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Sunday 15 January 1956 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Pauṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Ravivāra. Dvitīyā began at 13:231:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:273:27 PM.

Observed here on this day

Pongal

The Sun enters Makara after the sunset before this day. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:487:48 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:2412:24 PM

Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.

Noon

12:3612:36 PM

The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3612:36 PM
At noon, 12:3612:36 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 23° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 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 muhūrta05:535:53 AM–06:506:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:226:22 AM–07:487:48 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1712:17 PM–12:5512:55 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:122:12 PM–14:502:50 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:245:24 PM–17:535:53 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:245:24 PM–18:506:50 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:153:15+1 AM–29:005:00+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:3612:36 PM–13:481:48 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:003:00 PM–16:124:12 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:074:07 PM–16:464:46 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:124:12 PM–17:245:24 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:464:46 PM–18:316:31 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

Udvega07:487:48 AM–09:009:00 AMavoid
Cara09:009:00 AM–10:1210:12 AMneutral
Lābha10:1210:12 AM–11:2411:24 AMgood
Amṛta11:2411:24 AM–12:3612:36 PMgood
Kāla12:3612:36 PM–13:481:48 PMavoid
Śubha13:481:48 PM–15:003:00 PMgood
Roga15:003:00 PM–16:124:12 PMavoid
Udvega16:124:12 PM–17:245:24 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha17:245:24 PM–19:127:12 PMgood
Amṛta19:127:12 PM–21:009:00 PMgood
Cara21:009:00 PM–22:4810:48 PMneutral
Roga22:4810:48 PM–24:3612:36+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:3612:36+1 AM–26:242:24+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:242:24+1 AM–28:124:12+1 AMgood
Udvega28:124:12+1 AM–30:006:00+1 AMavoid
Śubha30:006:00+1 AM–31:487:48+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:487:48 AM to 31:487:48+1 AM

07:487:48 AM sunrise17:245:24 PM sunsetsunrise 31:487:48+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 15:273:27 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 12:2412:24 PM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 29:135:13+1 AM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 15:273:27 PM
Taitilauntil 28:224:22+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1712:17 PM–12:5512:55 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:124:12 PM–17:245:24 PM
Pradoṣa 17:245:24 PM–19:197:19 PM
Niśītha 24:1212:12+1 AM–25:001:00+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:5512:55 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  4. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:245:24 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 36 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:197:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:001:00+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā15:273:27 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraŚravaṇa12:2412:24 PMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaSiddhi29:13 05:135:13 AM MonVyatīpāta
KaraṇaKaulava15:273:27 PMTaitila
VāraRavivāra31:48 07:487:48 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2012
Śaka
1877
Kali
5056
Ahargaṇa
1 847 022
Day length
9 h 36 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
08:418:41 AM
Moonset
19:387:38 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:535:53 AM07:487:48 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:535:53 AM06:506:50 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:226:22 AM07:487:48 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:487:48 AM09:439:43 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:439:43 AM11:3811:38 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1212:12 PM13:001:00 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1712:17 PM12:5512:55 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:3612:36 PM13:481:48 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:341:34 PM15:293:29 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:122:12 PM14:502:50 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:003:00 PM16:124:12 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:293:29 PM17:245:24 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:074:07 PM16:464:46 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:124:12 PM17:245:24 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:464:46 PM18:316:31 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:245:24 PM19:197:19 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:245:24 PM17:535:53 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:245:24 PM18:506:50 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1212:12+1 AM25:001:00+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:153:15+1 AM29:005:00+1 AMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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