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Monday 12 October 2026 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Āśvina Śukla Dvitīyā

Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 00:0212:02 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:4412:44 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:346:34 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:1912:19 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:1312:13 PM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 11 h 18 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:1312:13 PM
At noon, 12:1312:13 PM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 18° ahead of it, in Svātī, 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 muhūrta04:534:53 AM–05:435:43 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:185:18 AM–06:346:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5011:50 AM–12:3612:36 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:062:06 PM–14:512:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:055:05 PM–18:476:47 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:525:52 PM–18:186:18 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:525:52 PM–19:087:08 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya06:576:57 AM–08:398:39 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla07:597:59 AM–09:249:24 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4810:48 AM–12:1312:13 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3612:36 PM–13:211:21 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:381:38 PM–15:033:03 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:512:51 PM–15:373:37 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

Amṛta06:346:34 AM–07:597:59 AMgood
Kāla07:597:59 AM–09:249:24 AMavoid
Śubha09:249:24 AM–10:4810:48 AMgood
Roga10:4810:48 AM–12:1312:13 PMavoid
Udvega12:1312:13 PM–13:381:38 PMavoid
Cara13:381:38 PM–15:033:03 PMneutral
Lābha15:033:03 PM–16:274:27 PMgood
Amṛta16:274:27 PM–17:525:52 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:525:52 PM–19:277:27 PMneutral
Roga19:277:27 PM–21:039:03 PMavoid
Kāla21:039:03 PM–22:3810:38 PMavoid
Lābha22:3810:38 PM–24:1412:14 AM+1good
Udvega24:1412:14 AM+1–25:491:49 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:491:49 AM+1–27:243:24 AM+1good
Amṛta27:243:24 AM+1–29:005:00 AM+1good
Cara29:005:00 AM+1–30:356:35 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:346:34 AM to 30:356:35 AM+1

06:346:34 AM sunrise17:525:52 PM sunsetsunrise 30:356:35 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 24:4412:44 AM+1
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 26:222:22 AM+1
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 23:0211:02 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 12:1912:19 PM
Kaulavauntil 24:4412:44 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:597:59 AM–09:249:24 AM
Abhijit 11:5011:50 AM–12:3612:36 PM
Pradoṣa 17:525:52 PM–19:347:34 PM
Niśītha 23:5011:50 PM–24:3812:38 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:249:24 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3612:36 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 18 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:347:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā24:44 00:4412:44 AM TueTṛtīyā
NakṣatraSvātī26:22 02:222:22 AM TueViśākhā
YogaViṣkambha23:0211:02 PMPrīti
KaraṇaBālava12:1912:19 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:35 06:356:35 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āśvina
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 860
Day length
11 h 18 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
08:118:11 AM
Moonset
18:156:15 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:534:53 AM06:346:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:534:53 AM05:435:43 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:185:18 AM06:346:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:346:34 AM08:508:50 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:576:57 AM08:398:39 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:597:59 AM09:249:24 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:508:50 AM11:0511:05 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4810:48 AM12:1312:13 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4911:49 AM12:3712:37 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5011:50 AM12:3612:36 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3612:36 PM13:211:21 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:211:21 PM15:373:37 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:381:38 PM15:033:03 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:062:06 PM14:512:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:512:51 PM15:373:37 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:373:37 PM17:525:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:055:05 PM18:476:47 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:525:52 PM19:347:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:525:52 PM18:186:18 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:525:52 PM19:087:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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