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October 1946 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Saturday 26 October 1946 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Kārtika Śukla Dvitīyā

Śanivāra. Dvitīyā began at 04:154:15 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:206:20 AM+1, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Yama Dvitīyā · Bhai Dooj

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

At sunrise

06:036:03 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:145:14 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:4311:43 AM

The Sun 53° above S. Day length 11 h 21 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:4311:43 AM
At noon, 11:4311:43 AM, the Sun is in Svātī and the Moon 15° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 15° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:214:21 AM–05:125:12 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:474:47 AM–06:036:03 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2011:20 AM–12:0612:06 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:371:37 PM–14:222:22 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:245:24 PM–17:495:49 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:245:24 PM–18:406:40 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:167:16 PM–21:029:02 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:036:03 AM–07:287:28 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:036:03 AM–06:486:48 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:486:48 AM–07:337:33 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya08:398:39 AM–10:2510:25 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla08:538:53 AM–10:1810:18 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:081:08 PM–14:332:33 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

Kāla06:036:03 AM–07:287:28 AMavoid
Śubha07:287:28 AM–08:538:53 AMgood
Roga08:538:53 AM–10:1810:18 AMavoid
Udvega10:1810:18 AM–11:4311:43 AMavoid
Cara11:4311:43 AM–13:081:08 PMneutral
Lābha13:081:08 PM–14:332:33 PMgood
Amṛta14:332:33 PM–15:583:58 PMgood
Kāla15:583:58 PM–17:245:24 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:245:24 PM–18:596:59 PMgood
Udvega18:596:59 PM–20:338:33 PMavoid
Śubha20:338:33 PM–22:0810:08 PMgood
Amṛta22:0810:08 PM–23:4311:43 PMgood
Cara23:4311:43 PM–25:181:18 AM+1neutral
Roga25:181:18 AM+1–26:532:53 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:532:53 AM+1–28:284:28 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:284:28 AM+1–30:036:03 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:036:03 AM to 30:036:03 AM+1

06:036:03 AM sunrise17:245:24 PM sunsetsunrise 30:036:03 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 29:005:00 AM+1
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 22:5710:57 PM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 17:145:14 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:538:53 AM–10:1810:18 AM
Abhijit 11:2011:20 AM–12:0612:06 PM
Pradoṣa 17:245:24 PM–19:057:05 PM
Niśītha 23:1911:19 PM–24:0712:07 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 10:1810:18 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0612:06 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 21 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:057:05 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0712:07 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  10. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyāpast sunriseTṛtīyā
NakṣatraViśākhā29:00 05:005:00 AM SunAnurādhā
YogaĀyuṣmān22:5710:57 PMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaBālava17:145:14 PMKaulava
VāraŚanivāra30:03 06:036:03 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2003
Śaka
1868
Kali
5047
Ahargaṇa
1 843 654
Day length
11 h 21 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
07:077:07 AM
Moonset
18:266:26 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:214:21 AM06:036:03 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:214:21 AM05:125:12 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:474:47 AM06:036:03 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:036:03 AM08:198:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:036:03 AM07:287:28 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:036:03 AM06:486:48 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:486:48 AM07:337:33 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:198:19 AM10:3510:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:398:39 AM10:2510:25 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:538:53 AM10:1810:18 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1911:19 AM12:0712:07 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2011:20 AM12:0612:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5112:51 PM15:073:07 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:081:08 PM14:332:33 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:371:37 PM14:222:22 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:073:07 PM17:245:24 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:245:24 PM19:057:05 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:245:24 PM17:495:49 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:245:24 PM18:406:40 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:167:16 PM21:029:02 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1911:19 PM24:0712:07 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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