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Saturday 21 October 2017 · Tehran, Iran

Kārtika Śukla Dvitīyā

Śanivāra. Dvitīyā began at 23:3711:37 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:011:01+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Yama Dvitīyā · Bhai Dooj

Dvitīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:166:16 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:178:17 AM

Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.

Noon

11:4911:49 AM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 11 h 05 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran11:4911:49 AM
At noon, 11:4911:49 AM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 18° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 18° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:334:33 AM–05:255:25 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:594:59 AM–06:166:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2711:27 AM–12:1112:11 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:391:39 PM–14:242:24 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:215:21 PM–17:475:47 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:215:21 PM–18:396:39 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:4912:49+1 AM–26:332:33+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:166:16 AM–07:397:39 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:166:16 AM–07:017:01 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:017:01 AM–07:457:45 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:029:02 AM–10:2610:26 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:121:12 PM–14:352:35 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:222:22 PM–16:074:07 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

Kāla06:166:16 AM–07:397:39 AMavoid
Śubha07:397:39 AM–09:029:02 AMgood
Roga09:029:02 AM–10:2610:26 AMavoid
Udvega10:2610:26 AM–11:4911:49 AMavoid
Cara11:4911:49 AM–13:121:12 PMneutral
Lābha13:121:12 PM–14:352:35 PMgood
Amṛta14:352:35 PM–15:583:58 PMgood
Kāla15:583:58 PM–17:215:21 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:215:21 PM–18:586:58 PMgood
Udvega18:586:58 PM–20:358:35 PMavoid
Śubha20:358:35 PM–22:1210:12 PMgood
Amṛta22:1210:12 PM–23:4911:49 PMgood
Cara23:4911:49 PM–25:261:26+1 AMneutral
Roga25:261:26+1 AM–27:033:03+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:033:03+1 AM–28:404:40+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:404:40+1 AM–30:176:17+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:166:16 AM to 30:176:17+1 AM

06:166:16 AM sunrise17:215:21 PM sunsetsunrise 30:176:17+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 25:011:01+1 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 08:178:17 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 13:181:18 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 12:1512:15 PM
Kaulavauntil 25:011:01+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:029:02 AM–10:2610:26 AM
Abhijit 11:2711:27 AM–12:1112:11 PM
Pradoṣa 17:215:21 PM–19:057:05 PM
Niśītha 23:2511:25 PM–24:1312:13+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:2610:26 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1112:11 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 05 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:057:05 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1312:13+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā25:01 01:011:01 AM SunTṛtīyā
NakṣatraSvātī08:178:17 AMViśākhā
YogaPrīti13:181:18 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaBālava12:1512:15 PMKaulava
VāraŚanivāra30:17 06:176:17 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 582
Day length
11 h 05 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
07:317:31 AM
Moonset
18:376:37 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:334:33 AM06:166:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:334:33 AM05:255:25 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:594:59 AM06:166:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:166:16 AM08:298:29 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:166:16 AM07:397:39 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:166:16 AM07:017:01 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:017:01 AM07:457:45 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:298:29 AM10:4210:42 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:029:02 AM10:2610:26 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2511:25 AM12:1312:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2711:27 AM12:1112:11 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5512:55 PM15:083:08 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:121:12 PM14:352:35 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:391:39 PM14:242:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:222:22 PM16:074:07 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:083:08 PM17:215:21 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:215:21 PM19:057:05 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:215:21 PM17:475:47 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:215:21 PM18:396:39 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2511:25 PM24:1312:13+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:4912:49+1 AM26:332:33+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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