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Tuesday 8 January 2019 · Kowloon, Hong Kong

Pauṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 11:4911:49 AM yesterday, and holds until 14:242:24 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:057:05 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:242:24 PM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

12:3012:30 PM

The Sun 45° above S. Day length 10 h 50 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKowloon12:3012:30 PM
At noon, 12:3012:30 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 23° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 4% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 23° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:195:19 AM–06:126:12 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:465:46 AM–07:057:05 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0812:08 PM–12:5112:51 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:182:18 PM–15:013:01 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:262:26 PM–16:154:15 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:555:55 PM–18:216:21 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:555:55 PM–19:147:14 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:159:15 AM–09:589:58 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:479:47 AM–11:0911:09 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:3012:30 PM–13:511:51 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:123:12 PM–16:344:34 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:1111:11 PM–24:0412:04 AM+1an ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya30:426:42 AM+1–32:318:31 AM+1a 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

Roga07:057:05 AM–08:268:26 AMavoid
Udvega08:268:26 AM–09:479:47 AMavoid
Cara09:479:47 AM–11:0911:09 AMneutral
Lābha11:0911:09 AM–12:3012:30 PMgood
Amṛta12:3012:30 PM–13:511:51 PMgood
Kāla13:511:51 PM–15:123:12 PMavoid
Śubha15:123:12 PM–16:344:34 PMgood
Roga16:344:34 PM–17:555:55 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:555:55 PM–19:347:34 PMavoid
Lābha19:347:34 PM–21:129:12 PMgood
Udvega21:129:12 PM–22:5110:51 PMavoid
Śubha22:5110:51 PM–24:3012:30 AM+1good
Amṛta24:3012:30 AM+1–26:092:09 AM+1good
Cara26:092:09 AM+1–27:473:47 AM+1neutral
Roga27:473:47 AM+1–29:265:26 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:265:26 AM+1–31:057:05 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:057:05 AM to 31:057:05 AM+1

07:057:05 AM sunrise17:555:55 PM sunsetsunrise 31:057:05 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 14:242:24 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 26:102:10 AM+1
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 31:057:05 AM+1
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 14:242:24 PM
Taitilauntil 27:463:46 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0812:08 PM–12:5112:51 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:123:12 PM–16:344:34 PM
Pradoṣa 17:555:55 PM–19:407:40 PM
Niśītha 24:0612:06 AM+1–24:5412:54 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:5112:51 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:344:34 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 50 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:407:40 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:5412:54 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā14:242:24 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraŚravaṇa26:10 02:102:10 AM WedDhaniṣṭhā
YogaVajra31:05 07:057:05 AM WedSiddhi
KaraṇaKaulava14:242:24 PMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:05 07:057:05 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2075
Śaka
1940
Kali
5119
Ahargaṇa
1 870 026
Day length
10 h 50 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
08:358:35 AM
Moonset
19:497:49 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:195:19 AM07:057:05 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:195:19 AM06:126:12 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:465:46 AM07:057:05 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:057:05 AM09:159:15 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:159:15 AM11:2511:25 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:159:15 AM09:589:58 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:479:47 AM11:0911:09 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0612:06 PM12:5412:54 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0812:08 PM12:5112:51 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3012:30 PM13:511:51 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:351:35 PM15:453:45 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:182:18 PM15:013:01 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:262:26 PM16:154:15 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:123:12 PM16:344:34 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:453:45 PM17:555:55 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:555:55 PM19:407:40 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:555:55 PM18:216:21 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:555:55 PM19:147:14 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:1111:11 PM24:0412:04 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0612:06 AM+124:5412:54 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra30:426:42 AM+132:318:31 AM+1sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
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