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Wednesday 11 January 2012 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 12:4012:40 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:5211:52 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:266:26 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:5211:52 AM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

12:1812:18 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:1812:18 PM
At noon, 12:1812:18 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 204° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 96% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 204° falls in Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:484:48 AM–05:375:37 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:125:12 AM–06:266:26 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:162:16 PM–15:033:03 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:116:11 PM–18:356:35 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:116:11 PM–19:247:24 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:143:14 AM+1–28:484:48 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:547:54 AM–09:229:22 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5010:50 AM–12:1812:18 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5511:55 AM–12:4212:42 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1812:18 PM–13:461:46 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:495:49 PM–19:237:23 PMa 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

Lābha06:266:26 AM–07:547:54 AMgood
Amṛta07:547:54 AM–09:229:22 AMgood
Kāla09:229:22 AM–10:5010:50 AMavoid
Śubha10:5010:50 AM–12:1812:18 PMgood
Roga12:1812:18 PM–13:461:46 PMavoid
Udvega13:461:46 PM–15:143:14 PMavoid
Cara15:143:14 PM–16:424:42 PMneutral
Lābha16:424:42 PM–18:116:11 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:116:11 PM–19:437:43 PMavoid
Śubha19:437:43 PM–21:149:14 PMgood
Amṛta21:149:14 PM–22:4610:46 PMgood
Cara22:4610:46 PM–24:1812:18 AM+1neutral
Roga24:1812:18 AM+1–25:501:50 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:501:50 AM+1–27:223:22 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:223:22 AM+1–28:544:54 AM+1good
Udvega28:544:54 AM+1–30:266:26 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:266:26 AM to 30:266:26 AM+1

06:266:26 AM sunrise18:116:11 PM sunsetsunrise 30:266:26 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 11:5211:52 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 28:484:48 AM+1
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 28:054:05 AM+1
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 11:5211:52 AM
Vaṇijauntil 23:1911:19 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1812:18 PM–13:461:46 PM
Pradoṣa 18:116:11 PM–19:497:49 PM
Niśītha 23:5411:54 PM–24:4212:42 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  3. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:461:46 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 45 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:497:49 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4212:42 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  10. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā11:5211:52 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraĀśleṣā28:48 04:484:48 AM ThuMaghā
YogaPrīti28:05 04:054:05 AM ThuĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaGara11:5211:52 AMVaṇija
VāraBudhavāra30:26 06:266:26 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2068
Śaka
1933
Kali
5112
Ahargaṇa
1 867 472
Day length
11 h 45 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
20:058:05 PM
Moonset
07:487:48 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:484:48 AM06:266:26 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:484:48 AM05:375:37 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:125:12 AM06:266:26 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:266:26 AM08:478:47 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:547:54 AM09:229:22 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:478:47 AM11:0811:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5010:50 AM12:1812:18 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5411:54 AM12:4212:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5511:55 AM12:4212:42 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1812:18 PM13:461:46 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:291:29 PM15:503:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:162:16 PM15:033:03 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:503:50 PM18:116:11 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:495:49 PM19:237:23 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:116:11 PM19:497:49 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:116:11 PM18:356:35 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:116:11 PM19:247:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5411:54 PM24:4212:42 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:143:14 AM+128:484:48 AM+1sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
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