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Saturday 5 December 1998 · Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Śanivāra. Dvitīyā began at 11:5611:56 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:578:57 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:575:57 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:578:57 AM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

11:5111:51 AM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 11 h 49 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonAccra11:5111:51 AM
At noon, 11:5111:51 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 206° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 95% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 206° falls in Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:194:19 AM–05:085:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:444:44 AM–05:575:57 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:0811:08 AM–12:3612:36 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:2811:28 AM–12:1512:15 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:491:49 PM–14:372:37 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:465:46 PM–18:106:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:465:46 PM–18:596:59 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika05:575:57 AM–07:267:26 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta05:575:57 AM–06:446:44 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya06:006:00 AM–07:287:28 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta06:446:44 AM–07:317:31 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla08:548:54 AM–10:2310:23 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:201:20 PM–14:482:48 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Kāla05:575:57 AM–07:267:26 AMavoid
Śubha07:267:26 AM–08:548:54 AMgood
Roga08:548:54 AM–10:2310:23 AMavoid
Udvega10:2310:23 AM–11:5111:51 AMavoid
Cara11:5111:51 AM–13:201:20 PMneutral
Lābha13:201:20 PM–14:482:48 PMgood
Amṛta14:482:48 PM–16:174:17 PMgood
Kāla16:174:17 PM–17:465:46 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:465:46 PM–19:177:17 PMgood
Udvega19:177:17 PM–20:498:49 PMavoid
Śubha20:498:49 PM–22:2010:20 PMgood
Amṛta22:2010:20 PM–23:5211:52 PMgood
Cara23:5211:52 PM–25:231:23+1 AMneutral
Roga25:231:23+1 AM–26:552:55+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:552:55+1 AM–28:264:26+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:264:26+1 AM–29:575:57+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:575:57 AM to 29:575:57+1 AM

05:575:57 AM sunrise17:465:46 PM sunsetsunrise 29:575:57+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 08:578:57 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 20:198:19 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 15:393:39 PM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 08:578:57 AM
Vaṇijauntil 19:417:41 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:548:54 AM–10:2310:23 AM
Abhijit 11:2811:28 AM–12:1512:15 PM
Pradoṣa 17:465:46 PM–19:237:23 PM
Niśītha 23:2811:28 PM–24:1612:16+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. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:2310:23 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:1512:15 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 49 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:237:23 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:1612:16+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā08:578:57 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā20:198:19 PMPunarvasu
YogaŚubha15:393:39 PMŚukla
KaraṇaGara08:578:57 AMVaṇija
VāraŚanivāra29:57 05:575:57 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 687
Day length
11 h 49 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
19:557:55 PM
Moonset
07:377:37 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:194:19 AM05:575:57 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:194:19 AM05:085:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:444:44 AM05:575:57 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:575:57 AM08:198:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day05:575:57 AM07:267:26 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta05:575:57 AM06:446:44 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:006:00 AM07:287:28 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:446:44 AM07:317:31 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:198:19 AM10:4010:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:548:54 AM10:2310:23 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:0811:08 AM12:3612:36 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2711:27 AM12:1512:15 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2811:28 AM12:1512:15 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:021:02 PM15:243:24 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:201:20 PM14:482:48 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:491:49 PM14:372:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:243:24 PM17:465:46 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:465:46 PM19:237:23 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:465:46 PM18:106:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:465:46 PM18:596:59 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2811:28 PM24:1612:16+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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