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October 2003 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 27 October 2003 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Kārtika Śukla Dvitīyā

Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 17:175:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:451:45 PM.

Observed here on this day

Yama Dvitīyā · Bhai Dooj

Dvitīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:146:14 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:199:19 AM

Āyuṣmān gives way to Saubhāgya.

Noon

11:2411:24 AM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 10 h 20 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:2411:24 AM
At noon, 11:2411:24 AM, the Sun is in Svātī and the Moon 23° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 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 muhūrta04:244:24 AM–05:195:19 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:524:52 AM–06:146:14 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0311:03 AM–11:4411:44 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:071:07 PM–13:481:48 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:344:34 PM–17:015:01 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:344:34 PM–17:565:56 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:371:37 AM+1–27:033:03 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:317:31 AM–08:498:49 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0610:06 AM–11:2411:24 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4411:44 AM–12:2612:26 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:4112:41 PM–13:591:59 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:481:48 PM–14:302:30 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya17:045:04 PM–18:306:30 PMa 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

Amṛta06:146:14 AM–07:317:31 AMgood
Kāla07:317:31 AM–08:498:49 AMavoid
Śubha08:498:49 AM–10:0610:06 AMgood
Roga10:0610:06 AM–11:2411:24 AMavoid
Udvega11:2411:24 AM–12:4112:41 PMavoid
Cara12:4112:41 PM–13:591:59 PMneutral
Lābha13:591:59 PM–15:163:16 PMgood
Amṛta15:163:16 PM–16:344:34 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:344:34 PM–18:166:16 PMneutral
Roga18:166:16 PM–19:597:59 PMavoid
Kāla19:597:59 PM–21:429:42 PMavoid
Lābha21:429:42 PM–23:2411:24 PMgood
Udvega23:2411:24 PM–25:071:07 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:071:07 AM+1–26:502:50 AM+1good
Amṛta26:502:50 AM+1–28:324:32 AM+1good
Cara28:324:32 AM+1–30:156:15 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:146:14 AM to 30:156:15 AM+1

06:146:14 AM sunrise16:344:34 PM sunsetsunrise 30:156:15 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 13:451:45 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 13:301:30 PM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 09:199:19 AM
Saubhāgyauntil 29:185:18 AM+1
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 13:451:45 PM
Taitilauntil 24:0112:01 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:317:31 AM–08:498:49 AM
Abhijit 11:0311:03 AM–11:4411:44 AM
Pradoṣa 16:344:34 PM–18:236:23 PM
Niśītha 23:0011:00 PM–23:4811:48 PM

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 08:498:49 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 11:4411:44 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  6. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  7. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 10 h 20 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 18:236:23 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 23:4811:48 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā13:451:45 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraViśākhā13:301:30 PMAnurādhā
YogaĀyuṣmān09:199:19 AMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaKaulava13:451:45 PMTaitila
VāraSomavāra30:15 06:156:15 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 474
Day length
10 h 20 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
08:158:15 AM
Moonset
17:295:29 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:244:24 AM06:146:14 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:244:24 AM05:195:19 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:524:52 AM06:146:14 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:146:14 AM08:188:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:317:31 AM08:498:49 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:188:18 AM10:2210:22 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0610:06 AM11:2411:24 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0011:00 AM11:4811:48 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0311:03 AM11:4411:44 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4411:44 AM12:2612:26 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2612:26 PM14:302:30 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:4112:41 PM13:591:59 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:071:07 PM13:481:48 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:481:48 PM14:302:30 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:302:30 PM16:344:34 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:344:34 PM18:236:23 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:344:34 PM17:015:01 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:344:34 PM17:565:56 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:045:04 PM18:306:30 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0011:00 PM23:4811:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:371:37 AM+127:033:03 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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