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Wednesday 27 December 2000 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Pauṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 15:463:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:256:25 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:026:02 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

18:256:25 PM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

11:5411:54 AM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:5411:54 AM
At noon, 11:5411:54 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 21° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 21° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:244:24 AM–05:135:13 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:484:48 AM–06:026:02 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:511:51 PM–14:382:38 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:465:46 PM–18:106:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:465:46 PM–18:596:59 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:046:04 PM–19:527:52 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Varjya07:147:14 AM–09:029:02 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa07:307:30 AM–08:588:58 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2610:26 AM–11:5411:54 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3011:30 AM–12:1712:17 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:5411:54 AM–13:221:22 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya29:495:49+1 AM–31:387:38+1 AMa 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

Lābha06:026:02 AM–07:307:30 AMgood
Amṛta07:307:30 AM–08:588:58 AMgood
Kāla08:588:58 AM–10:2610:26 AMavoid
Śubha10:2610:26 AM–11:5411:54 AMgood
Roga11:5411:54 AM–13:221:22 PMavoid
Udvega13:221:22 PM–14:502:50 PMavoid
Cara14:502:50 PM–16:184:18 PMneutral
Lābha16:184:18 PM–17:465:46 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:465:46 PM–19:187:18 PMavoid
Śubha19:187:18 PM–20:508:50 PMgood
Amṛta20:508:50 PM–22:2210:22 PMgood
Cara22:2210:22 PM–23:5411:54 PMneutral
Roga23:5411:54 PM–25:261:26+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:261:26+1 AM–26:582:58+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:582:58+1 AM–28:314:31+1 AMgood
Udvega28:314:31+1 AM–30:036:03+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:026:02 AM to 30:036:03+1 AM

06:026:02 AM sunrise17:465:46 PM sunsetsunrise 30:036:03+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 18:256:25 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 25:171:17+1 AM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 26:052:05+1 AM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 18:256:25 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:5411:54 AM–13:221:22 PM
Pradoṣa 17:465:46 PM–19:247:24 PM
Niśītha 23:3011:30 PM–24:1812:18+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:221:22 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  4. PradoṣaUntil 19:247:24 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  5. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  6. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:1812:18+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  9. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  10. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā18:256:25 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā25:17 01:171:17 AM ThuŚravaṇa
YogaVyāghāta26:05 02:052:05 AM ThuHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaKaulava18:256:25 PMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra30:03 06:036:03 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 440
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
07:297:29 AM
Moonset
19:287:28 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:244:24 AM06:026:02 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:244:24 AM05:135:13 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:484:48 AM06:026:02 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:026:02 AM08:238:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:147:14 AM09:029:02 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:307:30 AM08:588:58 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:238:23 AM10:4410:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2610:26 AM11:5411:54 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3011:30 AM12:1812:18 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3011:30 AM12:1712:17 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:5411:54 AM13:221:22 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:041:04 PM15:253:25 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:511:51 PM14:382:38 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:253:25 PM17:465:46 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:465:46 PM19:247:24 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:465:46 PM18:106:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:465:46 PM18:596:59 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:046:04 PM19:527:52 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3011:30 PM24:1812:18+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:495:49+1 AM31:387:38+1 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
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