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Monday 19 October 2009 · Brooklyn, New York, United States

Kārtika Śukla Dvitīyā

Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 00:2812:28 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:5811:58 PM.

Observed here on this day

Yama Dvitīyā · Bhai Dooj

Dvitīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:127:12 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:2311:23 AM

Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.

Noon

12:4112:41 PM

The Sun 39° above S. Day length 10 h 57 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBrooklyn12:4112:41 PM
At noon, 12:4112:41 PM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 18° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 18° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:285:28 AM–06:206:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:545:54 AM–07:127:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1912:19 PM–13:021:02 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:302:30 PM–15:143:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:096:09 PM–18:356:35 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:096:09 PM–19:277:27 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:522:52 AM+1–28:304:30 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:348:34 AM–09:569:56 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1811:18 AM–12:4012:40 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:021:02 PM–13:461:46 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:032:03 PM–15:253:25 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:143:14 PM–15:583:58 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya17:055:05 PM–18:436:43 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

Amṛta07:127:12 AM–08:348:34 AMgood
Kāla08:348:34 AM–09:569:56 AMavoid
Śubha09:569:56 AM–11:1811:18 AMgood
Roga11:1811:18 AM–12:4012:40 PMavoid
Udvega12:4012:40 PM–14:032:03 PMavoid
Cara14:032:03 PM–15:253:25 PMneutral
Lābha15:253:25 PM–16:474:47 PMgood
Amṛta16:474:47 PM–18:096:09 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:096:09 PM–19:477:47 PMneutral
Roga19:477:47 PM–21:259:25 PMavoid
Kāla21:259:25 PM–23:0311:03 PMavoid
Lābha23:0311:03 PM–24:4112:41 AM+1good
Udvega24:4112:41 AM+1–26:192:19 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:192:19 AM+1–27:573:57 AM+1good
Amṛta27:573:57 AM+1–29:355:35 AM+1good
Cara29:355:35 AM+1–31:137:13 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:127:12 AM to 31:137:13 AM+1

07:127:12 AM sunrise18:096:09 PM sunsetsunrise 31:137:13 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 23:5811:58 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 11:2311:23 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 18:376:37 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 12:0812:08 PM
Kaulavauntil 23:5811:58 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:348:34 AM–09:569:56 AM
Abhijit 12:1912:19 PM–13:021:02 PM
Pradoṣa 18:096:09 PM–19:547:54 PM
Niśītha 24:1712:17 AM+1–25:051:05 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 09:569:56 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:021:02 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 57 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:547:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  9. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:051:05 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā23:5811:58 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraSvātī11:2311:23 AMViśākhā
YogaPrīti18:376:37 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaBālava12:0812:08 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra31:13 07:137:13 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2066
Śaka
1931
Kali
5110
Ahargaṇa
1 866 658
Day length
10 h 57 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
08:548:54 AM
Moonset
18:366:36 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:285:28 AM07:127:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:285:28 AM06:206:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:545:54 AM07:127:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:127:12 AM09:239:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:348:34 AM09:569:56 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:239:23 AM11:3511:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1811:18 AM12:4012:40 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1612:16 PM13:041:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1912:19 PM13:021:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:021:02 PM13:461:46 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:461:46 PM15:583:58 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:032:03 PM15:253:25 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:302:30 PM15:143:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:143:14 PM15:583:58 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:583:58 PM18:096:09 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:055:05 PM18:436:43 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:096:09 PM19:547:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:096:09 PM18:356:35 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:096:09 PM19:277:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1712:17 AM+125:051:05 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:522:52 AM+128:304:30 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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