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Thursday 25 December 1969 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 03:463:46 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:146:14 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:357:35 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:268:26 AM

Brahma gives way to Indra.

Noon

12:1812:18 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 26 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1812:18 PM
At noon, 12:1812:18 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 196° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 196° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:385:38 AM–06:376:37 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:086:08 AM–07:357:35 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5911:59 AM–12:3712:37 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:521:52 PM–14:302:30 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:015:01 PM–17:305:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:015:01 PM–18:296:29 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:081:08 AM+1–26:552:55 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:357:35 AM–08:468:46 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:579:57 AM–11:0711:07 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:4410:44 AM–11:2211:22 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:291:29 PM–14:402:40 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:232:23 PM–16:104:10 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta14:302:30 PM–15:083:08 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

Śubha07:357:35 AM–08:468:46 AMgood
Roga08:468:46 AM–09:579:57 AMavoid
Udvega09:579:57 AM–11:0711:07 AMavoid
Cara11:0711:07 AM–12:1812:18 PMneutral
Lābha12:1812:18 PM–13:291:29 PMgood
Amṛta13:291:29 PM–14:402:40 PMgood
Kāla14:402:40 PM–15:503:50 PMavoid
Śubha15:503:50 PM–17:015:01 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:015:01 PM–18:506:50 PMgood
Cara18:506:50 PM–20:408:40 PMneutral
Roga20:408:40 PM–22:2910:29 PMavoid
Kāla22:2910:29 PM–24:1812:18 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:1812:18 AM+1–26:082:08 AM+1good
Udvega26:082:08 AM+1–27:573:57 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:573:57 AM+1–29:465:46 AM+1good
Amṛta29:465:46 AM+1–31:357:35 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:357:35 AM to 31:357:35 AM+1

07:357:35 AM sunrise17:015:01 PM sunsetsunrise 31:357:35 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 30:146:14 AM+1
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 27:493:49 AM+1
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 08:268:26 AM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 16:584:58 PM
Garauntil 30:146:14 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5911:59 AM–12:3712:37 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:291:29 PM–14:402:40 PM
Pradoṣa 17:015:01 PM–18:586:58 PM
Niśītha 23:5411:54 PM–24:4212:42 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. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3712:37 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:402:40 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 26 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:586:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4212:42 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  10. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā30:14 06:146:14 AM FriTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPunarvasu27:49 03:493:49 AM FriPuṣya
YogaBrahma08:268:26 AMIndra
KaraṇaTaitila16:584:58 PMGara
VāraGuruvāra31:35 07:357:35 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2026
Śaka
1891
Kali
5070
Ahargaṇa
1 852 115
Day length
9 h 26 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
18:136:13 PM
Moonset
08:558:55 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:385:38 AM07:357:35 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:385:38 AM06:376:37 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:086:08 AM07:357:35 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:357:35 AM09:289:28 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:357:35 AM08:468:46 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:289:28 AM11:2211:22 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:579:57 AM11:0711:07 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:4410:44 AM11:2211:22 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5411:54 AM12:4212:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5911:59 AM12:3712:37 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:151:15 PM15:083:08 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:291:29 PM14:402:40 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:521:52 PM14:302:30 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:232:23 PM16:104:10 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:302:30 PM15:083:08 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:083:08 PM17:015:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:015:01 PM18:586:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:015:01 PM17:305:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:015:01 PM18:296:29 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5411:54 PM24:4212:42 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:081:08 AM+126:552:55 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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