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Tuesday 21 January 1958 · Queens, New York, United States

Māgha Śukla Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 18:136:13 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:487:48 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:157:15 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

19:487:48 PM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

12:0712:07 PM

The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0712:07 PM
At noon, 12:0712:07 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 20° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 20° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:215:21 AM–06:186:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:495:49 AM–07:157:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4711:47 AM–12:2612:26 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:441:44 PM–14:232:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:594:59 PM–17:285:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:594:59 PM–18:256:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla17:135:13 PM–18:586:58 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:129:12 AM–09:519:51 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:419:41 AM–10:5410:54 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0712:07 PM–13:201:20 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:332:33 PM–15:463:46 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:4110:41 PM–23:3811:38 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

Roga07:157:15 AM–08:288:28 AMavoid
Udvega08:288:28 AM–09:419:41 AMavoid
Cara09:419:41 AM–10:5410:54 AMneutral
Lābha10:5410:54 AM–12:0712:07 PMgood
Amṛta12:0712:07 PM–13:201:20 PMgood
Kāla13:201:20 PM–14:332:33 PMavoid
Śubha14:332:33 PM–15:463:46 PMgood
Roga15:463:46 PM–16:594:59 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:594:59 PM–18:466:46 PMavoid
Lābha18:466:46 PM–20:338:33 PMgood
Udvega20:338:33 PM–22:2010:20 PMavoid
Śubha22:2010:20 PM–24:0712:07 AM+1good
Amṛta24:0712:07 AM+1–25:531:53 AM+1good
Cara25:531:53 AM+1–27:403:40 AM+1neutral
Roga27:403:40 AM+1–29:275:27 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:275:27 AM+1–31:147:14 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:157:15 AM to 31:147:14 AM+1

07:157:15 AM sunrise16:594:59 PM sunsetsunrise 31:147:14 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 19:487:48 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 28:354:35 AM+1
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 31:097:09 AM+1
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 19:487:48 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4711:47 AM–12:2612:26 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:332:33 PM–15:463:46 PM
Pradoṣa 16:594:59 PM–18:536:53 PM
Niśītha 23:4311:43 PM–24:3112:31 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:2612:26 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:463:46 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 9 h 44 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 18:536:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  7. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3112:31 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  10. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  11. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā19:487:48 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā28:35 04:354:35 AM WedŚatabhiṣā
YogaVyatīpāta31:09 07:097:09 AM WedVarīyān
KaraṇaKaulava19:487:48 PMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:14 07:147:14 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2014
Śaka
1879
Kali
5058
Ahargaṇa
1 847 759
Day length
9 h 44 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
07:537:53 AM
Moonset
19:037:03 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:215:21 AM07:157:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:215:21 AM06:186:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:495:49 AM07:157:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:157:15 AM09:129:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:129:12 AM11:0811:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:129:12 AM09:519:51 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:419:41 AM10:5410:54 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4311:43 AM12:3112:31 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4711:47 AM12:2612:26 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0712:07 PM13:201:20 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:051:05 PM15:023:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:441:44 PM14:232:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:332:33 PM15:463:46 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:023:02 PM16:594:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:594:59 PM18:536:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:594:59 PM17:285:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:594:59 PM18:256:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:135:13 PM18:586:58 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4110:41 PM23:3811:38 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4311:43 PM24:3112:31 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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