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November 1955 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Kṛṣṇa to Kārtika KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 16 November 1955 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Kārtika Śukla Dvitīyā

Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 22:1110:11 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:3912:39+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Yama Dvitīyā · Bhai Dooj

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

At sunrise

07:127:12 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:129:12 AM

Anurādhā gives way to Jyeṣṭhā.

Noon

12:1112:11 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 58 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:1112:11 PM
At noon, 12:1112:11 PM, the Sun is in Viśākhā and the Moon 18° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 18° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:205:20 AM–06:166:16 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:485:48 AM–07:127:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:511:51 PM–14:312:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:105:10 PM–17:385:38 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:105:10 PM–18:356:35 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:192:19+1 AM–28:074:07+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:278:27 AM–09:429:42 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5710:57 AM–12:1112:11 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5111:51 AM–12:3112:31 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1112:11 PM–13:261:26 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:303:30 PM–17:195:19 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

Lābha07:127:12 AM–08:278:27 AMgood
Amṛta08:278:27 AM–09:429:42 AMgood
Kāla09:429:42 AM–10:5710:57 AMavoid
Śubha10:5710:57 AM–12:1112:11 PMgood
Roga12:1112:11 PM–13:261:26 PMavoid
Udvega13:261:26 PM–14:412:41 PMavoid
Cara14:412:41 PM–15:553:55 PMneutral
Lābha15:553:55 PM–17:105:10 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:105:10 PM–18:566:56 PMavoid
Śubha18:566:56 PM–20:418:41 PMgood
Amṛta20:418:41 PM–22:2610:26 PMgood
Cara22:2610:26 PM–24:1212:12+1 AMneutral
Roga24:1212:12+1 AM–25:571:57+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:571:57+1 AM–27:433:43+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:433:43+1 AM–29:285:28+1 AMgood
Udvega29:285:28+1 AM–31:137:13+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:127:12 AM to 31:137:13+1 AM

07:127:12 AM sunrise17:105:10 PM sunsetsunrise 31:137:13+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 24:3912:39+1 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 09:129:12 AM
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 16:034:03 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:2311:23 AM
Kaulavauntil 24:3912:39+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1112:11 PM–13:261:26 PM
Pradoṣa 17:105:10 PM–19:037:03 PM
Niśītha 23:4811:48 PM–24:3612:36+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:261:26 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 58 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:037:03 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3612:36+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā24:39 00:3912:39 AM ThuTṛtīyā
NakṣatraAnurādhā09:129:12 AMJyeṣṭhā
YogaAtigaṇḍa16:034:03 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaBālava11:2311:23 AMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra31:13 07:137:13 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2012
Śaka
1877
Kali
5056
Ahargaṇa
1 846 962
Day length
9 h 58 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
08:468:46 AM
Moonset
18:156:15 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:205:20 AM07:127:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:205:20 AM06:166:16 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:485:48 AM07:127:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:127:12 AM09:129:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:278:27 AM09:429:42 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:129:12 AM11:1111:11 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5710:57 AM12:1112:11 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4711:47 AM12:3512:35 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:3112:31 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1112:11 PM13:261:26 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:111:11 PM15:113:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:511:51 PM14:312:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:113:11 PM17:105:10 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:303:30 PM17:195:19 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:105:10 PM19:037:03 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:105:10 PM17:385:38 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:105:10 PM18:356:35 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4811:48 PM24:3612:36+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:192:19+1 AM28:074:07+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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