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Thursday 17 January 1957 · Queens, New York, United States

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 21:329:32 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:445:44 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:177:17 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:377:37 AM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

12:0612:06 PM

The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 38 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0612:06 PM
At noon, 12:0612:06 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 201° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 201° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:225:22 AM–06:196:19 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:515:51 AM–07:177:17 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4611:46 AM–12:2512:25 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:212:21 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:554:55 PM–17:235:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:554:55 PM–18:216:21 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:596:59 PM–20:238:23 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:177:17 AM–08:298:29 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:419:41 AM–10:5410:54 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2910:29 AM–11:0811:08 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya10:3610:36 AM–12:0012:00 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:181:18 PM–14:302:30 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:212:21 PM–14:592:59 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya30:596:59+1 AM–32:248:24+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

Śubha07:177:17 AM–08:298:29 AMgood
Roga08:298:29 AM–09:419:41 AMavoid
Udvega09:419:41 AM–10:5410:54 AMavoid
Cara10:5410:54 AM–12:0612:06 PMneutral
Lābha12:0612:06 PM–13:181:18 PMgood
Amṛta13:181:18 PM–14:302:30 PMgood
Kāla14:302:30 PM–15:423:42 PMavoid
Śubha15:423:42 PM–16:554:55 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:554:55 PM–18:426:42 PMgood
Cara18:426:42 PM–20:308:30 PMneutral
Roga20:308:30 PM–22:1810:18 PMavoid
Kāla22:1810:18 PM–24:0512:05+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:0512:05+1 AM–25:531:53+1 AMgood
Udvega25:531:53+1 AM–27:413:41+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:413:41+1 AM–29:295:29+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:295:29+1 AM–31:167:16+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:177:17 AM to 31:167:16+1 AM

07:177:17 AM sunrise16:554:55 PM sunsetsunrise 31:167:16+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 17:445:44 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 20:238:23 PM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 08:548:54 AM
Āyuṣmānuntil 28:384:38+1 AM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 07:377:37 AM
Garauntil 17:445:44 PM
Vaṇijauntil 27:543:54+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4611:46 AM–12:2512:25 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:181:18 PM–14:302:30 PM
Pradoṣa 16:554:55 PM–18:506:50 PM
Niśītha 23:4111:41 PM–24:2912:29+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  3. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2512:25 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:302:30 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 38 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:506:50 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2912:29+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  13. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  14. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā17:445:44 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraĀśleṣā20:238:23 PMMaghā
YogaPrīti08:548:54 AMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaTaitila07:377:37 AMGara
VāraGuruvāra31:16 07:167:16 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 390
Day length
9 h 38 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
19:107:10 PM
Moonset
07:517:51 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:225:22 AM07:177:17 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:225:22 AM06:196:19 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:515:51 AM07:177:17 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:177:17 AM09:129:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:177:17 AM08:298:29 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:129:12 AM11:0811:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:419:41 AM10:5410:54 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2910:29 AM11:0811:08 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:3610:36 AM12:0012:00 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4211:42 AM12:3012:30 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4611:46 AM12:2512:25 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:041:04 PM14:592:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:181:18 PM14:302:30 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:212:21 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:212:21 PM14:592:59 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:592:59 PM16:554:55 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:554:55 PM18:506:50 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:554:55 PM17:235:23 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:554:55 PM18:216:21 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:596:59 PM20:238:23 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4111:41 PM24:2912:29+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra30:596:59+1 AM32:248:24+1 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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