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December 1976 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 22 December 1976 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Pauṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 04:094:09 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:361:36+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:077:07 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:492:49 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:1312:13 PM

The Sun 36° above S. Day length 10 h 11 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMultan12:1312:13 PM
At noon, 12:1312:13 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 17° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 17° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:165:16 AM–06:126:12 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:445:44 AM–07:077:07 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla12:5712:57 PM–14:242:24 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:551:55 PM–14:352:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:185:18 PM–17:465:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:185:18 PM–18:416:41 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:238:23 AM–09:409:40 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5610:56 AM–12:1312:13 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5211:52 AM–12:3312:33 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1312:13 PM–13:291:29 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya24:5012:50+1 AM–26:202:20+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

Lābha07:077:07 AM–08:238:23 AMgood
Amṛta08:238:23 AM–09:409:40 AMgood
Kāla09:409:40 AM–10:5610:56 AMavoid
Śubha10:5610:56 AM–12:1312:13 PMgood
Roga12:1312:13 PM–13:291:29 PMavoid
Udvega13:291:29 PM–14:462:46 PMavoid
Cara14:462:46 PM–16:024:02 PMneutral
Lābha16:024:02 PM–17:185:18 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:185:18 PM–19:027:02 PMavoid
Śubha19:027:02 PM–20:468:46 PMgood
Amṛta20:468:46 PM–22:2910:29 PMgood
Cara22:2910:29 PM–24:1312:13+1 AMneutral
Roga24:1312:13+1 AM–25:571:57+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:571:57+1 AM–27:403:40+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:403:40+1 AM–29:245:24+1 AMgood
Udvega29:245:24+1 AM–31:077:07+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:077:07 AM to 31:077:07+1 AM

07:077:07 AM sunrise17:185:18 PM sunsetsunrise 31:077:07+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 25:361:36+1 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 17:205:20 PM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 26:502:50+1 AM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 14:492:49 PM
Kaulavauntil 25:361:36+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1312:13 PM–13:291:29 PM
Pradoṣa 17:185:18 PM–19:097:09 PM
Niśītha 23:4911:49 PM–24:3712:37+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:291:29 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. SunsetDay length 10 h 11 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:097:09 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:3712:37+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā25:36 01:361:36 AM ThuTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā17:205:20 PMUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaDhruva26:50 02:502:50 AM ThuVyāghāta
KaraṇaBālava14:492:49 PMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra31:07 07:077:07 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2033
Śaka
1898
Kali
5077
Ahargaṇa
1 854 669
Day length
10 h 11 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
07:577:57 AM
Moonset
18:546:54 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:165:16 AM07:077:07 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:165:16 AM06:126:12 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:445:44 AM07:077:07 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:077:07 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:238:23 AM09:409:40 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM11:1211:12 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5610:56 AM12:1312:13 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4911:49 AM12:3712:37 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5211:52 AM12:3312:33 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1312:13 PM13:291:29 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:5712:57 PM14:242:24 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:141:14 PM15:163:16 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:551:55 PM14:352:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:163:16 PM17:185:18 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:185:18 PM19:097:09 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:185:18 PM17:465:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:185:18 PM18:416:41 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4911:49 PM24:3712:37+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:5012:50+1 AM26:202:20+1 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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