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Monday 15 January 1979 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 15:083:08 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:485:48 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

Kept the day after Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:107:10 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:485:48 PM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

12:3612:36 PM

The Sun 46° above S. Day length 10 h 53 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonIndore12:3612:36 PM
At noon, 12:3612:36 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 202° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 96% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 202° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:255:25 AM–06:176:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:515:51 AM–07:107:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1412:14 PM–12:5812:58 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:252:25 PM–15:083:08 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:026:02 PM–18:296:29 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:026:02 PM–19:217:21 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:461:46+1 AM–27:353:35+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:318:31 AM–09:539:53 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1411:14 AM–12:3612:36 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5812:58 PM–13:411:41 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:581:58 PM–15:193:19 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:562:56 PM–16:444:44 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta15:083:08 PM–15:523:52 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

Amṛta07:107:10 AM–08:318:31 AMgood
Kāla08:318:31 AM–09:539:53 AMavoid
Śubha09:539:53 AM–11:1411:14 AMgood
Roga11:1411:14 AM–12:3612:36 PMavoid
Udvega12:3612:36 PM–13:581:58 PMavoid
Cara13:581:58 PM–15:193:19 PMneutral
Lābha15:193:19 PM–16:414:41 PMgood
Amṛta16:414:41 PM–18:026:02 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:026:02 PM–19:417:41 PMneutral
Roga19:417:41 PM–21:199:19 PMavoid
Kāla21:199:19 PM–22:5810:58 PMavoid
Lābha22:5810:58 PM–24:3612:36+1 AMgood
Udvega24:3612:36+1 AM–26:142:14+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:142:14+1 AM–27:533:53+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:533:53+1 AM–29:315:31+1 AMgood
Cara29:315:31+1 AM–31:107:10+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:107:10 AM to 31:107:10+1 AM

07:107:10 AM sunrise18:026:02 PM sunsetsunrise 31:107:10+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 17:485:48 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 27:353:35+1 AM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 18:206:20 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 17:485:48 PM
Vaṇijauntil 31:097:09+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:318:31 AM–09:539:53 AM
Abhijit 12:1412:14 PM–12:5812:58 PM
Pradoṣa 18:026:02 PM–19:477:47 PM
Niśītha 24:1212:12+1 AM–25:001:00+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:539:53 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5812:58 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  5. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 53 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:477:47 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:001:00+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā17:485:48 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraĀśleṣā27:35 03:353:35 AM TueMaghā
YogaPrīti18:206:20 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaGara17:485:48 PMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra31:10 07:107:10 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 423
Day length
10 h 53 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
19:557:55 PM
Moonset
08:158:15 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:255:25 AM07:107:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:255:25 AM06:176:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:515:51 AM07:107:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:107:10 AM09:209:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:318:31 AM09:539:53 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:209:20 AM11:3111:31 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1411:14 AM12:3612:36 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1212:12 PM13:001:00 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1412:14 PM12:5812:58 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5812:58 PM13:411:41 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:411:41 PM15:523:52 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:581:58 PM15:193:19 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:252:25 PM15:083:08 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:562:56 PM16:444:44 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:083:08 PM15:523:52 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:523:52 PM18:026:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:026:02 PM19:477:47 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:026:02 PM18:296:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:026:02 PM19:217:21 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1212:12+1 AM25:001:00+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:461:46+1 AM27:353:35+1 AMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
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