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Thursday 10 January 2008 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Pauṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 23:2211:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:4211:42 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:096:09 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:448:44 AM

Harṣaṇa gives way to Vajra.

Noon

13:271:27 PM

The Sun 74° above N. Day length 14 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:271:27 PM
At noon, 13:271:27 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 19° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 19° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:544:54 AM–05:325:32 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:135:13 AM–06:096:09 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5812:58 PM–13:561:56 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:533:53 PM–16:524:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla19:447:44 PM–21:239:23 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli20:458:45 PM–21:049:04 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:458:45 PM–21:429:42 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:096:09 AM–07:597:59 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:489:48 AM–11:3811:38 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:499:49 AM–11:2811:28 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta11:0111:01 AM–12:0012:00 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla15:173:17 PM–17:065:06 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:524:52 PM–17:505:50 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

Śubha06:096:09 AM–07:597:59 AMgood
Roga07:597:59 AM–09:489:48 AMavoid
Udvega09:489:48 AM–11:3811:38 AMavoid
Cara11:3811:38 AM–13:271:27 PMneutral
Lābha13:271:27 PM–15:173:17 PMgood
Amṛta15:173:17 PM–17:065:06 PMgood
Kāla17:065:06 PM–18:566:56 PMavoid
Śubha18:566:56 PM–20:458:45 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta20:458:45 PM–21:569:56 PMgood
Cara21:569:56 PM–23:0611:06 PMneutral
Roga23:0611:06 PM–24:1712:17+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:1712:17+1 AM–25:281:28+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:281:28+1 AM–26:382:38+1 AMgood
Udvega26:382:38+1 AM–27:493:49+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:493:49+1 AM–29:005:00+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:005:00+1 AM–30:106:10+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:096:09 AM to 30:106:10+1 AM

06:096:09 AM sunrise20:458:45 PM sunsetsunrise 30:106:10+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 23:4211:42 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 08:448:44 AM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:3511:35 AM
Kaulavauntil 23:4211:42 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:5812:58 PM–13:561:56 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:173:17 PM–17:065:06 PM
Pradoṣa 20:458:45 PM–22:0010:00 PM
Niśītha 25:041:04+1 AM–25:521:52+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:561:56 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:065:06 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 36 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 22:0010:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:521:52+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā23:4211:42 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraŚravaṇapast sunriseDhaniṣṭhā
YogaHarṣaṇa08:448:44 AMVajra
KaraṇaBālava11:3511:35 AMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra30:10 06:106:10 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2064
Śaka
1929
Kali
5108
Ahargaṇa
1 866 010
Day length
14 h 36 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
07:297:29 AM
Moonset
22:0210:02 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:544:54 AM06:096:09 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:544:54 AM05:325:32 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:135:13 AM06:096:09 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:096:09 AM09:049:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:096:09 AM07:597:59 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:049:04 AM12:0012:00 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:489:48 AM11:3811:38 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:499:49 AM11:2811:28 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:0111:01 AM12:0012:00 PM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5812:58 PM13:561:56 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday13:031:03 PM13:511:51 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:552:55 PM17:505:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:173:17 PM17:065:06 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:533:53 PM16:524:52 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:524:52 PM17:505:50 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:505:50 PM20:458:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:447:44 PM21:239:23 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk20:458:45 PM22:0010:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:458:45 PM21:049:04 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:458:45 PM21:429:42 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight25:041:04+1 AM25:521:52+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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