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Monday 15 January 1979 · Jeddah, Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 12:3812:38 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:183:18 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

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

At sunrise

07:047:04 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:183:18 PM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

12:3312:33 PM

The Sun 47° above S. Day length 10 h 57 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonJeddah12:3312:33 PM
At noon, 12:3312:33 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 203° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 96% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 203° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:205:20 AM–06:126:12 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:465:46 AM–07:047:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1112:11 PM–12:5412:54 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:222:22 PM–15:063:06 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:016:01 PM–18:276:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:016:01 PM–19:197:19 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:1611:16 PM–25:051:05+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:268:26 AM–09:489:48 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1011:10 AM–12:3312:33 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:2612:26 PM–14:142:14 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:5412:54 PM–13:381:38 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:551:55 PM–15:173:17 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:063:06 PM–15:503:50 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

Amṛta07:047:04 AM–08:268:26 AMgood
Kāla08:268:26 AM–09:489:48 AMavoid
Śubha09:489:48 AM–11:1011:10 AMgood
Roga11:1011:10 AM–12:3312:33 PMavoid
Udvega12:3312:33 PM–13:551:55 PMavoid
Cara13:551:55 PM–15:173:17 PMneutral
Lābha15:173:17 PM–16:394:39 PMgood
Amṛta16:394:39 PM–18:016:01 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:016:01 PM–19:397:39 PMneutral
Roga19:397:39 PM–21:179:17 PMavoid
Kāla21:179:17 PM–22:5510:55 PMavoid
Lābha22:5510:55 PM–24:3312:33+1 AMgood
Udvega24:3312:33+1 AM–26:102:10+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:102:10+1 AM–27:483:48+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:483:48+1 AM–29:265:26+1 AMgood
Cara29:265:26+1 AM–31:047:04+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:047:04 AM to 31:047:04+1 AM

07:047:04 AM sunrise18:016:01 PM sunsetsunrise 31:047:04+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 15:183:18 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 25:051:05+1 AM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 15:503:50 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 15:183:18 PM
Vaṇijauntil 28:394:39+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:268:26 AM–09:489:48 AM
Abhijit 12:1112:11 PM–12:5412:54 PM
Pradoṣa 18:016:01 PM–19:467:46 PM
Niśītha 24:0912:09+1 AM–24:5712:57+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 09:489:48 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5412:54 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  5. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  6. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 57 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:467:46 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5712:57+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 Dvitīyā15:183:18 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraĀśleṣā25:05 01:051:05 AM TueMaghā
YogaPrīti15:503:50 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaGara15:183:18 PMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra31:04 07:047:04 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 57 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
19:587:58 PM
Moonset
08:158:15 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:205:20 AM07:047:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:205:20 AM06:126:12 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:465:46 AM07:047:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:047:04 AM09:159:15 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:268:26 AM09:489:48 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:159:15 AM11:2711:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1011:10 AM12:3312:33 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0912:09 PM12:5712:57 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1112:11 PM12:5412:54 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:2612:26 PM14:142:14 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5412:54 PM13:381:38 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM15:503:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:551:55 PM15:173:17 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:222:22 PM15:063:06 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:063:06 PM15:503:50 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:503:50 PM18:016:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:016:01 PM19:467:46 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:016:01 PM18:276:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:016:01 PM19:197:19 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:1611:16 PM25:051:05+1 AMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0912:09+1 AM24:5712:57+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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