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Monday 21 December 1998 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Pauṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 08:008:00 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:568:56 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

08:568:56 AM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

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 25° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 5% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 25° falls in Śukla Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:185:18 AM–06:196:19 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:495:49 AM–07:217:21 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2111:21 AM–11:5511:55 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:031:03 PM–13:381:38 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 kāla22:4710:47 PM–24:2712:27 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:258:25 AM–09:309:30 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3410:34 AM–11:3811:38 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5511:55 AM–12:2912:29 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:4212:42 PM–13:461:46 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:4312:43 PM–14:232:23 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:381:38 PM–14:122:12 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

Amṛta07:217:21 AM–08:258:25 AMgood
Kāla08:258:25 AM–09:309:30 AMavoid
Śubha09:309:30 AM–10:3410:34 AMgood
Roga10:3410:34 AM–11:3811:38 AMavoid
Udvega11:3811:38 AM–12:4212:42 PMavoid
Cara12:4212:42 PM–13:461:46 PMneutral
Lābha13:461:46 PM–14:502:50 PMgood
Amṛta14:502:50 PM–15:543:54 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara15:543:54 PM–17:505:50 PMneutral
Roga17:505:50 PM–19:467:46 PMavoid
Kāla19:467:46 PM–21:429:42 PMavoid
Lābha21:429:42 PM–23:3811:38 PMgood
Udvega23:3811:38 PM–25:341:34 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:341:34 AM+1–27:303:30 AM+1good
Amṛta27:303:30 AM+1–29:265:26 AM+1good
Cara29:265:26 AM+1–31:227:22 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:217:21 AM to 31:227:22 AM+1

07:217:21 AM sunrise15:543:54 PM sunsetsunrise 31:227:22 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 08:568:56 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 29:295:29 AM+1
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 19:067:06 PM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 08:568:56 AM
Taitilauntil 21:169:16 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:258:25 AM–09:309:30 AM
Abhijit 11:2111:21 AM–11:5511:55 AM
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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:309:30 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 11:5511:55 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 33 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 17:585:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0212:02 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā08:568:56 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā29:29 05:295:29 AM TueŚravaṇa
YogaDhruva19:067:06 PMVyāghāta
KaraṇaKaulava08:568:56 AMTaitila
VāraSomavāra31:22 07:227:22 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 703
Day length
8 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
08:478:47 AM
Moonset
18:146:14 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:185:18 AM07:217:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:185:18 AM06:196:19 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:495:49 AM07:217:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:217:21 AM09:049:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:258:25 AM09:309:30 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:049:04 AM10:4710:47 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3410:34 AM11:3811:38 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1411:14 AM12:0212:02 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2111:21 AM11:5511:55 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5511:55 AM12:2912:29 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2912:29 PM14:122:12 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:4212:42 PM13:461:46 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:4312:43 PM14:232:23 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:031:03 PM13:381:38 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:381:38 PM14:122:12 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:122:12 PM15:543:54 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
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
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:4710:47 PM24:2712:27 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1411:14 PM24:0212:02 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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