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November 1956 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Kṛṣṇa to Kārtika KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Tuesday 20 November 1956 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 12:4812:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:3210:32 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:187:18 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:3210:32 AM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

12:1212:12 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 49 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:1212:12 PM
At noon, 12:1212:12 PM, the Sun is in Anurādhā and the Moon 205° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 95% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 205° falls in Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:245:24 AM–06:216:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:535:53 AM–07:187:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5311:53 AM–12:3212:32 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:501:50 PM–14:302:30 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:593:59 PM–17:295:29 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:075:07 PM–17:355:35 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:075:07 PM–18:326:32 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:169:16 AM–09:559:55 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:459:45 AM–10:5910:59 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1212:12 PM–13:261:26 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:402:40 PM–15:533:53 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:4810:48 PM–23:4411:44 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Roga07:187:18 AM–08:318:31 AMavoid
Udvega08:318:31 AM–09:459:45 AMavoid
Cara09:459:45 AM–10:5910:59 AMneutral
Lābha10:5910:59 AM–12:1212:12 PMgood
Amṛta12:1212:12 PM–13:261:26 PMgood
Kāla13:261:26 PM–14:402:40 PMavoid
Śubha14:402:40 PM–15:533:53 PMgood
Roga15:533:53 PM–17:075:07 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:075:07 PM–18:536:53 PMavoid
Lābha18:536:53 PM–20:408:40 PMgood
Udvega20:408:40 PM–22:2610:26 PMavoid
Śubha22:2610:26 PM–24:1312:13 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1312:13 AM+1–25:591:59 AM+1good
Cara25:591:59 AM+1–27:463:46 AM+1neutral
Roga27:463:46 AM+1–29:325:32 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:325:32 AM+1–31:197:19 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:187:18 AM to 31:197:19 AM+1

07:187:18 AM sunrise17:075:07 PM sunsetsunrise 31:197:19 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 10:3210:32 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 24:1012:10 AM+1
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 21:289:28 PM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 10:3210:32 AM
Vaṇijauntil 21:199:19 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5311:53 AM–12:3212:32 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:402:40 PM–15:533:53 PM
Pradoṣa 17:075:07 PM–19:007:00 PM
Niśītha 23:4911:49 PM–24:3712:37 AM+1

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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  3. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3212:32 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:533:53 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 49 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:007:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  9. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3712:37 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā10:3210:32 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā24:10 00:1012:10 AM WedĀrdrā
YogaSiddha21:289:28 PMSādhya
KaraṇaGara10:3210:32 AMVaṇija
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:19 07:197:19 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 332
Day length
9 h 49 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
19:037:03 PM
Moonset
09:059:05 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:245:24 AM07:187:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:245:24 AM06:216:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:535:53 AM07:187:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:187:18 AM09:169:16 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:169:16 AM11:1311:13 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:169:16 AM09:559:55 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:459:45 AM10:5910:59 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4811:48 AM12:3612:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5311:53 AM12:3212:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1212:12 PM13:261:26 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:111:11 PM15:093:09 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:501:50 PM14:302:30 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:402:40 PM15:533:53 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:093:09 PM17:075:07 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:593:59 PM17:295:29 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:075:07 PM19:007:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:075:07 PM17:355:35 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:075:07 PM18:326:32 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4810:48 PM23:4411:44 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4911:49 PM24:3712:37 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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