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Wednesday 15 January 2025 · Luanda, Angola

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 22:5210:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:5410:54 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

10:4810:48 AM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

12:1712:17 PM

The Sun 78° above S. Day length 12 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:1712:17 PM
At noon, 12:1712:17 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 199° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 199° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:284:28 AM–05:145:14 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:514:51 AM–05:595:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:222:22 PM–15:133:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:346:34 PM–18:576:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:346:34 PM–19:427:42 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:075:07+1 AM–30:476:47+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:347:34 AM–09:089:08 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4210:42 AM–12:1612:16 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5111:51 AM–12:4212:42 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1612:16 PM–13:511:51 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:127:12 PM–20:518:51 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

Lābha05:595:59 AM–07:347:34 AMgood
Amṛta07:347:34 AM–09:089:08 AMgood
Kāla09:089:08 AM–10:4210:42 AMavoid
Śubha10:4210:42 AM–12:1612:16 PMgood
Roga12:1612:16 PM–13:511:51 PMavoid
Udvega13:511:51 PM–15:253:25 PMavoid
Cara15:253:25 PM–16:594:59 PMneutral
Lābha16:594:59 PM–18:346:34 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:346:34 PM–19:597:59 PMavoid
Śubha19:597:59 PM–21:259:25 PMgood
Amṛta21:259:25 PM–22:5110:51 PMgood
Cara22:5110:51 PM–24:1712:17+1 AMneutral
Roga24:1712:17+1 AM–25:431:43+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:431:43+1 AM–27:083:08+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:083:08+1 AM–28:344:34+1 AMgood
Udvega28:344:34+1 AM–30:006:00+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:595:59 AM to 30:006:00+1 AM

05:595:59 AM sunrise18:346:34 PM sunsetsunrise 30:006:00+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 22:5410:54 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 21:169:16 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 10:4810:48 AM
Garauntil 22:5410:54 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1612:16 PM–13:511:51 PM
Pradoṣa 18:346:34 PM–20:058:05 PM
Niśītha 23:5311:53 PM–24:4112:41+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:511:51 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 12 h 34 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 20:058:05 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  7. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  8. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4112:41+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā22:5410:54 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraĀśleṣāpast sunriseMaghā
YogaPrīti21:169:16 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaTaitila10:4810:48 AMGara
VāraBudhavāra30:00 06:006:00 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 872 225
Day length
12 h 34 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
20:078:07 PM
Moonset
07:127:12 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:284:28 AM05:595:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:284:28 AM05:145:14 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:514:51 AM05:595:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:595:59 AM08:308:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:347:34 AM09:089:08 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:308:30 AM11:0111:01 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4210:42 AM12:1612:16 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:4212:42 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5211:52 AM12:4012:40 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1612:16 PM13:511:51 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:321:32 PM16:034:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:222:22 PM15:133:13 PM11th 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 PM18:576:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:346:34 PM19:427:42 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:127:12 PM20:518:51 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5311:53 PM24:4112:41+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:075:07+1 AM30:476:47+1 AMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
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