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Tuesday 12 January 2016 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Pauṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 08:108:10 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:306:30 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:235:23 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:306:30 AM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

12:2512:25 PM

The Sun 80° above N. Day length 14 h 04 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:2512:25 PM
At noon, 12:2512:25 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 27° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 6% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 27° falls in Śukla Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:034:03 AM–04:434:43 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:234:23 AM–05:235:23 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5611:56 AM–12:5312:53 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:452:45 PM–15:413:41 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:267:26 PM–19:467:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:267:26 PM–20:268:26 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:1811:18 PM–24:4912:49+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:118:11 AM–09:089:08 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:538:53 AM–10:3910:39 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2412:24 PM–14:102:10 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:122:12 PM–15:433:43 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla15:553:55 PM–17:415:41 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:2511:25 PM–24:0512:05+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

Roga05:235:23 AM–07:087:08 AMavoid
Udvega07:087:08 AM–08:538:53 AMavoid
Cara08:538:53 AM–10:3910:39 AMneutral
Lābha10:3910:39 AM–12:2412:24 PMgood
Amṛta12:2412:24 PM–14:102:10 PMgood
Kāla14:102:10 PM–15:553:55 PMavoid
Śubha15:553:55 PM–17:415:41 PMgood
Roga17:415:41 PM–19:267:26 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla19:267:26 PM–20:418:41 PMavoid
Lābha20:418:41 PM–21:569:56 PMgood
Udvega21:569:56 PM–23:1011:10 PMavoid
Śubha23:1011:10 PM–24:2512:25+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:2512:25+1 AM–25:391:39+1 AMgood
Cara25:391:39+1 AM–26:542:54+1 AMneutral
Roga26:542:54+1 AM–28:094:09+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:094:09+1 AM–29:235:23+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:235:23 AM to 29:235:23+1 AM

05:235:23 AM sunrise19:267:26 PM sunsetsunrise 29:235:23+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 06:306:30 AM
Tṛtīyāuntil 28:364:36+1 AM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 10:2510:25 AM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 09:329:32 AM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 06:306:30 AM
Taitilauntil 17:345:34 PM
Garauntil 28:364:36+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5611:56 AM–12:5312:53 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:553:55 PM–17:415:41 PM
Pradoṣa 19:267:26 PM–20:468:46 PM
Niśītha 24:0112:01+1 AM–24:4912:49+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. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  5. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:5312:53 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:415:41 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  8. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  9. SunsetDay length 14 h 04 m.
  10. PradoṣaUntil 20:468:46 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4912:49+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  13. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  14. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā06:306:30 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraŚravaṇa10:2510:25 AMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaVajra09:329:32 AMSiddhi
KaraṇaKaulava06:306:30 AMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:23 05:235:23 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 934
Day length
14 h 04 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
07:317:31 AM
Moonset
20:578:57 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:034:03 AM05:235:23 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:034:03 AM04:434:43 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:234:23 AM05:235:23 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:235:23 AM08:118:11 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:118:11 AM11:0011:00 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:118:11 AM09:089:08 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:538:53 AM10:3910:39 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5611:56 AM12:5312:53 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2412:24 PM14:102:10 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:491:49 PM16:374:37 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:122:12 PM15:433:43 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:452:45 PM15:413:41 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:553:55 PM17:415:41 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:374:37 PM19:267:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:267:26 PM20:468:46 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:267:26 PM19:467:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:267:26 PM20:268:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:1811:18 PM24:4912:49+1 AMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:2511:25 PM24:0512:05+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0112:01+1 AM24:4912:49+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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