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January 1979 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 15 January 1979 · Luanda, Angola

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 10:3810:38 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:181:18 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

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

At sunrise

05:595:59 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:181:18 PM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

12:1612:16 PM

The Sun 78° above S. Day length 12 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:1612:16 PM
At noon, 12:1612:16 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 204° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 96% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 204° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:284:28 AM–05:135:13 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:504:50 AM–05:595:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5111:51 AM–12:4112:41 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:222:22 PM–15:123:12 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:346:34 PM–18:566:56 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:346:34 PM–19:427:42 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:169:16 PM–23:0511:05 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:337:33 AM–09:089:08 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:2610:26 AM–12:1412:14 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4210:42 AM–12:1612:16 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4112:41 PM–13:321:32 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:511:51 PM–15:253:25 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:123:12 PM–16:034:03 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

Amṛta05:595:59 AM–07:337:33 AMgood
Kāla07:337:33 AM–09:089:08 AMavoid
Śubha09:089:08 AM–10:4210:42 AMgood
Roga10:4210:42 AM–12:1612:16 PMavoid
Udvega12:1612:16 PM–13:511:51 PMavoid
Cara13:511:51 PM–15:253:25 PMneutral
Lābha15:253:25 PM–16:594:59 PMgood
Amṛta16:594:59 PM–18:346:34 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:346:34 PM–19:597:59 PMneutral
Roga19:597:59 PM–21:259:25 PMavoid
Kāla21:259:25 PM–22:5110:51 PMavoid
Lābha22:5110:51 PM–24:1712:17 AM+1good
Udvega24:1712:17 AM+1–25:421:42 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:421:42 AM+1–27:083:08 AM+1good
Amṛta27:083:08 AM+1–28:344:34 AM+1good
Cara28:344:34 AM+1–29:595:59 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:595:59 AM to 29:595:59 AM+1

05:595:59 AM sunrise18:346:34 PM sunsetsunrise 29:595:59 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 13:181:18 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 23:0511:05 PM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 13:501:50 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 13:181:18 PM
Vaṇijauntil 26:392:39 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:337:33 AM–09:089:08 AM
Abhijit 11:5111:51 AM–12:4112:41 PM
Pradoṣa 18:346:34 PM–20:058:05 PM
Niśītha 23:5311:53 PM–24:4112:41 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:089:08 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4112:41 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  5. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  6. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 35 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:058:05 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4112:41 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā13:181:18 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraĀśleṣā23:0511:05 PMMaghā
YogaPrīti13:501:50 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaGara13:181:18 PMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra29:59 05:595:59 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 423
Day length
12 h 35 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
20:138:13 PM
Moonset
07:317:31 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:284:28 AM05:595:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:284:28 AM05:135:13 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:504:50 AM05:595:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:595:59 AM08:308:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:337:33 AM09:089:08 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:308:30 AM11:0111:01 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:2610:26 AM12:1412:14 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4210:42 AM12:1612:16 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:4112:41 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5211:52 AM12:4012:40 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4112:41 PM13:321:32 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:321:32 PM16:034:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:511:51 PM15:253:25 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:222:22 PM15:123:12 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:123:12 PM16:034:03 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:034:03 PM18:346:34 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:346:34 PM20:058:05 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:346:34 PM18:566:56 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:346:34 PM19:427:42 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:169:16 PM23:0511:05 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5311:53 PM24:4112:41 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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