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Tuesday 19 December 2017 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Pauṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 06:096:09 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 32:518:51 AM+1, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:456:45 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

19:307:30 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:3812:38 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:3812:38 PM
At noon, 12:3812:38 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 15° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 15° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:075:07 AM–05:565:56 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:315:31 AM–06:456:45 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1412:14 PM–13:011:01 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:362:36 PM–15:233:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:316:31 PM–18:566:56 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:316:31 PM–19:457:45 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:2011:20 PM–25:081:08 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:069:06 AM–09:539:53 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:419:41 AM–11:1011:10 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:3012:30 PM–14:182:18 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:3812:38 PM–14:062:06 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:353:35 PM–17:035:03 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:2511:25 PM–24:1412:14 AM+1an 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

Roga06:456:45 AM–08:138:13 AMavoid
Udvega08:138:13 AM–09:419:41 AMavoid
Cara09:419:41 AM–11:1011:10 AMneutral
Lābha11:1011:10 AM–12:3812:38 PMgood
Amṛta12:3812:38 PM–14:062:06 PMgood
Kāla14:062:06 PM–15:353:35 PMavoid
Śubha15:353:35 PM–17:035:03 PMgood
Roga17:035:03 PM–18:316:31 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:316:31 PM–20:038:03 PMavoid
Lābha20:038:03 PM–21:359:35 PMgood
Udvega21:359:35 PM–23:0611:06 PMavoid
Śubha23:0611:06 PM–24:3812:38 AM+1good
Amṛta24:3812:38 AM+1–26:102:10 AM+1good
Cara26:102:10 AM+1–27:423:42 AM+1neutral
Roga27:423:42 AM+1–29:135:13 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:135:13 AM+1–30:456:45 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:456:45 AM to 30:456:45 AM+1

06:456:45 AM sunrise18:316:31 PM sunsetsunrise 30:456:45 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 28:454:45 AM+1
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 20:198:19 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 19:307:30 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1412:14 PM–13:011:01 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:353:35 PM–17:035:03 PM
Pradoṣa 18:316:31 PM–20:098:09 PM
Niśītha 24:1412:14 AM+1–25:021:02 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 13:011:01 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:035:03 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 11 h 47 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 20:098:09 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:021:02 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  10. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyāpast sunriseTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā28:45 04:454:45 AM WedUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaVṛddhi20:198:19 PMDhruva
KaraṇaBālava19:307:30 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:45 06:456:45 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 641
Day length
11 h 47 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
07:427:42 AM
Moonset
19:457:45 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:075:07 AM06:456:45 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:075:07 AM05:565:56 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:315:31 AM06:456:45 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:456:45 AM09:069:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:069:06 AM11:2711:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:069:06 AM09:539:53 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:419:41 AM11:1011:10 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1412:14 PM13:021:02 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1412:14 PM13:011:01 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:3012:30 PM14:182:18 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3812:38 PM14:062:06 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:491:49 PM16:104:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:362:36 PM15:233:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:353:35 PM17:035:03 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:104:10 PM18:316:31 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:316:31 PM20:098:09 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:316:31 PM18:566:56 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:316:31 PM19:457:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:2011:20 PM25:081:08 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:2511:25 PM24:1412:14 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:1412:14 AM+125:021:02 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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