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Wednesday 28 January 2009 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Māgha Śukla Dvitīyā

Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 18:516:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:248:24 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:386:38 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:417:41 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

13:291:29 PM

The Sun 76° above N. Day length 13 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth13:291:29 PM
At noon, 13:291:29 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 21° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 21° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:165:16 AM–05:575:57 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:365:36 AM–06:386:38 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya15:463:46 PM–16:414:41 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:218:21 PM–20:418:41 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:218:21 PM–21:229:22 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:218:21 AM–10:0410:04 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:4611:46 AM–13:291:29 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:021:02 PM–13:571:57 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:291:29 PM–15:123:12 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya24:1112:11+1 AM–25:541:54+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

Lābha06:386:38 AM–08:218:21 AMgood
Amṛta08:218:21 AM–10:0410:04 AMgood
Kāla10:0410:04 AM–11:4611:46 AMavoid
Śubha11:4611:46 AM–13:291:29 PMgood
Roga13:291:29 PM–15:123:12 PMavoid
Udvega15:123:12 PM–16:554:55 PMavoid
Cara16:554:55 PM–18:386:38 PMneutral
Lābha18:386:38 PM–20:218:21 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega20:218:21 PM–21:389:38 PMavoid
Śubha21:389:38 PM–22:5510:55 PMgood
Amṛta22:5510:55 PM–24:1212:12+1 AMgood
Cara24:1212:12+1 AM–25:301:30+1 AMneutral
Roga25:301:30+1 AM–26:472:47+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:472:47+1 AM–28:044:04+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:044:04+1 AM–29:225:22+1 AMgood
Udvega29:225:22+1 AM–30:396:39+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:386:38 AM to 30:396:39+1 AM

06:386:38 AM sunrise20:218:21 PM sunsetsunrise 30:396:39+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 20:248:24 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 16:284:28 PM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 08:208:20 AM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 07:417:41 AM
Kaulavauntil 20:248:24 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:291:29 PM–15:123:12 PM
Pradoṣa 20:218:21 PM–21:439:43 PM
Niśītha 25:061:06+1 AM–25:541:54+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. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:123:12 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 43 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 21:439:43 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:541:54+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā20:248:24 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā16:284:28 PMŚatabhiṣā
YogaVyatīpāta08:208:20 AMVarīyān
KaraṇaBālava07:417:41 AMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra30:39 06:396:39 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 394
Day length
13 h 43 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
08:138:13 AM
Moonset
21:219:21 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:165:16 AM06:386:38 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:165:16 AM05:575:57 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:365:36 AM06:386:38 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:386:38 AM09:239:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:218:21 AM10:0410:04 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:239:23 AM12:0712:07 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4611:46 AM13:291:29 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:021:02 PM13:571:57 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday13:051:05 PM13:531:53 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:291:29 PM15:123:12 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:522:52 PM17:365:36 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:463:46 PM16:414:41 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:365:36 PM20:218:21 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:218:21 PM21:439:43 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:218:21 PM20:418:41 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:218:21 PM21:229:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:1112:11+1 AM25:541:54+1 AMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight25:061:06+1 AM25:541:54+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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