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October 2014 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Saturday 25 October 2014 · Kunming, Yunnan, China

Kārtika Śukla Dvitīyā

Śanivāra. Dvitīyā began at 06:186:18 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:096:09+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Yama Dvitīyā · Bhai Dooj

Dvitīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:137:13 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:297:29 AM

Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.

Noon

12:5312:53 PM

The Sun 53° above S. Day length 11 h 21 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKunming12:5312:53 PM
At noon, 12:5312:53 PM, the Sun is in Svātī and the Moon 15° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 15° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:315:31 AM–06:226:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:575:57 AM–07:137:13 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3012:30 PM–13:161:16 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:472:47 PM–15:323:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:346:34 PM–18:596:59 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:346:34 PM–19:507:50 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:5810:58 PM–24:3612:36+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:137:13 AM–08:388:38 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:137:13 AM–07:587:58 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:587:58 AM–08:438:43 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:0310:03 AM–11:2811:28 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:111:11 PM–14:492:49 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:182:18 PM–15:433:43 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Kāla07:137:13 AM–08:388:38 AMavoid
Śubha08:388:38 AM–10:0310:03 AMgood
Roga10:0310:03 AM–11:2811:28 AMavoid
Udvega11:2811:28 AM–12:5312:53 PMavoid
Cara12:5312:53 PM–14:182:18 PMneutral
Lābha14:182:18 PM–15:433:43 PMgood
Amṛta15:433:43 PM–17:095:09 PMgood
Kāla17:095:09 PM–18:346:34 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:346:34 PM–20:098:09 PMgood
Udvega20:098:09 PM–21:449:44 PMavoid
Śubha21:449:44 PM–23:1811:18 PMgood
Amṛta23:1811:18 PM–24:5312:53+1 AMgood
Cara24:5312:53+1 AM–26:282:28+1 AMneutral
Roga26:282:28+1 AM–28:034:03+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:034:03+1 AM–29:385:38+1 AMavoid
Lābha29:385:38+1 AM–31:137:13+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:137:13 AM to 31:137:13+1 AM

07:137:13 AM sunrise18:346:34 PM sunsetsunrise 31:137:13+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 30:096:09+1 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 07:297:29 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 28:584:58+1 AM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 18:176:17 PM
Kaulavauntil 30:096:09+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:0310:03 AM–11:2811:28 AM
Abhijit 12:3012:30 PM–13:161:16 PM
Pradoṣa 18:346:34 PM–20:158:15 PM
Niśītha 24:2912:29+1 AM–25:171:17+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:2811:28 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:161:16 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 21 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:158:15 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:171:17+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  10. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā30:09 06:096:09 AM SunTṛtīyā
NakṣatraSvātī07:297:29 AMViśākhā
YogaĀyuṣmān28:58 04:584:58 AM SunSaubhāgya
KaraṇaBālava18:176:17 PMKaulava
VāraŚanivāra31:13 07:137:13 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2071
Śaka
1936
Kali
5115
Ahargaṇa
1 868 490
Day length
11 h 21 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
08:158:15 AM
Moonset
19:397:39 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:315:31 AM07:137:13 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:315:31 AM06:226:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:575:57 AM07:137:13 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:137:13 AM09:299:29 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:137:13 AM08:388:38 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:137:13 AM07:587:58 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:587:58 AM08:438:43 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:299:29 AM11:4511:45 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:0310:03 AM11:2811:28 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:2912:29 PM13:171:17 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3012:30 PM13:161:16 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:111:11 PM14:492:49 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:012:01 PM16:174:17 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:182:18 PM15:433:43 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:472:47 PM15:323:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:174:17 PM18:346:34 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:346:34 PM20:158:15 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:346:34 PM18:596:59 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:346:34 PM19:507:50 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:5810:58 PM24:3612:36+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:2912:29+1 AM25:171:17+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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