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Friday 31 October 2008 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Kārtika Śukla Dvitīyā

Śukravāra. Dvitīyā began at 11:4911:49 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:471:47 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:156:15 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:471:47 PM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

13:041:04 PM

The Sun 66° above N. Day length 13 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:041:04 PM
At noon, 13:041:04 PM, the Sun is in Svātī and the Moon 24° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 4% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 24° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:524:52 AM–05:335:33 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:125:12 AM–06:156:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3712:37 PM–13:311:31 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:213:21 PM–16:154:15 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla19:287:28 PM–21:159:15 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:537:53 PM–20:148:14 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:537:53 PM–20:558:55 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:577:57 AM–09:399:39 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:478:47 AM–10:3410:34 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta08:588:58 AM–09:539:53 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:2211:22 AM–13:041:04 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:311:31 PM–14:262:26 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa16:294:29 PM–18:116:11 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Cara06:156:15 AM–07:577:57 AMneutral
Lābha07:577:57 AM–09:399:39 AMgood
Amṛta09:399:39 AM–11:2211:22 AMgood
Kāla11:2211:22 AM–13:041:04 PMavoid
Śubha13:041:04 PM–14:462:46 PMgood
Roga14:462:46 PM–16:294:29 PMavoid
Udvega16:294:29 PM–18:116:11 PMavoid
Cara18:116:11 PM–19:537:53 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga19:537:53 PM–21:119:11 PMavoid
Kāla21:119:11 PM–22:2810:28 PMavoid
Lābha22:2810:28 PM–23:4611:46 PMgood
Udvega23:4611:46 PM–25:041:04 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:041:04 AM+1–26:212:21 AM+1good
Amṛta26:212:21 AM+1–27:393:39 AM+1good
Cara27:393:39 AM+1–28:564:56 AM+1neutral
Roga28:564:56 AM+1–30:146:14 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:156:15 AM to 30:146:14 AM+1

06:156:15 AM sunrise19:537:53 PM sunsetsunrise 30:146:14 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 13:471:47 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 15:593:59 PM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 13:471:47 PM
Taitilauntil 26:542:54 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:2211:22 AM–13:041:04 PM
Abhijit 12:3712:37 PM–13:311:31 PM
Pradoṣa 19:537:53 PM–21:169:16 PM
Niśītha 24:4012:40 AM+1–25:281:28 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:041:04 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:311:31 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 39 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:169:16 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:281:28 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā13:471:47 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraAnurādhāpast sunriseJyeṣṭhā
YogaSaubhāgya15:593:59 PMŚobhana
KaraṇaKaulava13:471:47 PMTaitila
VāraŚukravāra30:14 06:146:14 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 305
Day length
13 h 39 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
07:027:02 AM
Moonset
22:2010:20 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:524:52 AM06:156:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:524:52 AM05:335:33 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:125:12 AM06:156:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:156:15 AM08:588:58 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:577:57 AM09:399:39 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:478:47 AM10:3410:34 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:588:58 AM11:4211:42 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:588:58 AM09:539:53 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:2211:22 AM13:041:04 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
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 PM14:262:26 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:262:26 PM17:105:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:213:21 PM16:154:15 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day16:294:29 PM18:116:11 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:105:10 PM19:537:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:287:28 PM21:159:15 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk19:537:53 PM21:169:16 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:537:53 PM20:148:14 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:537:53 PM20:558:55 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:4012:40 AM+125:281:28 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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