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Friday 21 December 1979 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Pauṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Śukravāra. Dvitīyā began at 11:4711:47 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:519:51 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:067:06 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:519:51 AM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

12:1212:12 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMultan12:1212:12 PM
At noon, 12:1212:12 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 25° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 5% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 25° falls in Śukla Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:165:16 AM–06:116:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:435:43 AM–07:067:06 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5111:51 AM–12:3212:32 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:541:54 PM–14:352:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:185:18 PM–17:455:45 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:185:18 PM–18:406:40 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:1410:14 PM–23:4411:44 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika08:238:23 AM–09:399:39 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:089:08 AM–09:499:49 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:5510:55 AM–12:1212:12 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3212:32 PM–13:131:13 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:111:11 PM–14:422:42 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:452:45 PM–16:014:01 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

Cara07:067:06 AM–08:238:23 AMneutral
Lābha08:238:23 AM–09:399:39 AMgood
Amṛta09:399:39 AM–10:5510:55 AMgood
Kāla10:5510:55 AM–12:1212:12 PMavoid
Śubha12:1212:12 PM–13:281:28 PMgood
Roga13:281:28 PM–14:452:45 PMavoid
Udvega14:452:45 PM–16:014:01 PMavoid
Cara16:014:01 PM–17:185:18 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:185:18 PM–19:017:01 PMavoid
Kāla19:017:01 PM–20:458:45 PMavoid
Lābha20:458:45 PM–22:2810:28 PMgood
Udvega22:2810:28 PM–24:1212:12 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:1212:12 AM+1–25:561:56 AM+1good
Amṛta25:561:56 AM+1–27:393:39 AM+1good
Cara27:393:39 AM+1–29:235:23 AM+1neutral
Roga29:235:23 AM+1–31:077:07 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:067:06 AM to 31:077:07 AM+1

07:067:06 AM sunrise17:185:18 PM sunsetsunrise 31:077:07 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 09:519:51 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 28:154:15 AM+1
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 18:556:55 PM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 09:519:51 AM
Taitilauntil 20:498:49 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:5510:55 AM–12:1212:12 PM
Abhijit 11:5111:51 AM–12:3212:32 PM
Pradoṣa 17:185:18 PM–19:087:08 PM
Niśītha 23:4811:48 PM–24:3612:36 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. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:1212:12 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:3212:32 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 11 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:087:08 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3612:36 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā09:519:51 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā28:15 04:154:15 AM SatŚravaṇa
YogaDhruva18:556:55 PMVyāghāta
KaraṇaKaulava09:519:51 AMTaitila
VāraŚukravāra31:07 07:077:07 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2036
Śaka
1901
Kali
5080
Ahargaṇa
1 855 763
Day length
10 h 11 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
08:388:38 AM
Moonset
19:307:30 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:165:16 AM07:067:06 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:165:16 AM06:116:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:435:43 AM07:067:06 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:067:06 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:238:23 AM09:399:39 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM11:1111:11 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:089:08 AM09:499:49 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:5510:55 AM12:1212:12 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4811:48 AM12:3612:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:3212:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3212:32 PM13:131:13 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:111:11 PM14:422:42 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:131:13 PM15:153:15 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:541:54 PM14:352:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:452:45 PM16:014:01 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:153:15 PM17:185:18 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:185:18 PM19:087:08 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:185:18 PM17:455:45 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:185:18 PM18:406:40 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:1410:14 PM23:4411:44 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4811:48 PM24:3612:36 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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