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Monday 29 December 2008 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Pauṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 00:0012:00 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:312:31+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:126:12 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:171:17 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

13:191:19 PM

The Sun 81° above N. Day length 14 h 13 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth13:191:19 PM
At noon, 13:191:19 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 18° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 18° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:544:54 AM–05:335:33 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:135:13 AM–06:126:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5012:50 PM–13:471:47 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:413:41 PM–16:384:38 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:258:25 PM–20:458:45 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:258:25 PM–21:249:24 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:3310:33 PM–24:2112:21+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:597:59 AM–09:459:45 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:3211:32 AM–13:191:19 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:4811:48 AM–13:351:35 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:471:47 PM–14:442:44 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika15:053:05 PM–16:524:52 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:384:38 PM–17:345:34 PMan 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

Amṛta06:126:12 AM–07:597:59 AMgood
Kāla07:597:59 AM–09:459:45 AMavoid
Śubha09:459:45 AM–11:3211:32 AMgood
Roga11:3211:32 AM–13:191:19 PMavoid
Udvega13:191:19 PM–15:053:05 PMavoid
Cara15:053:05 PM–16:524:52 PMneutral
Lābha16:524:52 PM–18:386:38 PMgood
Amṛta18:386:38 PM–20:258:25 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara20:258:25 PM–21:389:38 PMneutral
Roga21:389:38 PM–22:5210:52 PMavoid
Kāla22:5210:52 PM–24:0512:05+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:0512:05+1 AM–25:191:19+1 AMgood
Udvega25:191:19+1 AM–26:322:32+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:322:32+1 AM–27:463:46+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:463:46+1 AM–28:594:59+1 AMgood
Cara28:594:59+1 AM–30:136:13+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:126:12 AM to 30:136:13+1 AM

06:126:12 AM sunrise20:258:25 PM sunsetsunrise 30:136:13+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 26:312:31+1 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 29:445:44+1 AM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 27:303:30+1 AM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 13:171:17 PM
Kaulavauntil 26:312:31+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:597:59 AM–09:459:45 AM
Abhijit 12:5012:50 PM–13:471:47 PM
Pradoṣa 20:258:25 PM–21:439:43 PM
Niśītha 24:5512:55+1 AM–25:431:43+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:459:45 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:471:47 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 14 h 13 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 21:439:43 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 25:431:43+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  11. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā26:31 02:312:31 AM TueTṛtīyā
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā29:44 05:445:44 AM TueŚravaṇa
YogaVyāghāta27:30 03:303:30 AM TueHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaBālava13:171:17 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:13 06:136:13 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 364
Day length
14 h 13 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
07:267:26 AM
Moonset
21:469:46 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:544:54 AM06:126:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:544:54 AM05:335:33 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:135:13 AM06:126:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:126:12 AM09:039:03 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:597:59 AM09:459:45 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:039:03 AM11:5311:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:3211:32 AM13:191:19 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:4811:48 AM13:351:35 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5012:50 PM13:471:47 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5512:55 PM13:431:43 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:471:47 PM14:442:44 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:442:44 PM17:345:34 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:053:05 PM16:524:52 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:413:41 PM16:384:38 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:384:38 PM17:345:34 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:345:34 PM20:258:25 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:258:25 PM21:439:43 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:258:25 PM20:458:45 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:258:25 PM21:249:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:3310:33 PM24:2112:21+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:5512:55+1 AM25:431:43+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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