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Thursday 26 December 1996 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 06:146:14 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 32:118:11 AM+1, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:367:36 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

19:097:09 PM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

12:1912:19 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1912:19 PM
At noon, 12:1912:19 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 195° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 195° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:395:39 AM–06:376:37 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:086:08 AM–07:367:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0012:00 PM–12:3812:38 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:531:53 PM–14:312:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:025:02 PM–17:315:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:025:02 PM–18:296:29 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:5012:50 AM+1–26:352:35 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:367:36 AM–08:468:46 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:579:57 AM–11:0811:08 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:4410:44 AM–11:2211:22 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:301:30 PM–14:402:40 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:172:17 PM–16:034:03 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta14:312:31 PM–15:093:09 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

Śubha07:367:36 AM–08:468:46 AMgood
Roga08:468:46 AM–09:579:57 AMavoid
Udvega09:579:57 AM–11:0811:08 AMavoid
Cara11:0811:08 AM–12:1912:19 PMneutral
Lābha12:1912:19 PM–13:301:30 PMgood
Amṛta13:301:30 PM–14:402:40 PMgood
Kāla14:402:40 PM–15:513:51 PMavoid
Śubha15:513:51 PM–17:025:02 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:025:02 PM–18:516:51 PMgood
Cara18:516:51 PM–20:408:40 PMneutral
Roga20:408:40 PM–22:3010:30 PMavoid
Kāla22:3010:30 PM–24:1912:19 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:1912:19 AM+1–26:082:08 AM+1good
Udvega26:082:08 AM+1–27:573:57 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:573:57 AM+1–29:475:47 AM+1good
Amṛta29:475:47 AM+1–31:367:36 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:367:36 AM to 31:367:36 AM+1

07:367:36 AM sunrise17:025:02 PM sunsetsunrise 31:367:36 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 27:283:28 AM+1
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 30:496:49 AM+1
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 19:097:09 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0012:00 PM–12:3812:38 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:301:30 PM–14:402:40 PM
Pradoṣa 17:025:02 PM–18:596:59 PM
Niśītha 23:5511:55 PM–24:4312:43 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. AbhijitUntil 12:3812:38 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:402:40 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 9 h 27 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 18:596:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:4312:43 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  9. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  10. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyāpast sunriseTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPunarvasu27:28 03:283:28 AM FriPuṣya
YogaIndra30:49 06:496:49 AM FriVaidhṛti
KaraṇaTaitila19:097:09 PMGara
VāraGuruvāra31:36 07:367:36 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 978
Day length
9 h 27 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
18:386:38 PM
Moonset
08:098:09 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:395:39 AM07:367:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:395:39 AM06:376:37 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:086:08 AM07:367:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:367:36 AM09:299:29 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:367:36 AM08:468:46 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:299:29 AM11:2211:22 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:579:57 AM11:0811:08 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:4410:44 AM11:2211:22 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5511:55 AM12:4312:43 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0012:00 PM12:3812:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:151:15 PM15:093:09 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:301:30 PM14:402:40 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:531:53 PM14:312:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:172:17 PM16:034:03 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:312:31 PM15:093:09 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:093:09 PM17:025:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:025:02 PM18:596:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:025:02 PM17:315:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:025:02 PM18:296:29 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5511:55 PM24:4312:43 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:5012:50 AM+126:352:35 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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