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Thursday 23 October 2025 · Thāne, Maharashtra, India

Kārtika Śukla Dvitīyā

Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 20:178:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:4710:47 PM.

Observed here on this day

Yama Dvitīyā · Bhai Dooj

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

At sunrise

06:356:35 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:329:32 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:2212:22 PM

The Sun 59° above S. Day length 11 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonThāne12:2212:22 PM
At noon, 12:2212:22 PM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 19° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 19° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:564:56 AM–05:465:46 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:215:21 AM–06:356:35 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5911:59 AM–12:4512:45 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:182:18 PM–15:043:04 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:096:09 PM–18:346:34 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:096:09 PM–19:247:24 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:576:57 PM–20:458:45 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:356:35 AM–08:028:02 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:108:10 AM–09:589:58 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:299:29 AM–10:5610:56 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2710:27 AM–11:1311:13 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:491:49 PM–15:163:16 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:043:04 PM–15:513:51 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

Śubha06:356:35 AM–08:028:02 AMgood
Roga08:028:02 AM–09:299:29 AMavoid
Udvega09:299:29 AM–10:5610:56 AMavoid
Cara10:5610:56 AM–12:2212:22 PMneutral
Lābha12:2212:22 PM–13:491:49 PMgood
Amṛta13:491:49 PM–15:163:16 PMgood
Kāla15:163:16 PM–16:434:43 PMavoid
Śubha16:434:43 PM–18:096:09 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:096:09 PM–19:437:43 PMgood
Cara19:437:43 PM–21:169:16 PMneutral
Roga21:169:16 PM–22:4910:49 PMavoid
Kāla22:4910:49 PM–24:2312:23 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:2312:23 AM+1–25:561:56 AM+1good
Udvega25:561:56 AM+1–27:293:29 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:293:29 AM+1–29:025:02 AM+1good
Amṛta29:025:02 AM+1–30:366:36 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:356:35 AM to 30:366:36 AM+1

06:356:35 AM sunrise18:096:09 PM sunsetsunrise 30:366:36 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 22:4710:47 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 28:514:51 AM+1
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 29:005:00 AM+1
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 09:329:32 AM
Kaulavauntil 22:4710:47 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5911:59 AM–12:4512:45 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:491:49 PM–15:163:16 PM
Pradoṣa 18:096:09 PM–19:497:49 PM
Niśītha 23:5911:59 PM–24:4712:47 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. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4512:45 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:163:16 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 34 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:497:49 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  11. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā22:4710:47 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraViśākhā28:51 04:514:51 AM FriAnurādhā
YogaĀyuṣmān29:00 05:005:00 AM FriSaubhāgya
KaraṇaBālava09:329:32 AMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra30:36 06:366:36 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 506
Day length
11 h 34 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
07:587:58 AM
Moonset
19:107:10 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:564:56 AM06:356:35 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:564:56 AM05:465:46 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:215:21 AM06:356:35 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:356:35 AM08:548:54 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:356:35 AM08:028:02 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:108:10 AM09:589:58 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:548:54 AM11:1311:13 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:299:29 AM10:5610:56 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2710:27 AM11:1311:13 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5811:58 AM12:4612:46 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5911:59 AM12:4512:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:321:32 PM15:513:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:491:49 PM15:163:16 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:182:18 PM15:043:04 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:043:04 PM15:513:51 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:513:51 PM18:096:09 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:096:09 PM19:497:49 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:096:09 PM18:346:34 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:096:09 PM19:247:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:576:57 PM20:458:45 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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