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Monday 22 December 2025 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Pauṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 06:426:42 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:228:22 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:346:34 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:228:22 AM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

11:5211:52 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:5211:52 AM
At noon, 11:5211:52 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 26° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 5% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 26° falls in Śukla Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:474:47 AM–05:405:40 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:135:13 AM–06:346:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3111:31 AM–12:1312:13 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:381:38 PM–14:202:20 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:105:10 PM–17:375:37 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:105:10 PM–18:306:30 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:078:07 PM–21:519:51 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:537:53 AM–09:139:13 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:459:45 AM–11:2911:29 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3210:32 AM–11:5211:52 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1312:13 PM–12:5512:55 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:111:11 PM–14:312:31 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:202:20 PM–15:033:03 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

Amṛta06:346:34 AM–07:537:53 AMgood
Kāla07:537:53 AM–09:139:13 AMavoid
Śubha09:139:13 AM–10:3210:32 AMgood
Roga10:3210:32 AM–11:5211:52 AMavoid
Udvega11:5211:52 AM–13:111:11 PMavoid
Cara13:111:11 PM–14:312:31 PMneutral
Lābha14:312:31 PM–15:503:50 PMgood
Amṛta15:503:50 PM–17:105:10 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:105:10 PM–18:506:50 PMneutral
Roga18:506:50 PM–20:318:31 PMavoid
Kāla20:318:31 PM–22:1110:11 PMavoid
Lābha22:1110:11 PM–23:5211:52 PMgood
Udvega23:5211:52 PM–25:331:33 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:331:33 AM+1–27:133:13 AM+1good
Amṛta27:133:13 AM+1–28:544:54 AM+1good
Cara28:544:54 AM+1–30:346:34 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:346:34 AM to 30:346:34 AM+1

06:346:34 AM sunrise17:105:10 PM sunsetsunrise 30:346:34 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 08:228:22 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 27:023:02 AM+1
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 14:112:11 PM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 08:228:22 AM
Taitilauntil 21:059:05 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:537:53 AM–09:139:13 AM
Abhijit 11:3111:31 AM–12:1312:13 PM
Pradoṣa 17:105:10 PM–18:576:57 PM
Niśītha 23:2811:28 PM–24:1612:16 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:139:13 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:1312:13 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 36 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:576:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1612:16 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā08:228:22 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā27:02 03:023:02 AM TueŚravaṇa
YogaDhruva14:112:11 PMVyāghāta
KaraṇaKaulava08:228:22 AMTaitila
VāraSomavāra30:34 06:346:34 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 566
Day length
10 h 36 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
08:298:29 AM
Moonset
19:127:12 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:474:47 AM06:346:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:474:47 AM05:405:40 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:135:13 AM06:346:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:346:34 AM08:418:41 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:537:53 AM09:139:13 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:418:41 AM10:4810:48 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:459:45 AM11:2911:29 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3210:32 AM11:5211:52 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2811:28 AM12:1612:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3111:31 AM12:1312:13 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1312:13 PM12:5512:55 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5512:55 PM15:033:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:111:11 PM14:312:31 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:381:38 PM14:202:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:202:20 PM15:033:03 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:033:03 PM17:105:10 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:105:10 PM18:576:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:105:10 PM17:375:37 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:105:10 PM18:306:30 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:078:07 PM21:519:51 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2811:28 PM24:1612:16 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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