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Thursday 16 October 2008 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 01:161:16 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:1510:15 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:296:29 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:4611:46 AM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

12:0412:04 PM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 11 h 09 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:0412:04 PM
At noon, 12:0412:04 PM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 198° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 198° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:464:46 AM–05:375:37 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:125:12 AM–06:296:29 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4111:41 AM–12:2612:26 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:551:55 PM–14:402:40 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:385:38 PM–18:046:04 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:385:38 PM–18:556:55 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:5310:53 PM–24:2012:20 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:296:29 AM–07:527:52 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:169:16 AM–10:4010:40 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1210:12 AM–10:5610:56 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:271:27 PM–14:512:51 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:122:12 PM–15:383:38 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta14:402:40 PM–15:243:24 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

Śubha06:296:29 AM–07:527:52 AMgood
Roga07:527:52 AM–09:169:16 AMavoid
Udvega09:169:16 AM–10:4010:40 AMavoid
Cara10:4010:40 AM–12:0312:03 PMneutral
Lābha12:0312:03 PM–13:271:27 PMgood
Amṛta13:271:27 PM–14:512:51 PMgood
Kāla14:512:51 PM–16:144:14 PMavoid
Śubha16:144:14 PM–17:385:38 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:385:38 PM–19:157:15 PMgood
Cara19:157:15 PM–20:518:51 PMneutral
Roga20:518:51 PM–22:2710:27 PMavoid
Kāla22:2710:27 PM–24:0412:04 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:0412:04 AM+1–25:401:40 AM+1good
Udvega25:401:40 AM+1–27:173:17 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:173:17 AM+1–28:534:53 AM+1good
Amṛta28:534:53 AM+1–30:306:30 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:296:29 AM to 30:306:30 AM+1

06:296:29 AM sunrise17:385:38 PM sunsetsunrise 30:306:30 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 22:1510:15 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 27:133:13 AM+1
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 17:215:21 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 11:4611:46 AM
Garauntil 22:1510:15 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4111:41 AM–12:2612:26 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:271:27 PM–14:512:51 PM
Pradoṣa 17:385:38 PM–19:217:21 PM
Niśītha 23:4011:40 PM–24:2812:28 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. AbhijitUntil 12:2612:26 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:512:51 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 09 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:217:21 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2812:28 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā22:1510:15 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraBharaṇī27:13 03:133:13 AM FriKṛttikā
YogaVajra17:215:21 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaTaitila11:4611:46 AMGara
VāraGuruvāra30:30 06:306:30 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 290
Day length
11 h 09 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
18:116:11 PM
Moonset
08:008:00 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:464:46 AM06:296:29 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:464:46 AM05:375:37 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:125:12 AM06:296:29 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:296:29 AM08:438:43 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:296:29 AM07:527:52 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:438:43 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:169:16 AM10:4010:40 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1210:12 AM10:5610:56 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3911:39 AM12:2712:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4111:41 AM12:2612:26 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:101:10 PM15:243:24 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:271:27 PM14:512:51 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:551:55 PM14:402:40 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:122:12 PM15:383:38 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:402:40 PM15:243:24 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:243:24 PM17:385:38 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:385:38 PM19:217:21 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:385:38 PM18:046:04 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:385:38 PM18:556:55 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:5310:53 PM24:2012:20 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4011:40 PM24:2812:28 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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