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Tuesday 23 December 1980 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 23:5811:58 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:2310:23 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:347:34 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:2810:28 AM

Brahma gives way to Indra.

Noon

12:1712:17 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1712:17 PM
At noon, 12:1712:17 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 199° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 199° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:385:38 AM–06:366:36 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:076:07 AM–07:347:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5811:58 AM–12:3612:36 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:521:52 PM–14:292:29 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:005:00 PM–17:295:29 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:005:00 PM–18:286:28 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:499:49 PM–23:2111:21 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:279:27 AM–10:0510:05 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:569:56 AM–11:0711:07 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1712:17 PM–13:281:28 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:3412:34 PM–14:072:07 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:392:39 PM–15:493:49 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:5010:50 PM–23:4811:48 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

Roga07:347:34 AM–08:458:45 AMavoid
Udvega08:458:45 AM–09:569:56 AMavoid
Cara09:569:56 AM–11:0711:07 AMneutral
Lābha11:0711:07 AM–12:1712:17 PMgood
Amṛta12:1712:17 PM–13:281:28 PMgood
Kāla13:281:28 PM–14:392:39 PMavoid
Śubha14:392:39 PM–15:493:49 PMgood
Roga15:493:49 PM–17:005:00 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:005:00 PM–18:506:50 PMavoid
Lābha18:506:50 PM–20:398:39 PMgood
Udvega20:398:39 PM–22:2810:28 PMavoid
Śubha22:2810:28 PM–24:1712:17 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1712:17 AM+1–26:072:07 AM+1good
Cara26:072:07 AM+1–27:563:56 AM+1neutral
Roga27:563:56 AM+1–29:455:45 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:455:45 AM+1–31:357:35 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:347:34 AM to 31:357:35 AM+1

07:347:34 AM sunrise17:005:00 PM sunsetsunrise 31:357:35 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 22:2310:23 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 24:0812:08 AM+1
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 10:2810:28 AM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 11:0611:06 AM
Garauntil 22:2310:23 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5811:58 AM–12:3612:36 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:392:39 PM–15:493:49 PM
Pradoṣa 17:005:00 PM–18:576:57 PM
Niśītha 23:5311:53 PM–24:4112:41 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3612:36 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:493:49 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 26 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:576:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4112:41 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā22:2310:23 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPunarvasu24:08 00:0812:08 AM WedPuṣya
YogaBrahma10:2810:28 AMIndra
KaraṇaTaitila11:0611:06 AMGara
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:35 07:357:35 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2037
Śaka
1902
Kali
5081
Ahargaṇa
1 856 131
Day length
9 h 26 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
18:476:47 PM
Moonset
08:348:34 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:385:38 AM07:347:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:385:38 AM06:366:36 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:076:07 AM07:347:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:347:34 AM09:279:27 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:279:27 AM11:2111:21 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:279:27 AM10:0510:05 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:569:56 AM11:0711:07 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5311:53 AM12:4112:41 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5811:58 AM12:3612:36 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1712:17 PM13:281:28 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:3412:34 PM14:072:07 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:141:14 PM15:073:07 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:521:52 PM14:292:29 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:392:39 PM15:493:49 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:073:07 PM17:005:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:005:00 PM18:576:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:005:00 PM17:295:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:005:00 PM18:286:28 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:499:49 PM23:2111:21 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5010:50 PM23:4811:48 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5311:53 PM24:4112:41 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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