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Monday 22 December 2025 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Pauṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 11:4211:42 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:221:22 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:228:22 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:221:22 PM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

13:121:12 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:121:12 PM
At noon, 13:121:12 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 24° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 4% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 24° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:276:27 AM–07:257:25 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:566:56 AM–08:228:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5212:52 PM–13:311:31 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:482:48 PM–15:273:27 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:016:01 PM–18:306:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:016:01 PM–19:277:27 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:071:07+1 AM–26:512:51+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla09:349:34 AM–10:4710:47 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:5911:59 AM–13:121:12 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:311:31 PM–14:092:09 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:242:24 PM–15:363:36 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:452:45 PM–16:294:29 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta15:273:27 PM–16:054:05 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

Amṛta08:228:22 AM–09:349:34 AMgood
Kāla09:349:34 AM–10:4710:47 AMavoid
Śubha10:4710:47 AM–11:5911:59 AMgood
Roga11:5911:59 AM–13:121:12 PMavoid
Udvega13:121:12 PM–14:242:24 PMavoid
Cara14:242:24 PM–15:363:36 PMneutral
Lābha15:363:36 PM–16:494:49 PMgood
Amṛta16:494:49 PM–18:016:01 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:016:01 PM–19:497:49 PMneutral
Roga19:497:49 PM–21:369:36 PMavoid
Kāla21:369:36 PM–23:2411:24 PMavoid
Lābha23:2411:24 PM–25:121:12+1 AMgood
Udvega25:121:12+1 AM–26:592:59+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:592:59+1 AM–28:474:47+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:474:47+1 AM–30:356:35+1 AMgood
Cara30:356:35+1 AM–32:238:23+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:228:22 AM to 32:238:23+1 AM

08:228:22 AM sunrise18:016:01 PM sunsetsunrise 32:238:23+1 AM
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 13:221:22 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 32:028:02+1 AM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 19:117:11 PM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 13:221:22 PM
Taitilauntil 26:052:05+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:349:34 AM–10:4710:47 AM
Abhijit 12:5212:52 PM–13:311:31 PM
Pradoṣa 18:016:01 PM–19:567:56 PM
Niśītha 24:4812:48+1 AM–25:361:36+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:4710:47 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:311:31 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 39 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:567:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:361:36+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā13:221:22 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā32:02 08:028:02 AM TueŚravaṇa
YogaDhruva19:117:11 PMVyāghāta
KaraṇaKaulava13:221:22 PMTaitila
VāraSomavāra32:23 08:238:23 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 566
Day length
9 h 39 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
10:1610:16 AM
Moonset
19:517:51 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:276:27 AM08:228:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:276:27 AM07:257:25 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:566:56 AM08:228:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:228:22 AM10:1810:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:349:34 AM10:4710:47 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:1810:18 AM12:1412:14 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:5911:59 AM13:121:12 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:4812:48 PM13:361:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5212:52 PM13:311:31 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:311:31 PM14:092:09 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:092:09 PM16:054:05 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:242:24 PM15:363:36 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:452:45 PM16:294:29 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:482:48 PM15:273:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:273:27 PM16:054:05 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:054:05 PM18:016:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:016:01 PM19:567:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:016:01 PM18:306:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:016:01 PM19:277:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:4812:48+1 AM25:361:36+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:071:07+1 AM26:512:51+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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