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Tuesday 22 December 1987 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 23:1111:11 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:507:50 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

09:319:31 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 kāla09:349:34 AM–11:0011:00 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:5811:58 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 kāla29:335:33 AM+1–30:596:59 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:279:27 AM–10:0410:04 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:559:55 AM–11:0611:06 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1612:16 PM–13:271:27 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:382:38 PM–15:493:49 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:598:59 PM–22:2510:25 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:4910:49 PM–23:4711:47 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

Roga07:337:33 AM–08:448:44 AMavoid
Udvega08:448:44 AM–09:559:55 AMavoid
Cara09:559:55 AM–11:0611:06 AMneutral
Lābha11:0611:06 AM–12:1612:16 PMgood
Amṛta12:1612:16 PM–13:271:27 PMgood
Kāla13:271:27 PM–14:382:38 PMavoid
Śubha14:382:38 PM–15:493:49 PMgood
Roga15:493:49 PM–16:594:59 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:594:59 PM–18:496:49 PMavoid
Lābha18:496:49 PM–20:388:38 PMgood
Udvega20:388:38 PM–22:2710:27 PMavoid
Śubha22:2710:27 PM–24:1712:17 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1712:17 AM+1–26:062:06 AM+1good
Cara26:062:06 AM+1–27:553:55 AM+1neutral
Roga27:553:55 AM+1–29:455:45 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:455:45 AM+1–31:347:34 AM+1avoid

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 19:507:50 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 13:511:51 PM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 24:3912:39 AM+1
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 09:319:31 AM
Kaulavauntil 19:507:50 PM
Taitilauntil 30:116:11 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5811:58 AM–12:3512:35 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:382:38 PM–15:493:49 PM
Pradoṣa 16:594:59 PM–18:566:56 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3512:35 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:493:49 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  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 24:4112:41 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  12. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā19:507:50 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā13:511:51 PMUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaDhruva24:39 00:3912:39 AM WedVyāghāta
KaraṇaBālava09:319:31 AMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:34 07:347:34 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2044
Śaka
1909
Kali
5088
Ahargaṇa
1 858 686
Day length
9 h 26 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
09:169:16 AM
Moonset
18:256:25 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 AM09:279:27 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:279:27 AM11:2011:20 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:279:27 AM10:0410:04 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:349:34 AM11:0011:00 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:559:55 AM11:0611:06 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5211:52 AM12:4012:40 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5811:58 AM12:3512:35 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1612:16 PM13:271:27 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:131:13 PM15:063:06 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:511:51 PM14:282:28 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:382:38 PM15:493:49 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
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 nakṣatra20:598:59 PM22:2510:25 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4910:49 PM23:4711:47 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5311:53 PM24:4112:41 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:335:33 AM+130:596:59 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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