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Friday 15 January 1960 · Bucharest, Romania

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Śukravāra. Dvitīyā began at 03:333:33 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:564:56+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

Kept the day after Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:507:50 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:2711:27 AM

Puṣya gives way to Āśleṣā.

Noon

12:2512:25 PM

The Sun 24° above S. Day length 9 h 11 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBucharest12:2512:25 PM
At noon, 12:2512:25 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 196° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 196° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:515:51 AM–06:506:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:206:20 AM–07:507:50 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0712:07 PM–12:4312:43 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:571:57 PM–14:332:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:005:00 PM–17:305:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:005:00 PM–18:296:29 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika08:588:58 AM–10:0710:07 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:409:40 AM–10:1610:16 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:1611:16 AM–12:2512:25 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4312:43 PM–13:201:20 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:432:43 PM–15:523:52 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya25:121:12+1 AM–26:552:55+1 AMa 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

Cara07:507:50 AM–08:588:58 AMneutral
Lābha08:588:58 AM–10:0710:07 AMgood
Amṛta10:0710:07 AM–11:1611:16 AMgood
Kāla11:1611:16 AM–12:2512:25 PMavoid
Śubha12:2512:25 PM–13:341:34 PMgood
Roga13:341:34 PM–14:432:43 PMavoid
Udvega14:432:43 PM–15:523:52 PMavoid
Cara15:523:52 PM–17:005:00 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:005:00 PM–18:516:51 PMavoid
Kāla18:516:51 PM–20:438:43 PMavoid
Lābha20:438:43 PM–22:3410:34 PMgood
Udvega22:3410:34 PM–24:2512:25+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:2512:25+1 AM–26:162:16+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:162:16+1 AM–28:074:07+1 AMgood
Cara28:074:07+1 AM–29:585:58+1 AMneutral
Roga29:585:58+1 AM–31:497:49+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:507:50 AM to 31:497:49+1 AM

07:507:50 AM sunrise17:005:00 PM sunsetsunrise 31:497:49+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 28:564:56+1 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 11:2711:27 AM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 27:403:40+1 AM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 16:174:17 PM
Garauntil 28:564:56+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:1611:16 AM–12:2512:25 PM
Abhijit 12:0712:07 PM–12:4312:43 PM
Pradoṣa 17:005:00 PM–18:596:59 PM
Niśītha 24:0112:01+1 AM–24:4912:49+1 AM

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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:2512:25 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4312:43 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 11 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:596:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4912:49+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  10. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā28:56 04:564:56 AM SatTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPuṣya11:2711:27 AMĀśleṣā
YogaPrīti27:40 03:403:40 AM SatĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaTaitila16:174:17 PMGara
VāraŚukravāra31:49 07:497:49 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2016
Śaka
1881
Kali
5060
Ahargaṇa
1 848 483
Day length
9 h 11 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
18:486:48 PM
Moonset
08:168:16 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:515:51 AM07:507:50 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:515:51 AM06:506:50 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:206:20 AM07:507:50 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:507:50 AM09:409:40 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:588:58 AM10:0710:07 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:409:40 AM11:3011:30 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:409:40 AM10:1610:16 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:1611:16 AM12:2512:25 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0112:01 PM12:4912:49 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0712:07 PM12:4312:43 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4312:43 PM13:201:20 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:201:20 PM15:103:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:571:57 PM14:332:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:432:43 PM15:523:52 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:103:10 PM17:005:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:005:00 PM18:596:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:005:00 PM17:305:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:005:00 PM18:296:29 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0112:01+1 AM24:4912:49+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:121:12+1 AM26:552:55+1 AMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
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