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Monday 21 December 1998 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Pauṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 08:008:00 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:568:56 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:218:21 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:568:56 AM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

13:111:11 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:111:11 PM
At noon, 13:111:11 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 muhūrta06:276:27 AM–07:247:24 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:556:55 AM–08:218:21 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5212:52 PM–13:301:30 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:472:47 PM–15:263:26 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:006:00 PM–18:296:29 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:006:00 PM–19:267:26 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:4710:47 PM–24:2712:27 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla09:349:34 AM–10:4610:46 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:5811:58 AM–13:111:11 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:4312:43 PM–14:232:23 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:301:30 PM–14:092:09 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:232:23 PM–15:363:36 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:263:26 PM–16:044:04 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

Amṛta08:218:21 AM–09:349:34 AMgood
Kāla09:349:34 AM–10:4610:46 AMavoid
Śubha10:4610:46 AM–11:5811:58 AMgood
Roga11:5811:58 AM–13:111:11 PMavoid
Udvega13:111:11 PM–14:232:23 PMavoid
Cara14:232:23 PM–15:363:36 PMneutral
Lābha15:363:36 PM–16:484:48 PMgood
Amṛta16:484:48 PM–18:006:00 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:006:00 PM–19:487:48 PMneutral
Roga19:487:48 PM–21:369:36 PMavoid
Kāla21:369:36 PM–23:2311:23 PMavoid
Lābha23:2311:23 PM–25:111:11 AM+1good
Udvega25:111:11 AM+1–26:592:59 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:592:59 AM+1–28:474:47 AM+1good
Amṛta28:474:47 AM+1–30:346:34 AM+1good
Cara30:346:34 AM+1–32:228:22 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:218:21 AM to 32:228:22 AM+1

08:218:21 AM sunrise18:006:00 PM sunsetsunrise 32:228:22 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 08:568:56 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 29:295:29 AM+1
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 19:067:06 PM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 08:568:56 AM
Taitilauntil 21:169:16 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:349:34 AM–10:4610:46 AM
Abhijit 12:5212:52 PM–13:301:30 PM
Pradoṣa 18:006:00 PM–19:557:55 PM
Niśītha 24:4712:47 AM+1–25:351:35 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. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:4610:46 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:301:30 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 39 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:557:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:351:35 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 Dvitīyā08:568:56 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā29:29 05:295:29 AM TueŚravaṇa
YogaDhruva19:067:06 PMVyāghāta
KaraṇaKaulava08:568:56 AMTaitila
VāraSomavāra32:22 08:228:22 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 703
Day length
9 h 39 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
09:569:56 AM
Moonset
20:178:17 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:276:27 AM08:218:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:276:27 AM07:247:24 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:556:55 AM08:218:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:218:21 AM10:1710:17 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:349:34 AM10:4610:46 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:1710:17 AM12:1312:13 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:5811:58 AM13:111:11 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:4312:43 PM14:232:23 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:4712:47 PM13:351:35 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5212:52 PM13:301:30 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:301:30 PM14:092:09 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:092:09 PM16:044:04 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:232:23 PM15:363:36 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:472:47 PM15:263:26 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:263:26 PM16:044:04 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:044:04 PM18:006:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:006:00 PM19:557:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:006:00 PM18:296:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:006:00 PM19:267:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:4710:47 PM24:2712:27 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4712:47 AM+125:351:35 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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