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Friday 8 January 1909 · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Śukravāra. Dvitīyā began at 21:029:02 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:4710:47 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:346:34 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:519:51 AM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

12:1612:16 PM

The Sun 55° above S. Day length 11 h 23 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChennai12:1612:16 PM
At noon, 12:1612:16 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 199° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 199° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:534:53 AM–05:435:43 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:185:18 AM–06:346:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:4310:43 AM–12:2712:27 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:5311:53 AM–12:3812:38 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:092:09 PM–14:552:55 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:575:57 PM–18:226:22 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:575:57 PM–19:137:13 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:597:59 AM–09:259:25 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:518:51 AM–09:369:36 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:5010:50 AM–12:1612:16 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3812:38 PM–13:241:24 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:063:06 PM–16:324:32 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

Cara06:346:34 AM–07:597:59 AMneutral
Lābha07:597:59 AM–09:259:25 AMgood
Amṛta09:259:25 AM–10:5010:50 AMgood
Kāla10:5010:50 AM–12:1612:16 PMavoid
Śubha12:1612:16 PM–13:411:41 PMgood
Roga13:411:41 PM–15:063:06 PMavoid
Udvega15:063:06 PM–16:324:32 PMavoid
Cara16:324:32 PM–17:575:57 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:575:57 PM–19:327:32 PMavoid
Kāla19:327:32 PM–21:069:06 PMavoid
Lābha21:069:06 PM–22:4110:41 PMgood
Udvega22:4110:41 PM–24:1612:16+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:1612:16+1 AM–25:501:50+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:501:50+1 AM–27:253:25+1 AMgood
Cara27:253:25+1 AM–29:005:00+1 AMneutral
Roga29:005:00+1 AM–30:346:34+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:346:34 AM to 30:346:34+1 AM

06:346:34 AM sunrise17:575:57 PM sunsetsunrise 30:346:34+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 22:4710:47 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 17:415:41 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 20:408:40 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 09:519:51 AM
Garauntil 22:4710:47 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:5010:50 AM–12:1612:16 PM
Abhijit 11:5311:53 AM–12:3812:38 PM
Pradoṣa 17:575:57 PM–19:387:38 PM
Niśītha 23:5211:52 PM–24:4012:40+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. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:1612:16 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3812:38 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 23 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:387:38 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  9. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  10. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4012:40+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā22:4710:47 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPuṣya17:415:41 PMĀśleṣā
YogaViṣkambha20:408:40 PMPrīti
KaraṇaTaitila09:519:51 AMGara
VāraŚukravāra30:34 06:346:34 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1965
Śaka
1830
Kali
5009
Ahargaṇa
1 829 849
Day length
11 h 23 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
19:357:35 PM
Moonset
07:517:51 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:534:53 AM06:346:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:534:53 AM05:435:43 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:185:18 AM06:346:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:346:34 AM08:518:51 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:597:59 AM09:259:25 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:518:51 AM11:0711:07 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:518:51 AM09:369:36 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:4310:43 AM12:2712:27 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:5010:50 AM12:1612:16 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5211:52 AM12:4012:40 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5311:53 AM12:3812:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3812:38 PM13:241:24 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:241:24 PM15:413:41 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:092:09 PM14:552:55 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:063:06 PM16:324:32 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:413:41 PM17:575:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:575:57 PM19:387:38 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:575:57 PM18:226:22 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:575:57 PM19:137:13 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5211:52 PM24:4012:40+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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