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January 2005 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 12 January 2005 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Pauṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 11:0811:08 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:267:26 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:406:40 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:007:00 AM

Vajra gives way to Siddhi.

Noon

12:0112:01 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh12:0112:01 PM
At noon, 12:0112:01 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 27° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 5% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 27° falls in Śukla Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:534:53 AM–05:475:47 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:205:20 AM–06:406:40 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:491:49 PM–14:322:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:235:23 PM–17:505:50 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:235:23 PM–18:436:43 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:309:30 PM–22:5610:56 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:008:00 AM–09:219:21 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4110:41 AM–12:0212:02 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4011:40 AM–12:2312:23 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0212:02 PM–13:221:22 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:5412:54 PM–14:202:20 PMa 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

Lābha06:406:40 AM–08:008:00 AMgood
Amṛta08:008:00 AM–09:219:21 AMgood
Kāla09:219:21 AM–10:4110:41 AMavoid
Śubha10:4110:41 AM–12:0212:02 PMgood
Roga12:0212:02 PM–13:221:22 PMavoid
Udvega13:221:22 PM–14:432:43 PMavoid
Cara14:432:43 PM–16:034:03 PMneutral
Lābha16:034:03 PM–17:235:23 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:235:23 PM–19:037:03 PMavoid
Śubha19:037:03 PM–20:438:43 PMgood
Amṛta20:438:43 PM–22:2210:22 PMgood
Cara22:2210:22 PM–24:0212:02 AM+1neutral
Roga24:0212:02 AM+1–25:411:41 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:411:41 AM+1–27:213:21 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:213:21 AM+1–29:005:00 AM+1good
Udvega29:005:00 AM+1–30:406:40 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:406:40 AM sunrise17:235:23 PM sunsetsunrise 30:406:40 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 07:267:26 AM
Tṛtīyāuntil 28:074:07 AM+1
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 09:209:20 AM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 07:007:00 AM
Siddhiuntil 27:033:03 AM+1
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 07:267:26 AM
Taitilauntil 17:435:43 PM
Garauntil 28:074:07 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0212:02 PM–13:221:22 PM
Pradoṣa 17:235:23 PM–19:107:10 PM
Niśītha 23:3811:38 PM–24:2612:26 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. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  3. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:221:22 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 44 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:107:10 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2612:26 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  12. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  13. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  14. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā07:267:26 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraŚravaṇa09:209:20 AMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaVajra07:007:00 AMSiddhi
KaraṇaKaulava07:267:26 AMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra30:40 06:406:40 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 917
Day length
10 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
08:308:30 AM
Moonset
19:387:38 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:534:53 AM06:406:40 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:534:53 AM05:475:47 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:205:20 AM06:406:40 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:406:40 AM08:488:48 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:008:00 AM09:219:21 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:488:48 AM10:5710:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4110:41 AM12:0212:02 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4011:40 AM12:2312:23 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0212:02 PM13:221:22 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:5412:54 PM14:202:20 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:061:06 PM15:153:15 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:491:49 PM14:322:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:153:15 PM17:235:23 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:235:23 PM19:107:10 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:235:23 PM17:505:50 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:235:23 PM18:436:43 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:309:30 PM22:5610:56 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3811:38 PM24:2612:26 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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