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Monday 23 December 1957 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Pauṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 13:551:55 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:102:10 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:227:22 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:102:10 PM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

11:3911:39 AM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3911:39 AM
At noon, 11:3911:39 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 23° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 4% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 23° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:195:19 AM–06:216:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:505:50 AM–07:227:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2211:22 AM–11:5611:56 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:041:04 PM–13:391:39 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:553:55 PM–16:264:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:553:55 PM–17:285:28 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:5010:50 PM–24:3012:30 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:278:27 AM–09:319:31 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3510:35 AM–11:3911:39 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5611:56 AM–12:3012:30 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:4312:43 PM–13:471:47 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:4612:46 PM–14:272:27 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:391:39 PM–14:132:13 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

Amṛta07:227:22 AM–08:278:27 AMgood
Kāla08:278:27 AM–09:319:31 AMavoid
Śubha09:319:31 AM–10:3510:35 AMgood
Roga10:3510:35 AM–11:3911:39 AMavoid
Udvega11:3911:39 AM–12:4312:43 PMavoid
Cara12:4312:43 PM–13:471:47 PMneutral
Lābha13:471:47 PM–14:512:51 PMgood
Amṛta14:512:51 PM–15:553:55 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara15:553:55 PM–17:515:51 PMneutral
Roga17:515:51 PM–19:477:47 PMavoid
Kāla19:477:47 PM–21:439:43 PMavoid
Lābha21:439:43 PM–23:3911:39 PMgood
Udvega23:3911:39 PM–25:351:35 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:351:35 AM+1–27:313:31 AM+1good
Amṛta27:313:31 AM+1–29:275:27 AM+1good
Cara29:275:27 AM+1–31:237:23 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:227:22 AM to 31:237:23 AM+1

07:227:22 AM sunrise15:553:55 PM sunsetsunrise 31:237:23 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 14:102:10 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 29:325:32 AM+1
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 14:332:33 PM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 14:102:10 PM
Taitilauntil 26:312:31 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:278:27 AM–09:319:31 AM
Abhijit 11:2211:22 AM–11:5611:56 AM
Pradoṣa 15:553:55 PM–17:595:59 PM
Niśītha 23:1511:15 PM–24:0312:03 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:319:31 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5611:56 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 8 h 33 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 17:595:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0312:03 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā14:102:10 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā29:32 05:325:32 AM TueŚravaṇa
YogaDhruva14:332:33 PMVyāghāta
KaraṇaKaulava14:102:10 PMTaitila
VāraSomavāra31:23 07:237:23 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2014
Śaka
1879
Kali
5058
Ahargaṇa
1 847 730
Day length
8 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
08:248:24 AM
Moonset
18:156:15 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:195:19 AM07:227:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:195:19 AM06:216:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:505:50 AM07:227:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:227:22 AM09:059:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:278:27 AM09:319:31 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:059:05 AM10:4810:48 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3510:35 AM11:3911:39 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1511:15 AM12:0312:03 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2211:22 AM11:5611:56 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5611:56 AM12:3012:30 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3012:30 PM14:132:13 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:4312:43 PM13:471:47 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:4612:46 PM14:272:27 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:041:04 PM13:391:39 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:391:39 PM14:132:13 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:132:13 PM15:553:55 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk15:553:55 PM17:595:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:553:55 PM16:264:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:553:55 PM17:285:28 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:5010:50 PM24:3012:30 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1511:15 PM24:0312:03 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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