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December 1963 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 18 December 1963 · Lagos, Nigeria

Pauṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 05:185:18 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:107:10 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:506:50 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:107:10 AM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

12:4312:43 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLagos12:4312:43 PM
At noon, 12:4312:43 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 27° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 5% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 27° falls in Śukla Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:125:12 AM–06:016:01 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:375:37 AM–06:506:50 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:402:40 PM–15:273:27 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:356:35 PM–19:007:00 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:356:35 PM–19:497:49 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:023:02 AM+1–28:464:46 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:198:19 AM–09:479:47 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:1511:15 AM–12:4312:43 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1912:19 PM–13:061:06 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:4312:43 PM–14:112:11 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:394:39 PM–18:236:23 PMa 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

Lābha06:506:50 AM–08:198:19 AMgood
Amṛta08:198:19 AM–09:479:47 AMgood
Kāla09:479:47 AM–11:1511:15 AMavoid
Śubha11:1511:15 AM–12:4312:43 PMgood
Roga12:4312:43 PM–14:112:11 PMavoid
Udvega14:112:11 PM–15:393:39 PMavoid
Cara15:393:39 PM–17:075:07 PMneutral
Lābha17:075:07 PM–18:356:35 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:356:35 PM–20:078:07 PMavoid
Śubha20:078:07 PM–21:399:39 PMgood
Amṛta21:399:39 PM–23:1111:11 PMgood
Cara23:1111:11 PM–24:4312:43 AM+1neutral
Roga24:4312:43 AM+1–26:152:15 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:152:15 AM+1–27:473:47 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:473:47 AM+1–29:195:19 AM+1good
Udvega29:195:19 AM+1–30:516:51 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:506:50 AM to 30:516:51 AM+1

06:506:50 AM sunrise18:356:35 PM sunsetsunrise 30:516:51 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 07:107:10 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 08:008:00 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 27:553:55 AM+1
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 07:107:10 AM
Taitilauntil 19:587:58 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:4312:43 PM–14:112:11 PM
Pradoṣa 18:356:35 PM–20:138:13 PM
Niśītha 24:1912:19 AM+1–25:071:07 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:112:11 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 45 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:138:13 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:071:07 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā07:107:10 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā08:008:00 AMUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaDhruva27:55 03:553:55 AM ThuVyāghāta
KaraṇaKaulava07:107:10 AMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra30:51 06:516:51 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2020
Śaka
1885
Kali
5064
Ahargaṇa
1 849 916
Day length
11 h 45 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
08:438:43 AM
Moonset
20:438:43 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:125:12 AM06:506:50 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:125:12 AM06:016:01 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:375:37 AM06:506:50 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:506:50 AM09:119:11 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:198:19 AM09:479:47 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:119:11 AM11:3211:32 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:1511:15 AM12:4312:43 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1912:19 PM13:071:07 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1912:19 PM13:061:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:4312:43 PM14:112:11 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:531:53 PM16:144:14 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:402:40 PM15:273:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:144:14 PM18:356:35 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:394:39 PM18:236:23 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:356:35 PM20:138:13 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:356:35 PM19:007:00 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:356:35 PM19:497:49 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1912:19 AM+125:071:07 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:023:02 AM+128:464:46 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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