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October 2011 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Friday 28 October 2011 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Kārtika Śukla Dvitīyā

Śukravāra. Dvitīyā began at 00:1112:11 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 20:448:44 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

06:156:15 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:2510:25 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:2411:24 AM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 10 h 17 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:2411:24 AM
At noon, 11:2411:24 AM, the Sun is in Svātī and the Moon 19° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 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 muhūrta04:264:26 AM–05:205:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:534:53 AM–06:156:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:4210:42 AM–12:0712:07 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:0311:03 AM–11:4411:44 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:061:06 PM–13:471:47 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:324:32 PM–16:594:59 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:324:32 PM–17:545:54 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:327:32 AM–08:498:49 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:188:18 AM–09:009:00 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:0610:06 AM–11:2411:24 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4411:44 AM–12:2512:25 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:581:58 PM–15:153:15 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:0710:07 PM–23:3311:33 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

Cara06:156:15 AM–07:327:32 AMneutral
Lābha07:327:32 AM–08:498:49 AMgood
Amṛta08:498:49 AM–10:0610:06 AMgood
Kāla10:0610:06 AM–11:2411:24 AMavoid
Śubha11:2411:24 AM–12:4112:41 PMgood
Roga12:4112:41 PM–13:581:58 PMavoid
Udvega13:581:58 PM–15:153:15 PMavoid
Cara15:153:15 PM–16:324:32 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga16:324:32 PM–18:156:15 PMavoid
Kāla18:156:15 PM–19:587:58 PMavoid
Lābha19:587:58 PM–21:419:41 PMgood
Udvega21:419:41 PM–23:2411:24 PMavoid
Śubha23:2411:24 PM–25:071:07 AM+1good
Amṛta25:071:07 AM+1–26:502:50 AM+1good
Cara26:502:50 AM+1–28:334:33 AM+1neutral
Roga28:334:33 AM+1–30:176:17 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:156:15 AM to 30:176:17 AM+1

06:156:15 AM sunrise16:324:32 PM sunsetsunrise 30:176:17 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 20:448:44 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 18:306:30 PM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 12:3212:32 PM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 10:2510:25 AM
Kaulavauntil 20:448:44 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:0610:06 AM–11:2411:24 AM
Abhijit 11:0311:03 AM–11:4411:44 AM
Pradoṣa 16:324:32 PM–18:226:22 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:2411:24 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 11:4411:44 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 17 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:226:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  9. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 23:4811:48 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā20:448:44 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraViśākhā18:306:30 PMAnurādhā
YogaĀyuṣmān12:3212:32 PMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaBālava10:2510:25 AMKaulava
VāraŚukravāra30:17 06:176:17 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2068
Śaka
1933
Kali
5112
Ahargaṇa
1 867 397
Day length
10 h 17 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
08:018:01 AM
Moonset
17:115:11 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:264:26 AM06:156:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:264:26 AM05:205:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:534:53 AM06:156:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:156:15 AM08:188:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:327:32 AM08:498:49 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:188:18 AM10:2210:22 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:188:18 AM09:009:00 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:0610:06 AM11:2411:24 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:4210:42 AM12:0712:07 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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 AM12:2512:25 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2512:25 PM14:292:29 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:061:06 PM13:471:47 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:581:58 PM15:153:15 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:292:29 PM16:324:32 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:324:32 PM18:226:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:324:32 PM16:594:59 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:324:32 PM17:545:54 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:0710:07 PM23:3311:33 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0011:00 PM23:4811:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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