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October 1971 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 21 October 1971 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Kārtika Śukla Dvitīyā

Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 13:211:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:333:33 PM.

Observed here on this day

Yama Dvitīyā · Bhai Dooj

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

At sunrise

05:545:54 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:333:33 PM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

11:3811:38 AM

The Sun 55° above S. Day length 11 h 28 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:3811:38 AM
At noon, 11:3811:38 AM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 22° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 4% 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 muhūrta04:144:14 AM–05:045:04 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:394:39 AM–05:545:54 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1511:15 AM–12:0112:01 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:321:32 PM–14:182:18 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:254:25 PM–18:126:12 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:225:22 PM–17:475:47 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:225:22 PM–18:376:37 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:545:54 AM–07:207:20 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:468:46 AM–10:1210:12 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:439:43 AM–10:2910:29 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:041:04 PM–14:302:30 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:182:18 PM–15:043:04 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

Śubha05:545:54 AM–07:207:20 AMgood
Roga07:207:20 AM–08:468:46 AMavoid
Udvega08:468:46 AM–10:1210:12 AMavoid
Cara10:1210:12 AM–11:3811:38 AMneutral
Lābha11:3811:38 AM–13:041:04 PMgood
Amṛta13:041:04 PM–14:302:30 PMgood
Kāla14:302:30 PM–15:563:56 PMavoid
Śubha15:563:56 PM–17:225:22 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:225:22 PM–18:566:56 PMgood
Cara18:566:56 PM–20:308:30 PMneutral
Roga20:308:30 PM–22:0410:04 PMavoid
Kāla22:0410:04 PM–23:3811:38 PMavoid
Lābha23:3811:38 PM–25:121:12 AM+1good
Udvega25:121:12 AM+1–26:462:46 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:462:46 AM+1–28:204:20 AM+1good
Amṛta28:204:20 AM+1–29:545:54 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:545:54 AM to 29:545:54 AM+1

05:545:54 AM sunrise17:225:22 PM sunsetsunrise 29:545:54 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 15:333:33 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 26:112:11 AM+1
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 15:333:33 PM
Taitilauntil 28:334:33 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1511:15 AM–12:0112:01 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:041:04 PM–14:302:30 PM
Pradoṣa 17:225:22 PM–19:027:02 PM
Niśītha 23:1411:14 PM–24:0212:02 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:0112:01 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:302:30 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 28 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:027:02 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0212:02 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā15:333:33 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraViśākhā26:11 02:112:11 AM FriAnurādhā
YogaĀyuṣmānpast sunriseSaubhāgya
KaraṇaKaulava15:333:33 PMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra29:54 05:545:54 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2028
Śaka
1893
Kali
5072
Ahargaṇa
1 852 780
Day length
11 h 28 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
07:357:35 AM
Moonset
18:256:25 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:144:14 AM05:545:54 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:144:14 AM05:045:04 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:394:39 AM05:545:54 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:545:54 AM08:118:11 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:545:54 AM07:207:20 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:118:11 AM10:2910:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:468:46 AM10:1210:12 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:439:43 AM10:2910:29 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1411:14 AM12:0212:02 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1511:15 AM12:0112:01 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4612:46 PM15:043:04 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:041:04 PM14:302:30 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:321:32 PM14:182:18 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:182:18 PM15:043:04 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:043:04 PM17:225:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:254:25 PM18:126:12 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:225:22 PM19:027:02 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:225:22 PM17:475:47 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:225:22 PM18:376:37 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1411:14 PM24:0212:02 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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