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Wednesday 15 January 2025 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 05:525:52 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:545:54+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

Kept the day after Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:596:59 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:5812:58 PM

Puṣya gives way to Āśleṣā.

Noon

12:2512:25 PM

The Sun 46° above S. Day length 10 h 51 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:2512:25 PM
At noon, 12:2512:25 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 195° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 195° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:145:14 AM–06:076:07 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:405:40 AM–06:596:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:132:13 PM–14:572:57 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:505:50 PM–18:176:17 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:505:50 PM–19:097:09 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:218:21 AM–09:429:42 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:0311:03 AM–12:2512:25 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0312:03 PM–12:4612:46 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2512:25 PM–13:461:46 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya26:122:12+1 AM–27:513:51+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

Lābha06:596:59 AM–08:218:21 AMgood
Amṛta08:218:21 AM–09:429:42 AMgood
Kāla09:429:42 AM–11:0311:03 AMavoid
Śubha11:0311:03 AM–12:2512:25 PMgood
Roga12:2512:25 PM–13:461:46 PMavoid
Udvega13:461:46 PM–15:083:08 PMavoid
Cara15:083:08 PM–16:294:29 PMneutral
Lābha16:294:29 PM–17:505:50 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:505:50 PM–19:297:29 PMavoid
Śubha19:297:29 PM–21:089:08 PMgood
Amṛta21:089:08 PM–22:4610:46 PMgood
Cara22:4610:46 PM–24:2512:25+1 AMneutral
Roga24:2512:25+1 AM–26:032:03+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:032:03+1 AM–27:423:42+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:423:42+1 AM–29:215:21+1 AMgood
Udvega29:215:21+1 AM–30:596:59+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:596:59 AM to 30:596:59+1 AM

06:596:59 AM sunrise17:505:50 PM sunsetsunrise 30:596:59+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 29:545:54+1 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 12:5812:58 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 28:164:16+1 AM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 17:485:48 PM
Garauntil 29:545:54+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2512:25 PM–13:461:46 PM
Pradoṣa 17:505:50 PM–19:357:35 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:461:46 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  4. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 51 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:357:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:4912:49+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  9. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  10. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā29:54 05:545:54 AM ThuTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPuṣya12:5812:58 PMĀśleṣā
YogaPrīti28:16 04:164:16 AM ThuĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaTaitila17:485:48 PMGara
VāraBudhavāra30:59 06:596:59 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 872 225
Day length
10 h 51 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
19:127:12 PM
Moonset
08:018:01 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:145:14 AM06:596:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:145:14 AM06:076:07 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:405:40 AM06:596:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:596:59 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:218:21 AM09:429:42 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM11:2011:20 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:0311:03 AM12:2512:25 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0112:01 PM12:4912:49 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0312:03 PM12:4612:46 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2512:25 PM13:461:46 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:301:30 PM15:403:40 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:132:13 PM14:572:57 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:403:40 PM17:505:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:505:50 PM19:357:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:505:50 PM18:176:17 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:505:50 PM19:097:09 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0112:01+1 AM24:4912:49+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:122:12+1 AM27:513:51+1 AMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
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