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December 2000 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 27 December 2000 · Queens, New York, United States

Pauṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 14:462:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:255:25 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:197:19 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:255:25 PM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

11:5711:57 AM

The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 16 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:5711:57 AM
At noon, 11:5711:57 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 22° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 22° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:215:21 AM–06:206:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:505:50 AM–07:197:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:291:29 PM–14:062:06 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:354:35 PM–17:045:04 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:354:35 PM–18:036:03 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla17:045:04 PM–18:526:52 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:288:28 AM–09:389:38 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4710:47 AM–11:5711:57 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3811:38 AM–12:1512:15 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:5711:57 AM–13:061:06 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya28:494:49 AM+1–30:386:38 AM+1a 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

Lābha07:197:19 AM–08:288:28 AMgood
Amṛta08:288:28 AM–09:389:38 AMgood
Kāla09:389:38 AM–10:4710:47 AMavoid
Śubha10:4710:47 AM–11:5711:57 AMgood
Roga11:5711:57 AM–13:061:06 PMavoid
Udvega13:061:06 PM–14:162:16 PMavoid
Cara14:162:16 PM–15:253:25 PMneutral
Lābha15:253:25 PM–16:354:35 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:354:35 PM–18:256:25 PMavoid
Śubha18:256:25 PM–20:168:16 PMgood
Amṛta20:168:16 PM–22:0610:06 PMgood
Cara22:0610:06 PM–23:5711:57 PMneutral
Roga23:5711:57 PM–25:471:47 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:471:47 AM+1–27:383:38 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:383:38 AM+1–29:285:28 AM+1good
Udvega29:285:28 AM+1–31:197:19 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:197:19 AM to 31:197:19 AM+1

07:197:19 AM sunrise16:354:35 PM sunsetsunrise 31:197:19 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 17:255:25 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 24:1712:17 AM+1
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 25:051:05 AM+1
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 17:255:25 PM
Taitilauntil 30:476:47 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:5711:57 AM–13:061:06 PM
Pradoṣa 16:354:35 PM–18:336:33 PM
Niśītha 23:3311:33 PM–24:2112:21 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:061:06 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. SunsetDay length 9 h 16 m.
  4. PradoṣaUntil 18:336:33 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  5. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  6. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:2112:21 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  9. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā17:255:25 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā24:17 00:1712:17 AM ThuŚravaṇa
YogaVyāghāta25:05 01:051:05 AM ThuHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaKaulava17:255:25 PMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra31:19 07:197:19 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 440
Day length
9 h 16 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
08:478:47 AM
Moonset
18:226:22 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:215:21 AM07:197:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:215:21 AM06:206:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:505:50 AM07:197:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:197:19 AM09:109:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:288:28 AM09:389:38 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:109:10 AM11:0111:01 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4710:47 AM11:5711:57 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3311:33 AM12:2112:21 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3811:38 AM12:1512:15 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:5711:57 AM13:061:06 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5212:52 PM14:442:44 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:291:29 PM14:062:06 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:442:44 PM16:354:35 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:354:35 PM18:336:33 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:354:35 PM17:045:04 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:354:35 PM18:036:03 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:045:04 PM18:526:52 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3311:33 PM24:2112:21 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:494:49 AM+130:386:38 AM+1sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
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