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Thursday 16 October 2008 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 20:168:16 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:155:15 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:525:52 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:466:46 AM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

11:3911:39 AM

The Sun 56° above S. Day length 11 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:3911:39 AM
At noon, 11:3911:39 AM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 201° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 201° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:124:12 AM–05:025:02 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:374:37 AM–05:525:52 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1511:15 AM–12:0212:02 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:341:34 PM–14:202:20 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:255:25 PM–17:505:50 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:255:25 PM–18:406:40 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla17:535:53 PM–19:207:20 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:525:52 AM–07:187:18 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:458:45 AM–10:1210:12 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:129:12 AM–10:3810:38 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta09:439:43 AM–10:2910:29 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:051:05 PM–14:322:32 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:202:20 PM–15:063:06 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

Śubha05:525:52 AM–07:187:18 AMgood
Roga07:187:18 AM–08:458:45 AMavoid
Udvega08:458:45 AM–10:1210:12 AMavoid
Cara10:1210:12 AM–11:3811:38 AMneutral
Lābha11:3811:38 AM–13:051:05 PMgood
Amṛta13:051:05 PM–14:322:32 PMgood
Kāla14:322:32 PM–15:583:58 PMavoid
Śubha15:583:58 PM–17:255:25 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:255:25 PM–18:586:58 PMgood
Cara18:586:58 PM–20:328:32 PMneutral
Roga20:328:32 PM–22:0510:05 PMavoid
Kāla22:0510:05 PM–23:3911:39 PMavoid
Lābha23:3911:39 PM–25:121:12 AM+1good
Udvega25:121:12 AM+1–26:462:46 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:462:46 AM+1–28:194:19 AM+1good
Amṛta28:194:19 AM+1–29:525:52 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:525:52 AM to 29:525:52 AM+1

05:525:52 AM sunrise17:255:25 PM sunsetsunrise 29:525:52 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 17:155:15 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 22:1310:13 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 12:2112:21 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 06:466:46 AM
Garauntil 17:155:15 PM
Vaṇijauntil 27:423:42 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1511:15 AM–12:0212:02 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:051:05 PM–14:322:32 PM
Pradoṣa 17:255:25 PM–19:057:05 PM
Niśītha 23:1511:15 PM–24:0312:03 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. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0212:02 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:322:32 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  7. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 11 h 33 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:057:05 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:0312:03 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā17:155:15 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraBharaṇī22:1310:13 PMKṛttikā
YogaVajra12:2112:21 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaTaitila06:466:46 AMGara
VāraGuruvāra29:52 05:525:52 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 290
Day length
11 h 33 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
18:286:28 PM
Moonset
07:197:19 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:124:12 AM05:525:52 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:124:12 AM05:025:02 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:374:37 AM05:525:52 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:525:52 AM08:108:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:525:52 AM07:187:18 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:108:10 AM10:2910:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:458:45 AM10:1210:12 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:129:12 AM10:3810:38 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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 AM12:0212:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4812:48 PM15:063:06 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:051:05 PM14:322:32 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:341:34 PM14:202:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:202:20 PM15:063:06 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:063:06 PM17:255:25 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:255:25 PM19:057:05 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:255:25 PM17:505:50 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:255:25 PM18:406:40 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:535:53 PM19:207:20 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1511:15 PM24:0312:03 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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