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Wednesday 1 October 2008 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Āśvina Śukla Dvitīyā

Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 18:326:32 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:237:23 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:565:56 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:546:54 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:1012:10 PM

The Sun 55° above N. Day length 12 h 28 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne12:1012:10 PM
At noon, 12:1012:10 PM, the Sun is in Hasta and the Moon 21° ahead of it, in Citrā, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 21° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:244:24 AM–05:105:10 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:474:47 AM–05:565:56 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:558:55 AM–10:3710:37 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:152:15 PM–15:053:05 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:246:24 PM–18:476:47 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:246:24 PM–19:337:33 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:307:30 AM–09:039:03 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3710:37 AM–12:1012:10 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4511:45 AM–12:3512:35 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1012:10 PM–13:441:44 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:439:43 PM–23:2611:26 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

Lābha05:565:56 AM–07:307:30 AMgood
Amṛta07:307:30 AM–09:039:03 AMgood
Kāla09:039:03 AM–10:3710:37 AMavoid
Śubha10:3710:37 AM–12:1012:10 PMgood
Roga12:1012:10 PM–13:441:44 PMavoid
Udvega13:441:44 PM–15:173:17 PMavoid
Cara15:173:17 PM–16:514:51 PMneutral
Lābha16:514:51 PM–18:246:24 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:246:24 PM–19:507:50 PMavoid
Śubha19:507:50 PM–21:179:17 PMgood
Amṛta21:179:17 PM–22:4310:43 PMgood
Cara22:4310:43 PM–24:0912:09 AM+1neutral
Roga24:0912:09 AM+1–25:361:36 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:361:36 AM+1–27:023:02 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:023:02 AM+1–28:284:28 AM+1good
Udvega28:284:28 AM+1–29:555:55 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:565:56 AM to 29:555:55 AM+1

05:565:56 AM sunrise18:246:24 PM sunsetsunrise 29:555:55 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 19:237:23 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 15:413:41 PM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 07:487:48 AM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 06:546:54 AM
Kaulavauntil 19:237:23 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1012:10 PM–13:441:44 PM
Pradoṣa 18:246:24 PM–19:567:56 PM
Niśītha 23:4511:45 PM–24:3312:33 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:441:44 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 28 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:567:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3312:33 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā19:237:23 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraCitrā15:413:41 PMSvātī
YogaIndra07:487:48 AMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaBālava06:546:54 AMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra29:55 05:555:55 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āśvina
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 275
Day length
12 h 28 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
06:256:25 AM
Moonset
20:288:28 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:244:24 AM05:565:56 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:244:24 AM05:105:10 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:474:47 AM05:565:56 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:565:56 AM08:268:26 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:307:30 AM09:039:03 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:268:26 AM10:5510:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:558:55 AM10:3710:37 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3710:37 AM12:1012:10 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4511:45 AM12:3512:35 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4611:46 AM12:3412:34 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1012:10 PM13:441:44 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:251:25 PM15:553:55 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:152:15 PM15:053:05 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:553:55 PM18:246:24 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:246:24 PM19:567:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:246:24 PM18:476:47 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:246:24 PM19:337:33 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:439:43 PM23:2611:26 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4511:45 PM24:3312:33 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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