269:26 AM11:2011:20 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:559:55 AM11:0511:05 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5211:52 AM12:4012:40 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5711:57 AM12:3512:35 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:131:13 PM15:063:06 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:271:27 PM14:382:38 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:511:51 PM14:282:28 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:063:06 PM16:594:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:594:59 PM18:566:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:594:59 PM17:285:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:594:59 PM18:276:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:168:16 PM21:419:41 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5211:52 PM24:4012:40 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:494:49 AM+130:156:15 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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