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Friday 18 December 2009 · Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Pauṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Śukravāra. Dvitīyā began at 20:558:55 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:1211:12 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:267:26 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0110:01 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:4912:49 PM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 46 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChattogram12:4912:49 PM
At noon, 12:4912:49 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 19° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 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–06:336:33 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:076:07 AM–07:267:26 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2812:28 PM–13:111:11 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:372:37 PM–15:203:20 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:265:26 PM–19:137:13 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:126:12 PM–18:396:39 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:126:12 PM–19:327:32 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika08:478:47 AM–10:0810:08 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:359:35 AM–10:1910:19 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:2811:28 AM–12:4912:49 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:111:11 PM–13:541:54 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:313:31 PM–16:514:51 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Cara07:267:26 AM–08:478:47 AMneutral
Lābha08:478:47 AM–10:0810:08 AMgood
Amṛta10:0810:08 AM–11:2811:28 AMgood
Kāla11:2811:28 AM–12:4912:49 PMavoid
Śubha12:4912:49 PM–14:102:10 PMgood
Roga14:102:10 PM–15:313:31 PMavoid
Udvega15:313:31 PM–16:514:51 PMavoid
Cara16:514:51 PM–18:126:12 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:126:12 PM–19:517:51 PMavoid
Kāla19:517:51 PM–21:319:31 PMavoid
Lābha21:319:31 PM–23:1011:10 PMgood
Udvega23:1011:10 PM–24:4912:49 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:4912:49 AM+1–26:292:29 AM+1good
Amṛta26:292:29 AM+1–28:084:08 AM+1good
Cara28:084:08 AM+1–29:485:48 AM+1neutral
Roga29:485:48 AM+1–31:277:27 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:267:26 AM to 31:277:27 AM+1

07:267:26 AM sunrise18:126:12 PM sunsetsunrise 31:277:27 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 23:1211:12 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 22:4610:46 PM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 17:285:28 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 10:0110:01 AM
Kaulavauntil 23:1211:12 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:2811:28 AM–12:4912:49 PM
Abhijit 12:2812:28 PM–13:111:11 PM
Pradoṣa 18:126:12 PM–19:587:58 PM
Niśītha 24:2512:25 AM+1–25:131:13 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:4912:49 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:111:11 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 46 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:587:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  9. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:131:13 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā23:1211:12 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā22:4610:46 PMUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaVṛddhi17:285:28 PMDhruva
KaraṇaBālava10:0110:01 AMKaulava
VāraŚukravāra31:27 07:277:27 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2066
Śaka
1931
Kali
5110
Ahargaṇa
1 866 718
Day length
10 h 46 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
08:488:48 AM
Moonset
19:467:46 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:405:40 AM07:267:26 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:405:40 AM06:336:33 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:076:07 AM07:267:26 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:267:26 AM09:359:35 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:478:47 AM10:0810:08 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:359:35 AM11:4511:45 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:359:35 AM10:1910:19 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:2811:28 AM12:4912:49 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:2512:25 PM13:131:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2812:28 PM13:111:11 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:111:11 PM13:541:54 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:541:54 PM16:034:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:372:37 PM15:203:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:313:31 PM16:514:51 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:034:03 PM18:126:12 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:265:26 PM19:137:13 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:126:12 PM19:587:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:126:12 PM18:396:39 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:126:12 PM19:327:32 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2512:25 AM+125:131:13 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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