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January 1997 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Friday 10 January 1997 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Pauṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Śukravāra. Dvitīyā began at 06:536:53 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:193:19+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:566:56 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0310:03 AM

Uttarāṣāḍhā gives way to Śravaṇa.

Noon

12:4812:48 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:4812:48 PM
At noon, 12:4812:48 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 15° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 15° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:185:18 AM–06:076:07 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:425:42 AM–06:566:56 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2512:25 PM–13:121:12 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:462:46 PM–15:333:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:406:40 PM–19:057:05 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:406:40 PM–19:547:54 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:0410:04 PM–23:2811:28 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika08:248:24 AM–09:529:52 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:179:17 AM–10:0410:04 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:2011:20 AM–12:4812:48 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:121:12 PM–13:591:59 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:351:35 PM–15:003:00 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:443:44 PM–17:125:12 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

Cara06:566:56 AM–08:248:24 AMneutral
Lābha08:248:24 AM–09:529:52 AMgood
Amṛta09:529:52 AM–11:2011:20 AMgood
Kāla11:2011:20 AM–12:4812:48 PMavoid
Śubha12:4812:48 PM–14:162:16 PMgood
Roga14:162:16 PM–15:443:44 PMavoid
Udvega15:443:44 PM–17:125:12 PMavoid
Cara17:125:12 PM–18:406:40 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:406:40 PM–20:128:12 PMavoid
Kāla20:128:12 PM–21:449:44 PMavoid
Lābha21:449:44 PM–23:1611:16 PMgood
Udvega23:1611:16 PM–24:4812:48+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:4812:48+1 AM–26:202:20+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:202:20+1 AM–27:523:52+1 AMgood
Cara27:523:52+1 AM–29:245:24+1 AMneutral
Roga29:245:24+1 AM–30:566:56+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:566:56 AM to 30:566:56+1 AM

06:566:56 AM sunrise18:406:40 PM sunsetsunrise 30:566:56+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 27:193:19+1 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 10:0310:03 AM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 10:5010:50 AM
Vajrauntil 30:416:41+1 AM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 17:065:06 PM
Kaulavauntil 27:193:19+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:2011:20 AM–12:4812:48 PM
Abhijit 12:2512:25 PM–13:121:12 PM
Pradoṣa 18:406:40 PM–20:198:19 PM
Niśītha 24:2412:24+1 AM–25:121:12+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. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  3. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:4812:48 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:121:12 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 45 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:198:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:121:12+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  13. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā27:19 03:193:19 AM SatTṛtīyā
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā10:0310:03 AMŚravaṇa
YogaHarṣaṇa10:5010:50 AMVajra
KaraṇaBālava17:065:06 PMKaulava
VāraŚukravāra30:56 06:566:56 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 993
Day length
11 h 45 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
07:467:46 AM
Moonset
19:577:57 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:185:18 AM06:566:56 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:185:18 AM06:076:07 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:425:42 AM06:566:56 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:566:56 AM09:179:17 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:248:24 AM09:529:52 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:179:17 AM11:3811:38 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:179:17 AM10:0410:04 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:2011:20 AM12:4812:48 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:2412:24 PM13:121:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2512:25 PM13:121:12 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:121:12 PM13:591:59 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:351:35 PM15:003:00 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:591:59 PM16:204:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:462:46 PM15:333:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:443:44 PM17:125:12 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:204:20 PM18:406:40 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:406:40 PM20:198:19 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:406:40 PM19:057:05 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:406:40 PM19:547:54 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:0410:04 PM23:2811:28 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:2412:24+1 AM25:121:12+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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