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Tuesday 20 December 1960 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Pauṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 15:073:07 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:2911:29 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:217:21 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:517:51 AM

Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.

Noon

11:3811:38 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3811:38 AM
At noon, 11:3811:38 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 24° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 4% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 24° falls in Śukla Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:175:17 AM–06:196:19 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:485:48 AM–07:217:21 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2011:20 AM–11:5511:55 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:031:03 PM–13:371:37 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:543:54 PM–16:254:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:543:54 PM–17:275:27 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:2711:27 PM–24:5212:52 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:049:04 AM–09:389:38 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:299:29 AM–10:3310:33 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:3811:38 AM–12:4212:42 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla13:461:46 PM–14:502:50 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:562:56 PM–16:214:21 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:0510:05 PM–23:0711:07 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

Roga07:217:21 AM–08:258:25 AMavoid
Udvega08:258:25 AM–09:299:29 AMavoid
Cara09:299:29 AM–10:3310:33 AMneutral
Lābha10:3310:33 AM–11:3811:38 AMgood
Amṛta11:3811:38 AM–12:4212:42 PMgood
Kāla12:4212:42 PM–13:461:46 PMavoid
Śubha13:461:46 PM–14:502:50 PMgood
Roga14:502:50 PM–15:543:54 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla15:543:54 PM–17:505:50 PMavoid
Lābha17:505:50 PM–19:467:46 PMgood
Udvega19:467:46 PM–21:429:42 PMavoid
Śubha21:429:42 PM–23:3811:38 PMgood
Amṛta23:3811:38 PM–25:341:34 AM+1good
Cara25:341:34 AM+1–27:303:30 AM+1neutral
Roga27:303:30 AM+1–29:265:26 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:265:26 AM+1–31:217:21 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:217:21 AM to 31:217:21 AM+1

07:217:21 AM sunrise15:543:54 PM sunsetsunrise 31:217:21 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 11:2911:29 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 07:517:51 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 29:075:07 AM+1
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 20:348:34 PM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 11:2911:29 AM
Taitilauntil 21:449:44 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2011:20 AM–11:5511:55 AM
Rāhu kāla 13:461:46 PM–14:502:50 PM
Pradoṣa 15:543:54 PM–17:585:58 PM
Niśītha 23:1411:14 PM–24:0212:02 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5511:55 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:502:50 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 8 h 33 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 17:585:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:0212:02 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā11:2911:29 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā07:517:51 AMUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaDhruva20:348:34 PMVyāghāta
KaraṇaKaulava11:2911:29 AMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:21 07:217:21 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2017
Śaka
1882
Kali
5061
Ahargaṇa
1 848 823
Day length
8 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
08:368:36 AM
Moonset
18:146:14 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:175:17 AM07:217:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:175:17 AM06:196:19 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:485:48 AM07:217:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:217:21 AM09:049:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:049:04 AM10:4610:46 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:049:04 AM09:389:38 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:299:29 AM10:3310:33 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1411:14 AM12:0212:02 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2011:20 AM11:5511:55 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:3811:38 AM12:4212:42 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2912:29 PM14:112:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:031:03 PM13:371:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:461:46 PM14:502:50 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:112:11 PM15:543:54 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:562:56 PM16:214:21 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk15:543:54 PM17:585:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:543:54 PM16:254:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:543:54 PM17:275:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:0510:05 PM23:0711:07 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:1411:14 PM24:0212:02 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:2711:27 PM24:5212:52 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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