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Saturday 21 October 2017 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Kārtika Śukla Dvitīyā

Śanivāra. Dvitīyā began at 04:074:07 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:315:31 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Yama Dvitīyā · Bhai Dooj

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

At sunrise

06:066:06 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:4712:47 PM

Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.

Noon

11:2511:25 AM

The Sun 33° above S. Day length 10 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:2511:25 AM
At noon, 11:2511:25 AM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 15° ahead of it, in Svātī, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 15° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:194:19 AM–05:125:12 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:464:46 AM–06:066:06 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0311:03 AM–11:4611:46 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:101:10 PM–13:531:53 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:434:43 PM–17:105:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:434:43 PM–18:036:03 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:195:19 AM+1–31:037:03 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:066:06 AM–07:257:25 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:066:06 AM–06:486:48 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:486:48 AM–07:317:31 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla08:458:45 AM–10:0510:05 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa12:4412:44 PM–14:042:04 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:526:52 PM–20:378:37 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

Kāla06:066:06 AM–07:257:25 AMavoid
Śubha07:257:25 AM–08:458:45 AMgood
Roga08:458:45 AM–10:0510:05 AMavoid
Udvega10:0510:05 AM–11:2411:24 AMavoid
Cara11:2411:24 AM–12:4412:44 PMneutral
Lābha12:4412:44 PM–14:042:04 PMgood
Amṛta14:042:04 PM–15:233:23 PMgood
Kāla15:233:23 PM–16:434:43 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha16:434:43 PM–18:236:23 PMgood
Udvega18:236:23 PM–20:048:04 PMavoid
Śubha20:048:04 PM–21:449:44 PMgood
Amṛta21:449:44 PM–23:2511:25 PMgood
Cara23:2511:25 PM–25:061:06 AM+1neutral
Roga25:061:06 AM+1–26:462:46 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:462:46 AM+1–28:274:27 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:274:27 AM+1–30:076:07 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:066:06 AM to 30:076:07 AM+1

06:066:06 AM sunrise16:434:43 PM sunsetsunrise 30:076:07 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 29:315:31 AM+1
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 12:4712:47 PM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 17:485:48 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 16:454:45 PM
Kaulavauntil 29:315:31 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:458:45 AM–10:0510:05 AM
Abhijit 11:0311:03 AM–11:4611:46 AM
Pradoṣa 16:434:43 PM–18:306:30 PM
Niśītha 23:0111:01 PM–23:4911:49 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:0510:05 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:4611:46 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 37 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:306:30 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  8. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:4911:49 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā29:31 05:315:31 AM SunTṛtīyā
NakṣatraSvātī12:4712:47 PMViśākhā
YogaPrīti17:485:48 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaBālava16:454:45 PMKaulava
VāraŚanivāra30:07 06:076:07 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 582
Day length
10 h 37 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
07:107:10 AM
Moonset
17:485:48 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:194:19 AM06:066:06 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:194:19 AM05:125:12 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:464:46 AM06:066:06 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:066:06 AM08:138:13 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:066:06 AM07:257:25 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:066:06 AM06:486:48 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:486:48 AM07:317:31 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:138:13 AM10:2110:21 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:458:45 AM10:0510:05 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0011:00 AM11:4811:48 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0311:03 AM11:4611:46 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2812:28 PM14:352:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:4412:44 PM14:042:04 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:101:10 PM13:531:53 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:352:35 PM16:434:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:434:43 PM18:306:30 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:434:43 PM17:105:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:434:43 PM18:036:03 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:526:52 PM20:378:37 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0111:01 PM23:4911:49 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:195:19 AM+131:037:03 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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