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Tuesday 26 January 2016 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 10:0310:03 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:5610:56 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:427:42 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:5610:56 AM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

12:3912:39 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 55 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3912:39 PM
At noon, 12:3912:39 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 205° ahead of it, in Maghā, 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 muhūrta05:495:49 AM–06:456:45 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:176:17 AM–07:427:42 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2012:20 PM–12:5912:59 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:192:19 PM–14:582:58 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:375:37 PM–18:056:05 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:375:37 PM–19:017:01 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:3511:35 PM–25:181:18+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:419:41 AM–10:2010:20 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1110:11 AM–11:2511:25 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:3912:39 PM–13:541:54 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:171:17 PM–15:003:00 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla15:083:08 PM–16:234:23 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:1511:15 PM–24:1112:11+1 AMan 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

Roga07:427:42 AM–08:568:56 AMavoid
Udvega08:568:56 AM–10:1110:11 AMavoid
Cara10:1110:11 AM–11:2511:25 AMneutral
Lābha11:2511:25 AM–12:3912:39 PMgood
Amṛta12:3912:39 PM–13:541:54 PMgood
Kāla13:541:54 PM–15:083:08 PMavoid
Śubha15:083:08 PM–16:234:23 PMgood
Roga16:234:23 PM–17:375:37 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:375:37 PM–19:237:23 PMavoid
Lābha19:237:23 PM–21:089:08 PMgood
Udvega21:089:08 PM–22:5410:54 PMavoid
Śubha22:5410:54 PM–24:3912:39+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:3912:39+1 AM–26:242:24+1 AMgood
Cara26:242:24+1 AM–28:104:10+1 AMneutral
Roga28:104:10+1 AM–29:555:55+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:555:55+1 AM–31:417:41+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:427:42 AM to 31:417:41+1 AM

07:427:42 AM sunrise17:375:37 PM sunsetsunrise 31:417:41+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 10:5610:56 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 26:092:09+1 AM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 22:1910:19 PM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 10:5610:56 AM
Vaṇijauntil 23:3611:36 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2012:20 PM–12:5912:59 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:083:08 PM–16:234:23 PM
Pradoṣa 17:375:37 PM–19:307:30 PM
Niśītha 24:1512:15+1 AM–25:031:03+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  3. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5912:59 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:234:23 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 55 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:307:30 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:031:03+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā10:5610:56 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraMaghā26:09 02:092:09 AM WedPūrva Phalgunī
YogaSaubhāgya22:1910:19 PMŚobhana
KaraṇaGara10:5610:56 AMVaṇija
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:41 07:417:41 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 948
Day length
9 h 55 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
20:028:02 PM
Moonset
08:398:39 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:495:49 AM07:427:42 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:495:49 AM06:456:45 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:176:17 AM07:427:42 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:427:42 AM09:419:41 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:419:41 AM11:4011:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:419:41 AM10:2010:20 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1110:11 AM11:2511:25 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1512:15 PM13:031:03 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2012:20 PM12:5912:59 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3912:39 PM13:541:54 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:171:17 PM15:003:00 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:391:39 PM15:383:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:192:19 PM14:582:58 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:083:08 PM16:234:23 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:383:38 PM17:375:37 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:375:37 PM19:307:30 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:375:37 PM18:056:05 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:375:37 PM19:017:01 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:1511:15 PM24:1112:11+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:3511:35 PM25:181:18+1 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1512:15+1 AM25:031:03+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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