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December 1963 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Śukla to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 18 December 1963 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Pauṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 12:1812:18 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

07:197:19 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:5210:52 AM

Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.

Noon

11:3611:36 AM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3611:36 AM
At noon, 11:3611:36 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 23° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 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 muhūrta05:165:16 AM–06:176:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:475:47 AM–07:197:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:449:44 AM–11:2911:29 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:021:02 PM–13:361:36 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:533:53 PM–16:244:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:533:53 PM–17:265:26 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:238:23 AM–09:289:28 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3210:32 AM–11:3611:36 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:1911:19 AM–11:5311:53 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:3611:36 AM–12:4012:40 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:3911:39 PM–25:231:23+1 AMa 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

Lābha07:197:19 AM–08:238:23 AMgood
Amṛta08:238:23 AM–09:289:28 AMgood
Kāla09:289:28 AM–10:3210:32 AMavoid
Śubha10:3210:32 AM–11:3611:36 AMgood
Roga11:3611:36 AM–12:4012:40 PMavoid
Udvega12:4012:40 PM–13:451:45 PMavoid
Cara13:451:45 PM–14:492:49 PMneutral
Lābha14:492:49 PM–15:533:53 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega15:533:53 PM–17:495:49 PMavoid
Śubha17:495:49 PM–19:457:45 PMgood
Amṛta19:457:45 PM–21:419:41 PMgood
Cara21:419:41 PM–23:3611:36 PMneutral
Roga23:3611:36 PM–25:321:32+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:321:32+1 AM–27:283:28+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:283:28+1 AM–29:245:24+1 AMgood
Udvega29:245:24+1 AM–31:207:20+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:197:19 AM to 31:207:20+1 AM

07:197:19 AM sunrise15:533:53 PM sunsetsunrise 31:207:20+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 14:102:10 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 15:003:00 PM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 10:5210:52 AM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 14:102:10 PM
Taitilauntil 26:582:58+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:3611:36 AM–12:4012:40 PM
Pradoṣa 15:533:53 PM–17:575:57 PM
Niśītha 23:1211:12 PM–24:0012:00+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:4012:40 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 8 h 34 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 17:575:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0012:00+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā14:102:10 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā15:003:00 PMUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaVṛddhi10:5210:52 AMDhruva
KaraṇaKaulava14:102:10 PMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra31:20 07:207:20 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2020
Śaka
1885
Kali
5064
Ahargaṇa
1 849 916
Day length
8 h 34 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
08:598:59 AM
Moonset
17:405:40 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:165:16 AM07:197:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:165:16 AM06:176:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:475:47 AM07:197:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:197:19 AM09:029:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:238:23 AM09:289:28 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:029:02 AM10:4510:45 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:449:44 AM11:2911:29 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3210:32 AM11:3611:36 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1211:12 AM12:0012:00 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:1911:19 AM11:5311:53 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:3611:36 AM12:4012:40 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2812:28 PM14:102:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:021:02 PM13:361:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:102:10 PM15:533:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk15:533:53 PM17:575:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:533:53 PM16:244:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:533:53 PM17:265:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1211:12 PM24:0012:00+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:3911:39 PM25:231:23+1 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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