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Wednesday 31 December 1997 · Tehran, Iran

Pauṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 18:586:58 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:105:10 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:147:14 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:3812:38 PM

Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.

Noon

12:0712:07 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 46 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0712:07 PM
At noon, 12:0712:07 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 21° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 21° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:205:20 AM–06:176:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:495:49 AM–07:147:14 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:5510:55 AM–12:2612:26 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:451:45 PM–14:242:24 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:015:01 PM–17:295:29 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:015:01 PM–18:266:26 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:525:52+1 AM–31:237:23+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:278:27 AM–09:419:41 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5410:54 AM–12:0712:07 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4811:48 AM–12:2712:27 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0712:07 PM–13:211:21 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:488:48 PM–22:1810:18 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

Lābha07:147:14 AM–08:278:27 AMgood
Amṛta08:278:27 AM–09:419:41 AMgood
Kāla09:419:41 AM–10:5410:54 AMavoid
Śubha10:5410:54 AM–12:0712:07 PMgood
Roga12:0712:07 PM–13:211:21 PMavoid
Udvega13:211:21 PM–14:342:34 PMavoid
Cara14:342:34 PM–15:473:47 PMneutral
Lābha15:473:47 PM–17:015:01 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:015:01 PM–18:476:47 PMavoid
Śubha18:476:47 PM–20:348:34 PMgood
Amṛta20:348:34 PM–22:2110:21 PMgood
Cara22:2110:21 PM–24:0712:07+1 AMneutral
Roga24:0712:07+1 AM–25:541:54+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:541:54+1 AM–27:413:41+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:413:41+1 AM–29:285:28+1 AMgood
Udvega29:285:28+1 AM–31:147:14+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:147:14 AM sunrise17:015:01 PM sunsetsunrise 31:147:14+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 17:105:10 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 17:015:01 PM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 12:3812:38 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 17:105:10 PM
Taitilauntil 28:114:11+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0712:07 PM–13:211:21 PM
Pradoṣa 17:015:01 PM–18:546:54 PM
Niśītha 23:4311:43 PM–24:3112:31+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. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:211:21 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  4. SunsetDay length 9 h 46 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 18:546:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  7. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3112:31+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā17:105:10 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā17:015:01 PMŚravaṇa
YogaVyāghāta12:3812:38 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaKaulava17:105:10 PMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra31:14 07:147:14 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 348
Day length
9 h 46 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
08:198:19 AM
Moonset
19:007:00 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:205:20 AM07:147:14 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:205:20 AM06:176:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:495:49 AM07:147:14 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:147:14 AM09:119:11 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:278:27 AM09:419:41 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:119:11 AM11:0911:09 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5410:54 AM12:0712:07 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:5510:55 AM12:2612:26 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4311:43 AM12:3112:31 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4811:48 AM12:2712:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0712:07 PM13:211:21 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:061:06 PM15:033:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:451:45 PM14:242:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:033:03 PM17:015:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:015:01 PM18:546:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:015:01 PM17:295:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:015:01 PM18:266:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:488:48 PM22:1810:18 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4311:43 PM24:3112:31+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:525:52+1 AM31:237:23+1 AMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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