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Thursday 25 December 2003 · Surat, Gujarat, India

Pauṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 11:4511:45 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:378:37 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:137:13 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:378:37 AM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

12:3812:38 PM

The Sun 45° above S. Day length 10 h 50 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonSurat12:3812:38 PM
At noon, 12:3812:38 PM, 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 muhūrta05:285:28 AM–06:216:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:545:54 AM–07:137:13 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1712:17 PM–13:001:00 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla14:212:21 PM–15:483:48 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:272:27 PM–15:103:10 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:046:04 PM–18:306:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:046:04 PM–19:237:23 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:137:13 AM–08:358:35 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:569:56 AM–11:1711:17 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:5010:50 AM–11:3311:33 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:002:00 PM–15:213:21 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:103:10 PM–15:543:54 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya23:5411:54 PM–25:231:23 AM+1a 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

Śubha07:137:13 AM–08:358:35 AMgood
Roga08:358:35 AM–09:569:56 AMavoid
Udvega09:569:56 AM–11:1711:17 AMavoid
Cara11:1711:17 AM–12:3812:38 PMneutral
Lābha12:3812:38 PM–14:002:00 PMgood
Amṛta14:002:00 PM–15:213:21 PMgood
Kāla15:213:21 PM–16:424:42 PMavoid
Śubha16:424:42 PM–18:046:04 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:046:04 PM–19:427:42 PMgood
Cara19:427:42 PM–21:219:21 PMneutral
Roga21:219:21 PM–23:0011:00 PMavoid
Kāla23:0011:00 PM–24:3912:39 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:3912:39 AM+1–26:172:17 AM+1good
Udvega26:172:17 AM+1–27:563:56 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:563:56 AM+1–29:355:35 AM+1good
Amṛta29:355:35 AM+1–31:147:14 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:137:13 AM to 31:147:14 AM+1

07:137:13 AM sunrise18:046:04 PM sunsetsunrise 31:147:14 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 08:378:37 AM
Tṛtīyāuntil 29:585:58 AM+1
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 20:108:10 PM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 26:102:10 AM+1
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 08:378:37 AM
Taitilauntil 19:137:13 PM
Garauntil 29:585:58 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1712:17 PM–13:001:00 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:002:00 PM–15:213:21 PM
Pradoṣa 18:046:04 PM–19:497:49 PM
Niśītha 24:1512:15 AM+1–25:031:03 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. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:001:00 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:213:21 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 50 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:497:49 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  9. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:031:03 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  12. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  13. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  14. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā08:378:37 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā20:108:10 PMŚravaṇa
YogaVyāghāta26:10 02:102:10 AM FriHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaKaulava08:378:37 AMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra31:14 07:147:14 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 533
Day length
10 h 50 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
09:129:12 AM
Moonset
20:128:12 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:285:28 AM07:137:13 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:285:28 AM06:216:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:545:54 AM07:137:13 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:137:13 AM09:239:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:137:13 AM08:358:35 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:239:23 AM11:3311:33 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:569:56 AM11:1711:17 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:5010:50 AM11:3311:33 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1412:14 PM13:021:02 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1712:17 PM13:001:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:441:44 PM15:543:54 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:002:00 PM15:213:21 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:212:21 PM15:483:48 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:272:27 PM15:103:10 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:103:10 PM15:543:54 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:543:54 PM18:046:04 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:046:04 PM19:497:49 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:046:04 PM18:306:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:046:04 PM19:237:23 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:5411:54 PM25:231:23 AM+1sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1512:15 AM+125:031:03 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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