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Monday 27 October 2003 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Kārtika Śukla Dvitīyā

Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 20:178:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:454:45 PM.

Observed here on this day

Yama Dvitīyā · Bhai Dooj

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

At sunrise

06:206:20 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:316:31 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

13:041:04 PM

The Sun 65° above N. Day length 13 h 28 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:041:04 PM
At noon, 13:041:04 PM, the Sun is in Svātī and the Moon 22° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 4% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 22° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:564:56 AM–05:385:38 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:175:17 AM–06:206:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:448:44 AM–10:0810:08 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:3712:37 PM–13:311:31 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:193:19 PM–16:134:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:487:48 PM–20:098:09 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:487:48 PM–20:528:52 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:374:37+1 AM–30:036:03+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:018:01 AM–09:429:42 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:2311:23 AM–13:041:04 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:311:31 PM–14:252:25 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:452:45 PM–16:264:26 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:134:13 PM–17:075:07 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya20:048:04 PM–21:309:30 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

Amṛta06:206:20 AM–08:018:01 AMgood
Kāla08:018:01 AM–09:429:42 AMavoid
Śubha09:429:42 AM–11:2311:23 AMgood
Roga11:2311:23 AM–13:041:04 PMavoid
Udvega13:041:04 PM–14:452:45 PMavoid
Cara14:452:45 PM–16:264:26 PMneutral
Lābha16:264:26 PM–18:076:07 PMgood
Amṛta18:076:07 PM–19:487:48 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:487:48 PM–21:079:07 PMneutral
Roga21:079:07 PM–22:2610:26 PMavoid
Kāla22:2610:26 PM–23:4511:45 PMavoid
Lābha23:4511:45 PM–25:041:04+1 AMgood
Udvega25:041:04+1 AM–26:232:23+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:232:23+1 AM–27:413:41+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:413:41+1 AM–29:005:00+1 AMgood
Cara29:005:00+1 AM–30:196:19+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:206:20 AM to 30:196:19+1 AM

06:206:20 AM sunrise19:487:48 PM sunsetsunrise 30:196:19+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 16:454:45 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 16:304:30 PM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 12:1912:19 PM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 06:316:31 AM
Kaulavauntil 16:454:45 PM
Taitilauntil 27:013:01+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:018:01 AM–09:429:42 AM
Abhijit 12:3712:37 PM–13:311:31 PM
Pradoṣa 19:487:48 PM–21:139:13 PM
Niśītha 24:4012:40+1 AM–25:281:28+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:429:42 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:311:31 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  7. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. SunsetDay length 13 h 28 m.
  10. PradoṣaUntil 21:139:13 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:281:28+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā16:454:45 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraViśākhā16:304:30 PMAnurādhā
YogaĀyuṣmān12:1912:19 PMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaBālava06:316:31 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:19 06:196:19 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 474
Day length
13 h 28 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
07:217:21 AM
Moonset
21:599:59 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:564:56 AM06:206:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:564:56 AM05:385:38 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:175:17 AM06:206:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:206:20 AM09:029:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:018:01 AM09:429:42 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:448:44 AM10:0810:08 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:029:02 AM11:4411:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:2311:23 AM13:041:04 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3712:37 PM13:311:31 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4012:40 PM13:281:28 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:311:31 PM14:252:25 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:252:25 PM17:075:07 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:452:45 PM16:264:26 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:193:19 PM16:134:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:134:13 PM17:075:07 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:075:07 PM19:487:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:487:48 PM21:139:13 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:487:48 PM20:098:09 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:487:48 PM20:528:52 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:048:04 PM21:309:30 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4012:40+1 AM25:281:28+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:374:37+1 AM30:036:03+1 AMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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