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Monday 28 December 1981 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 20:278:27 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:2510:25 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:367:36 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:299:29 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:2012:20 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2012:20 PM
At noon, 12:2012:20 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 19° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 19° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:405:40 AM–06:386:38 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:096:09 AM–07:367:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0112:01 PM–12:3912:39 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:541:54 PM–14:322:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:035:03 PM–17:325:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:035:03 PM–18:306:30 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:578:57 PM–22:4210:42 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:478:47 AM–09:589:58 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:2410:24 AM–12:1012:10 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0911:09 AM–12:2012:20 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3912:39 PM–13:161:16 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:311:31 PM–14:412:41 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:322:32 PM–15:103:10 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

Amṛta07:367:36 AM–08:478:47 AMgood
Kāla08:478:47 AM–09:589:58 AMavoid
Śubha09:589:58 AM–11:0911:09 AMgood
Roga11:0911:09 AM–12:2012:20 PMavoid
Udvega12:2012:20 PM–13:311:31 PMavoid
Cara13:311:31 PM–14:412:41 PMneutral
Lābha14:412:41 PM–15:523:52 PMgood
Amṛta15:523:52 PM–17:035:03 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:035:03 PM–18:526:52 PMneutral
Roga18:526:52 PM–20:418:41 PMavoid
Kāla20:418:41 PM–22:3110:31 PMavoid
Lābha22:3110:31 PM–24:2012:20 AM+1good
Udvega24:2012:20 AM+1–26:092:09 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:092:09 AM+1–27:583:58 AM+1good
Amṛta27:583:58 AM+1–29:475:47 AM+1good
Cara29:475:47 AM+1–31:367:36 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:367:36 AM to 31:367:36 AM+1

07:367:36 AM sunrise17:035:03 PM sunsetsunrise 31:367:36 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 22:2510:25 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 27:593:59 AM+1
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 27:503:50 AM+1
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 09:299:29 AM
Kaulavauntil 22:2510:25 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:478:47 AM–09:589:58 AM
Abhijit 12:0112:01 PM–12:3912:39 PM
Pradoṣa 17:035:03 PM–19:007:00 PM
Niśītha 23:5611:56 PM–24:4412:44 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 09:589:58 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3912:39 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 27 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:007:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4412:44 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  11. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā22:2510:25 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā27:59 03:593:59 AM TueŚravaṇa
YogaVyāghāta27:50 03:503:50 AM TueHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaBālava09:299:29 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra31:36 07:367:36 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2038
Śaka
1903
Kali
5082
Ahargaṇa
1 856 501
Day length
9 h 27 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
08:528:52 AM
Moonset
18:416:41 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:405:40 AM07:367:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:405:40 AM06:386:38 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:096:09 AM07:367:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:367:36 AM09:309:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:478:47 AM09:589:58 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:309:30 AM11:2311:23 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:2410:24 AM12:1012:10 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0911:09 AM12:2012:20 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5611:56 AM12:4412:44 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0112:01 PM12:3912:39 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3912:39 PM13:161:16 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:161:16 PM15:103:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:311:31 PM14:412:41 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:541:54 PM14:322:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:322:32 PM15:103:10 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:103:10 PM17:035:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:035:03 PM19:007:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:035:03 PM17:325:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:035:03 PM18:306:30 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:578:57 PM22:4210:42 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5611:56 PM24:4412:44 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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