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Thursday 23 October 2025 · Pyongyang, North Korea

Kārtika Śukla Dvitīyā

Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 23:4711:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 26:172:17 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Yama Dvitīyā · Bhai Dooj

Dvitīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:556:55 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:367:36 AM

Prīti gives way to Āyuṣmān.

Noon

12:2112:21 PM

The Sun 39° above S. Day length 10 h 53 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPyongyang12:2112:21 PM
At noon, 12:2112:21 PM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 18° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 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 muhūrta05:105:10 AM–06:026:02 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:365:36 AM–06:556:55 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5911:59 AM–12:4312:43 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:102:10 PM–14:532:53 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:475:47 PM–18:146:14 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:475:47 PM–19:067:06 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:2710:27 PM–24:1512:15 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:556:55 AM–08:168:16 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:389:38 AM–10:5910:59 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:3210:32 AM–11:1611:16 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya11:4011:40 AM–13:281:28 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:431:43 PM–15:043:04 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:532:53 PM–15:373:37 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

Śubha06:556:55 AM–08:168:16 AMgood
Roga08:168:16 AM–09:389:38 AMavoid
Udvega09:389:38 AM–10:5910:59 AMavoid
Cara10:5910:59 AM–12:2112:21 PMneutral
Lābha12:2112:21 PM–13:431:43 PMgood
Amṛta13:431:43 PM–15:043:04 PMgood
Kāla15:043:04 PM–16:264:26 PMavoid
Śubha16:264:26 PM–17:475:47 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:475:47 PM–19:267:26 PMgood
Cara19:267:26 PM–21:049:04 PMneutral
Roga21:049:04 PM–22:4310:43 PMavoid
Kāla22:4310:43 PM–24:2212:22 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:2212:22 AM+1–26:002:00 AM+1good
Udvega26:002:00 AM+1–27:393:39 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:393:39 AM+1–29:175:17 AM+1good
Amṛta29:175:17 AM+1–30:566:56 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:556:55 AM to 30:566:56 AM+1

06:556:55 AM sunrise17:475:47 PM sunsetsunrise 30:566:56 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 26:172:17 AM+1
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 07:367:36 AM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 13:021:02 PM
Kaulavauntil 26:172:17 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5911:59 AM–12:4312:43 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:431:43 PM–15:043:04 PM
Pradoṣa 17:475:47 PM–19:327:32 PM
Niśītha 23:5811:58 PM–24:4612:46 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4312:43 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:043:04 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 53 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:327:32 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4612:46 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā26:17 02:172:17 AM FriTṛtīyā
NakṣatraViśākhāpast sunriseAnurādhā
YogaPrīti07:367:36 AMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaBālava13:021:02 PMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra30:56 06:566:56 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 506
Day length
10 h 53 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
08:328:32 AM
Moonset
18:166:16 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:105:10 AM06:556:55 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:105:10 AM06:026:02 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:365:36 AM06:556:55 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:556:55 AM09:059:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:556:55 AM08:168:16 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:059:05 AM11:1611:16 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:389:38 AM10:5910:59 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:3210:32 AM11:1611:16 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:4011:40 AM13:281:28 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5911:59 AM12:4312:43 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:261:26 PM15:373:37 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:431:43 PM15:043:04 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:102:10 PM14:532:53 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:532:53 PM15:373:37 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:373:37 PM17:475:47 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:475:47 PM19:327:32 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:475:47 PM18:146:14 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:475:47 PM19:067:06 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:2710:27 PM24:1512:15 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5811:58 PM24:4612:46 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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