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January 1971 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 28 January 1971 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Māgha Śukla Dvitīyā

Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 13:431:43 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:2410:24 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:087:08 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:137:13 AM

Dhaniṣṭhā gives way to Śatabhiṣā.

Noon

12:0412:04 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 52 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChicago12:0412:04 PM
At noon, 12:0412:04 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 25° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 5% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 25° falls in Śukla Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:155:15 AM–06:116:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:435:43 AM–07:087:08 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4411:44 AM–12:2412:24 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:222:22 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:005:00 PM–17:285:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:005:00 PM–18:256:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:1510:15 PM–23:4111:41 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:087:08 AM–08:228:22 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:369:36 AM–10:5010:50 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2510:25 AM–11:0511:05 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:181:18 PM–14:322:32 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:401:40 PM–15:063:06 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta14:222:22 PM–15:013:01 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

Śubha07:087:08 AM–08:228:22 AMgood
Roga08:228:22 AM–09:369:36 AMavoid
Udvega09:369:36 AM–10:5010:50 AMavoid
Cara10:5010:50 AM–12:0412:04 PMneutral
Lābha12:0412:04 PM–13:181:18 PMgood
Amṛta13:181:18 PM–14:322:32 PMgood
Kāla14:322:32 PM–15:463:46 PMavoid
Śubha15:463:46 PM–17:005:00 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:005:00 PM–18:466:46 PMgood
Cara18:466:46 PM–20:328:32 PMneutral
Roga20:328:32 PM–22:1710:17 PMavoid
Kāla22:1710:17 PM–24:0312:03+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:0312:03+1 AM–25:491:49+1 AMgood
Udvega25:491:49+1 AM–27:353:35+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:353:35+1 AM–29:215:21+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:215:21+1 AM–31:077:07+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:087:08 AM to 31:077:07+1 AM

07:087:08 AM sunrise17:005:00 PM sunsetsunrise 31:077:07+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 10:2410:24 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 07:137:13 AM
Śatabhiṣāuntil 28:424:42+1 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 20:308:30 PM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 10:2410:24 AM
Taitilauntil 20:468:46 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4411:44 AM–12:2412:24 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:181:18 PM–14:322:32 PM
Pradoṣa 17:005:00 PM–18:536:53 PM
Niśītha 23:3911:39 PM–24:2712:27+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  3. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:2412:24 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:322:32 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 52 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:536:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2712:27+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā10:2410:24 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā07:137:13 AMŚatabhiṣā
YogaVarīyān20:308:30 PMParigha
KaraṇaKaulava10:2410:24 AMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra31:07 07:077:07 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2027
Śaka
1892
Kali
5071
Ahargaṇa
1 852 514
Day length
9 h 52 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
08:138:13 AM
Moonset
19:267:26 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:155:15 AM07:087:08 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:155:15 AM06:116:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:435:43 AM07:087:08 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:087:08 AM09:069:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:087:08 AM08:228:22 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:069:06 AM11:0511:05 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:369:36 AM10:5010:50 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2510:25 AM11:0511:05 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4011:40 AM12:2812:28 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4411:44 AM12:2412:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:031:03 PM15:013:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:181:18 PM14:322:32 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:401:40 PM15:063:06 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:222:22 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:222:22 PM15:013:01 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:013:01 PM17:005:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:005:00 PM18:536:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:005:00 PM17:285:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:005:00 PM18:256:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:1510:15 PM23:4111:41 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3911:39 PM24:2712:27+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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