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Sunday 31 December 1978 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Pauṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Ravivāra. Dvitīyā began at 00:0012:00 AM yesterday, and holds until 20:248:24 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:257:25 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:1110:11 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:4311:43 AM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4311:43 AM
At noon, 11:4311:43 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 19° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 19° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:215:21 AM–06:236:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:525:52 AM–07:257:25 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2611:26 AM–12:0012:00 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:091:09 PM–13:431:43 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:542:54 PM–16:194:19 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:014:01 PM–16:324:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:014:01 PM–17:335:33 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa11:4311:43 AM–12:4712:47 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika13:521:52 PM–14:572:57 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:522:52 PM–15:273:27 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:572:57 PM–16:014:01 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya24:0512:05+1 AM–25:311:31+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

Udvega07:257:25 AM–08:298:29 AMavoid
Cara08:298:29 AM–09:349:34 AMneutral
Lābha09:349:34 AM–10:3810:38 AMgood
Amṛta10:3810:38 AM–11:4311:43 AMgood
Kāla11:4311:43 AM–12:4712:47 PMavoid
Śubha12:4712:47 PM–13:521:52 PMgood
Roga13:521:52 PM–14:572:57 PMavoid
Udvega14:572:57 PM–16:014:01 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha16:014:01 PM–17:575:57 PMgood
Amṛta17:575:57 PM–19:527:52 PMgood
Cara19:527:52 PM–21:479:47 PMneutral
Roga21:479:47 PM–23:4311:43 PMavoid
Kāla23:4311:43 PM–25:381:38+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:381:38+1 AM–27:343:34+1 AMgood
Udvega27:343:34+1 AM–29:295:29+1 AMavoid
Śubha29:295:29+1 AM–31:257:25+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:257:25 AM to 31:257:25+1 AM

07:257:25 AM sunrise16:014:01 PM sunsetsunrise 31:257:25+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 20:248:24 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 20:328:32 PM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 16:424:42 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 10:1110:11 AM
Kaulavauntil 20:248:24 PM
Taitilauntil 30:396:39+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2611:26 AM–12:0012:00 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:572:57 PM–16:014:01 PM
Pradoṣa 16:014:01 PM–18:046:04 PM
Niśītha 23:1911:19 PM–24:0712:07+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0012:00 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:014:01 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 8 h 37 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:046:04 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  8. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:0712:07+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  13. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā20:248:24 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā20:328:32 PMŚravaṇa
YogaVyāghāta16:424:42 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaBālava10:1110:11 AMKaulava
VāraRavivāra31:25 07:257:25 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 408
Day length
8 h 37 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
08:108:10 AM
Moonset
18:026:02 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:215:21 AM07:257:25 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:215:21 AM06:236:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:525:52 AM07:257:25 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:257:25 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM10:5110:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1911:19 AM12:0712:07 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2611:26 AM12:0012:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:4311:43 AM12:4712:47 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3412:34 PM14:182:18 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:091:09 PM13:431:43 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:521:52 PM14:572:57 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:182:18 PM16:014:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:522:52 PM15:273:27 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:542:54 PM16:194:19 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:572:57 PM16:014:01 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk16:014:01 PM18:046:04 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:014:01 PM16:324:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:014:01 PM17:335:33 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1911:19 PM24:0712:07+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:0512:05+1 AM25:311:31+1 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
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