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Tuesday 14 January 1975 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Pauṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 15:253:25 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:465:46 PM.

Observed here on this day

Pongal

The Sun enters Makara on this day, before sunset. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoMakara Saṅkrānti determinate

At sunrise

06:406:40 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:149:14 AM

Vajra gives way to Siddhi.

Noon

12:0212:02 PM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh12:0212:02 PM
At noon, 12:0212:02 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 21° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 21° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:544:54 AM–05:475:47 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:205:20 AM–06:406:40 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4111:41 AM–12:2412:24 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:501:50 PM–14:322:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:245:24 PM–17:515:51 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:245:24 PM–18:446:44 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:498:49 AM–09:329:32 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:219:21 AM–10:4110:41 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0212:02 PM–13:231:23 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:432:43 PM–16:044:04 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:188:18 PM–22:0610:06 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:4310:43 PM–23:3611:36 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

Roga06:406:40 AM–08:008:00 AMavoid
Udvega08:008:00 AM–09:219:21 AMavoid
Cara09:219:21 AM–10:4110:41 AMneutral
Lābha10:4110:41 AM–12:0212:02 PMgood
Amṛta12:0212:02 PM–13:231:23 PMgood
Kāla13:231:23 PM–14:432:43 PMavoid
Śubha14:432:43 PM–16:044:04 PMgood
Roga16:044:04 PM–17:245:24 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:245:24 PM–19:047:04 PMavoid
Lābha19:047:04 PM–20:438:43 PMgood
Udvega20:438:43 PM–22:2310:23 PMavoid
Śubha22:2310:23 PM–24:0212:02+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:0212:02+1 AM–25:411:41+1 AMgood
Cara25:411:41+1 AM–27:213:21+1 AMneutral
Roga27:213:21+1 AM–29:005:00+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:005:00+1 AM–30:406:40+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:406:40 AM to 30:406:40+1 AM

06:406:40 AM sunrise17:245:24 PM sunsetsunrise 30:406:40+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 17:465:46 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 15:493:49 PM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 09:149:14 AM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 17:465:46 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4111:41 AM–12:2412:24 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:432:43 PM–16:044:04 PM
Pradoṣa 17:245:24 PM–19:107:10 PM
Niśītha 23:3811:38 PM–24:2612:26+1 AM

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. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2412:24 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:044:04 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 45 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:107:10 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2612:26+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā17:465:46 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraŚravaṇa15:493:49 PMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaVajra09:149:14 AMSiddhi
KaraṇaKaulava17:465:46 PMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:40 06:406:40 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2031
Śaka
1896
Kali
5075
Ahargaṇa
1 853 961
Day length
10 h 45 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
07:427:42 AM
Moonset
19:157:15 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:544:54 AM06:406:40 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:544:54 AM05:475:47 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:205:20 AM06:406:40 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:406:40 AM08:498:49 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:498:49 AM10:5810:58 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:498:49 AM09:329:32 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:219:21 AM10:4110:41 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4111:41 AM12:2412:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0212:02 PM13:231:23 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:071:07 PM15:153:15 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:501:50 PM14:322:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:432:43 PM16:044:04 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:153:15 PM17:245:24 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:245:24 PM19:107:10 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:245:24 PM17:515:51 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:245:24 PM18:446:44 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:188:18 PM22:0610:06 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4310:43 PM23:3611:36 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3811:38 PM24:2612:26+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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