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Tuesday 18 December 1990 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Pauṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 03:573:57 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:246:24+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:446:44 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:125:12 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:3712:37 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:3712:37 PM
At noon, 12:3712:37 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 16° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 16° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:065:06 AM–05:555:55 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:315:31 AM–06:446:44 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1412:14 PM–13:011:01 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:352:35 PM–15:223:22 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:316:31 PM–18:556:55 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:316:31 PM–19:447:44 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:2411:24 PM–25:111:11+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:059:05 AM–09:529:52 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:419:41 AM–11:0911:09 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:3712:37 PM–14:062:06 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:3812:38 PM–14:262:26 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla15:343:34 PM–17:025:02 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:2411:24 PM–24:1312:13+1 AMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Roga06:446:44 AM–08:128:12 AMavoid
Udvega08:128:12 AM–09:419:41 AMavoid
Cara09:419:41 AM–11:0911:09 AMneutral
Lābha11:0911:09 AM–12:3712:37 PMgood
Amṛta12:3712:37 PM–14:062:06 PMgood
Kāla14:062:06 PM–15:343:34 PMavoid
Śubha15:343:34 PM–17:025:02 PMgood
Roga17:025:02 PM–18:316:31 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:316:31 PM–20:028:02 PMavoid
Lābha20:028:02 PM–21:349:34 PMgood
Udvega21:349:34 PM–23:0611:06 PMavoid
Śubha23:0611:06 PM–24:3812:38+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:3812:38+1 AM–26:092:09+1 AMgood
Cara26:092:09+1 AM–27:413:41+1 AMneutral
Roga27:413:41+1 AM–29:135:13+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:135:13+1 AM–30:446:44+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:446:44 AM to 30:446:44+1 AM

06:446:44 AM sunrise18:316:31 PM sunsetsunrise 30:446:44+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 30:246:24+1 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 28:464:46+1 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 22:2710:27 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 17:125:12 PM
Kaulavauntil 30:246:24+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1412:14 PM–13:011:01 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:343:34 PM–17:025:02 PM
Pradoṣa 18:316:31 PM–20:088:08 PM
Niśītha 24:1412:14+1 AM–25:021:02+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 13:011:01 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:025:02 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 47 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:088:08 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:021:02+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  10. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā30:24 06:246:24 AM WedTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā28:46 04:464:46 AM WedUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaVṛddhi22:2710:27 PMDhruva
KaraṇaBālava17:125:12 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:44 06:446:44 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2047
Śaka
1912
Kali
5091
Ahargaṇa
1 859 778
Day length
11 h 47 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
07:507:50 AM
Moonset
19:497:49 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:065:06 AM06:446:44 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:065:06 AM05:555:55 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:315:31 AM06:446:44 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:446:44 AM09:059:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:059:05 AM11:2711:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:059:05 AM09:529:52 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:419:41 AM11:0911:09 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1312:13 PM13:011:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1412:14 PM13:011:01 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3712:37 PM14:062:06 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:3812:38 PM14:262:26 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:481:48 PM16:094:09 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:352:35 PM15:223:22 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:343:34 PM17:025:02 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:094:09 PM18:316:31 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:316:31 PM20:088:08 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:316:31 PM18:556:55 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:316:31 PM19:447:44 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:2411:24 PM25:111:11+1 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:2411:24 PM24:1312:13+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:1412:14+1 AM25:021:02+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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