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Saturday 4 January 2003 · Queens, New York, United States

Pauṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Śanivāra. Dvitīyā began at 14:032:03 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:151:15 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:207:20 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:151:15 PM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

12:0012:00 PM

The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 21 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0012:00 PM
At noon, 12:0012:00 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 23° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 4% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 23° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:235:23 AM–06:216:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:525:52 AM–07:207:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4211:42 AM–12:1912:19 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:341:34 PM–14:112:11 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:414:41 PM–17:105:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:414:41 PM–18:096:09 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:387:38 PM–21:159:15 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:207:20 AM–08:308:30 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:207:20 AM–07:577:57 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:577:57 AM–08:358:35 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:409:40 AM–10:5010:50 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:569:56 AM–11:3311:33 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:101:10 PM–14:212:21 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Kāla07:207:20 AM–08:308:30 AMavoid
Śubha08:308:30 AM–09:409:40 AMgood
Roga09:409:40 AM–10:5010:50 AMavoid
Udvega10:5010:50 AM–12:0012:00 PMavoid
Cara12:0012:00 PM–13:101:10 PMneutral
Lābha13:101:10 PM–14:212:21 PMgood
Amṛta14:212:21 PM–15:313:31 PMgood
Kāla15:313:31 PM–16:414:41 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha16:414:41 PM–18:316:31 PMgood
Udvega18:316:31 PM–20:218:21 PMavoid
Śubha20:218:21 PM–22:1010:10 PMgood
Amṛta22:1010:10 PM–24:0012:00 AM+1good
Cara24:0012:00 AM+1–25:501:50 AM+1neutral
Roga25:501:50 AM+1–27:403:40 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:403:40 AM+1–29:305:30 AM+1avoid
Lābha29:305:30 AM+1–31:207:20 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:207:20 AM to 31:207:20 AM+1

07:207:20 AM sunrise16:414:41 PM sunsetsunrise 31:207:20 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 13:151:15 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 30:086:08 AM+1
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 17:285:28 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 13:151:15 PM
Taitilauntil 25:041:04 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:409:40 AM–10:5010:50 AM
Abhijit 11:4211:42 AM–12:1912:19 PM
Pradoṣa 16:414:41 PM–18:386:38 PM
Niśītha 23:3611:36 PM–24:2412:24 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:5010:50 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1912:19 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 21 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:386:38 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2412:24 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā13:151:15 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraŚravaṇa30:08 06:086:08 AM SunDhaniṣṭhā
YogaHarṣaṇa17:285:28 PMVajra
KaraṇaKaulava13:151:15 PMTaitila
VāraŚanivāra31:20 07:207:20 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 864 178
Day length
9 h 21 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
09:069:06 AM
Moonset
18:346:34 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:235:23 AM07:207:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:235:23 AM06:216:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:525:52 AM07:207:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:207:20 AM09:129:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:207:20 AM08:308:30 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:207:20 AM07:577:57 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:577:57 AM08:358:35 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:129:12 AM11:0411:04 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:409:40 AM10:5010:50 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:569:56 AM11:3311:33 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3611:36 AM12:2412:24 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4211:42 AM12:1912:19 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5612:56 PM14:492:49 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:101:10 PM14:212:21 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:341:34 PM14:112:11 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:492:49 PM16:414:41 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:414:41 PM18:386:38 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:414:41 PM17:105:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:414:41 PM18:096:09 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:387:38 PM21:159:15 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3611:36 PM24:2412:24 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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