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Thursday 24 January 2008 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 22:5610:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:539:53 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:246:24 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:2010:20 AM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

13:321:32 PM

The Sun 72° above N. Day length 14 h 16 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:321:32 PM
At noon, 13:321:32 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 200° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 200° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:065:06 AM–05:455:45 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:265:26 AM–06:246:24 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit13:031:03 PM–14:002:00 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:271:27 PM–15:013:01 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya15:543:54 PM–16:514:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:408:40 PM–20:598:59 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:408:40 PM–21:389:38 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:246:24 AM–08:118:11 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:589:58 AM–11:4511:45 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:0911:09 AM–12:0612:06 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla15:193:19 PM–17:065:06 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:514:51 PM–17:485:48 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya27:023:02+1 AM–28:384:38+1 AMa 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

Śubha06:246:24 AM–08:118:11 AMgood
Roga08:118:11 AM–09:589:58 AMavoid
Udvega09:589:58 AM–11:4511:45 AMavoid
Cara11:4511:45 AM–13:321:32 PMneutral
Lābha13:321:32 PM–15:193:19 PMgood
Amṛta15:193:19 PM–17:065:06 PMgood
Kāla17:065:06 PM–18:536:53 PMavoid
Śubha18:536:53 PM–20:408:40 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta20:408:40 PM–21:539:53 PMgood
Cara21:539:53 PM–23:0611:06 PMneutral
Roga23:0611:06 PM–24:1912:19+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:1912:19+1 AM–25:321:32+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:321:32+1 AM–26:462:46+1 AMgood
Udvega26:462:46+1 AM–27:593:59+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:593:59+1 AM–29:125:12+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:125:12+1 AM–30:256:25+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:246:24 AM to 30:256:25+1 AM

06:246:24 AM sunrise20:408:40 PM sunsetsunrise 30:256:25+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 21:539:53 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 15:013:01 PM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 15:453:45 PM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 10:2010:20 AM
Garauntil 21:539:53 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 13:031:03 PM–14:002:00 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:193:19 PM–17:065:06 PM
Pradoṣa 20:408:40 PM–21:589:58 PM
Niśītha 25:081:08+1 AM–25:561:56+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. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 14:002:00 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:065:06 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 16 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:589:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  10. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:561:56+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā21:539:53 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraĀśleṣā15:013:01 PMMaghā
YogaĀyuṣmān15:453:45 PMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaTaitila10:2010:20 AMGara
VāraGuruvāra30:25 06:256:25 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2064
Śaka
1929
Kali
5108
Ahargaṇa
1 866 024
Day length
14 h 16 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
21:499:49 PM
Moonset
07:487:48 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:065:06 AM06:246:24 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:065:06 AM05:455:45 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:265:26 AM06:246:24 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:246:24 AM09:159:15 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:246:24 AM08:118:11 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:159:15 AM12:0612:06 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:589:58 AM11:4511:45 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:0911:09 AM12:0612:06 PM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta13:031:03 PM14:002:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday13:081:08 PM13:561:56 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:271:27 PM15:013:01 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:572:57 PM17:485:48 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:193:19 PM17:065:06 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:543:54 PM16:514:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:514:51 PM17:485:48 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:485:48 PM20:408:40 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:408:40 PM21:589:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:408:40 PM20:598:59 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:408:40 PM21:389:38 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight25:081:08+1 AM25:561:56+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:023:02+1 AM28:384:38+1 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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