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Wednesday 15 January 2025 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 00:5212:52 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:5412:54+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

Kept the day after Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:406:40 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:587:58 AM

Puṣya gives way to Āśleṣā.

Noon

12:0312:03 PM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 46 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh12:0312:03 PM
At noon, 12:0312:03 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 198° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 198° falls in Kṛṣṇa 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
  • Vijaya13:501:50 PM–14:332:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:265:26 PM–17:525:52 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:265:26 PM–18:456:45 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:008:00 AM–09:219:21 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4210:42 AM–12:0312:03 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4111:41 AM–12:2412:24 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0312:03 PM–13:231:23 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:129:12 PM–22:5110:51 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–10:4210:42 AMavoid
Śubha10:4210:42 AM–12:0312:03 PMgood
Roga12:0312:03 PM–13:231:23 PMavoid
Udvega13:231:23 PM–14:442:44 PMavoid
Cara14:442:44 PM–16:054:05 PMneutral
Lābha16:054:05 PM–17:265:26 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:265:26 PM–19:057:05 PMavoid
Śubha19:057:05 PM–20:448:44 PMgood
Amṛta20:448:44 PM–22:2310:23 PMgood
Cara22:2310:23 PM–24:0312:03+1 AMneutral
Roga24:0312:03+1 AM–25:421:42+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:421:42+1 AM–27:213:21+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:213:21+1 AM–29:005:00+1 AMgood
Udvega29:005:00+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 sunrise17:265:26 PM sunsetsunrise 30:406:40+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 24:5412:54+1 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 07:587:58 AM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 23:1611:16 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 12:4812:48 PM
Garauntil 24:5412:54+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0312:03 PM–13:231:23 PM
Pradoṣa 17:265:26 PM–19:127:12 PM
Niśītha 23:3911:39 PM–24:2712:27+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:231:23 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 46 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:127:12 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2712:27+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  10. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā24:54 00:5412:54 AM ThuTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPuṣya07:587:58 AMĀśleṣā
YogaPrīti23:1611:16 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaTaitila12:4812:48 PMGara
VāraBudhavāra30:40 06:406:40 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 872 225
Day length
10 h 46 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
18:596:59 PM
Moonset
07:507:50 AM

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
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:008:00 AM09:219:21 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:498:49 AM10:5810:58 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4210:42 AM12:0312:03 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3911:39 AM12:2712:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4111:41 AM12:2412:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0312:03 PM13:231:23 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:071:07 PM15:163:16 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:501:50 PM14:332:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:163:16 PM17:265:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:265:26 PM19:127:12 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:265:26 PM17:525:52 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:265:26 PM18:456:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:129:12 PM22:5110:51 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3911:39 PM24:2712:27+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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