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Thursday 15 November 2012 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Kārtika Śukla Dvitīyā

Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 02:262:26 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:4910:49 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

07:127:12 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:4811:48 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, 2% 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
  • Abhijit11:5111:51 AM–12:3112:31 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • 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–18:346:34 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:141:14 AM+1–26:392:39 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:127:12 AM–08:278:27 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:429:42 AM–10:5710:57 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:3210:32 AM–11:1111:11 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:261:26 PM–14:412:41 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:312:31 PM–15:113:11 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya16:454:45 PM–18:106:10 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

Śubha07:127:12 AM–08:278:27 AMgood
Roga08:278:27 AM–09:429:42 AMavoid
Udvega09:429:42 AM–10:5710:57 AMavoid
Cara10:5710:57 AM–12:1112:11 PMneutral
Lābha12:1112:11 PM–13:261:26 PMgood
Amṛta13:261:26 PM–14:412:41 PMgood
Kāla14:412:41 PM–15:553:55 PMavoid
Śubha15:553:55 PM–17:105:10 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:105:10 PM–18:556:55 PMgood
Cara18:556:55 PM–20:418:41 PMneutral
Roga20:418:41 PM–22:2610:26 PMavoid
Kāla22:2610:26 PM–24:1212:12 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:1212:12 AM+1–25:571:57 AM+1good
Udvega25:571:57 AM+1–27:433:43 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:433:43 AM+1–29:285:28 AM+1good
Amṛta29:285:28 AM+1–31:147:14 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:127:12 AM to 31:147:14 AM+1

07:127:12 AM sunrise17:105:10 PM sunsetsunrise 31:147:14 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 22:4910:49 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 11:4811:48 AM
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 18:016:01 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 12:3712:37 PM
Kaulavauntil 22:4910:49 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5111:51 AM–12:3112:31 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:261:26 PM–14:412:41 PM
Pradoṣa 17:105:10 PM–19:037:03 PM
Niśītha 23:4811:48 PM–24:3612:36 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3112:31 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:412:41 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 58 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:037:03 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  9. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3612:36 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā22:4910:49 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraAnurādhā11:4811:48 AMJyeṣṭhā
YogaAtigaṇḍa18:016:01 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaBālava12:3712:37 PMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra31:14 07:147:14 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 781
Day length
9 h 58 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
08:348:34 AM
Moonset
18:246:24 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 day07:127:12 AM08:278:27 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:129:12 AM11:1111:11 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:429:42 AM10:5710:57 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:3210:32 AM11:1111:11 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4711:47 AM12:3512:35 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:3112:31 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:111:11 PM15:113:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:261:26 PM14:412:41 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:511:51 PM14:312:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:312:31 PM15:113:11 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:113:11 PM17:105:10 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:454:45 PM18:106:10 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 PM18:346:34 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4811:48 PM24:3612:36 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:141:14 AM+126:392:39 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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