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November 2009 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Śukla to Mārgaśīrṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 18 November 2009 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 03:413:41 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:444:44 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:047:04 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:329:32 AM

Anurādhā gives way to Jyeṣṭhā.

Noon

12:0312:03 PM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 58 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:0312:03 PM
At noon, 12:0312:03 PM, the Sun is in Viśākhā and the Moon 16° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 16° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:125:12 AM–06:086:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:405:40 AM–07:047:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:431:43 PM–14:232:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:025:02 PM–17:305:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:025:02 PM–18:266:26 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:491:49 AM+1–27:323:32 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:198:19 AM–09:349:34 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4810:48 AM–12:0312:03 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4311:43 AM–12:2312:23 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0312:03 PM–13:181:18 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:323:32 PM–17:155:15 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Lābha07:047:04 AM–08:198:19 AMgood
Amṛta08:198:19 AM–09:349:34 AMgood
Kāla09:349:34 AM–10:4810:48 AMavoid
Śubha10:4810:48 AM–12:0312:03 PMgood
Roga12:0312:03 PM–13:181:18 PMavoid
Udvega13:181:18 PM–14:332:33 PMavoid
Cara14:332:33 PM–15:473:47 PMneutral
Lābha15:473:47 PM–17:025:02 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:025:02 PM–18:486:48 PMavoid
Śubha18:486:48 PM–20:338:33 PMgood
Amṛta20:338:33 PM–22:1810:18 PMgood
Cara22:1810:18 PM–24:0412:04 AM+1neutral
Roga24:0412:04 AM+1–25:491:49 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:491:49 AM+1–27:343:34 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:343:34 AM+1–29:205:20 AM+1good
Udvega29:205:20 AM+1–31:057:05 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:047:04 AM to 31:057:05 AM+1

07:047:04 AM sunrise17:025:02 PM sunsetsunrise 31:057:05 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 28:444:44 AM+1
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 09:329:32 AM
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 12:1012:10 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 16:084:08 PM
Kaulavauntil 28:444:44 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0312:03 PM–13:181:18 PM
Pradoṣa 17:025:02 PM–18:556:55 PM
Niśītha 23:4011:40 PM–24:2812:28 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:181:18 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 58 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:556:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2812:28 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā28:44 04:444:44 AM ThuTṛtīyā
NakṣatraAnurādhā09:329:32 AMJyeṣṭhā
YogaAtigaṇḍa12:1012:10 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaBālava16:084:08 PMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra31:05 07:057:05 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2066
Śaka
1931
Kali
5110
Ahargaṇa
1 866 688
Day length
9 h 58 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
08:348:34 AM
Moonset
17:475:47 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:125:12 AM07:047:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:125:12 AM06:086:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:405:40 AM07:047:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:047:04 AM09:049:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:198:19 AM09:349:34 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:049:04 AM11:0311:03 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4810:48 AM12:0312:03 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3911:39 AM12:2712:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4311:43 AM12:2312:23 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0312:03 PM13:181:18 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:031:03 PM15:033:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:431:43 PM14:232:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:033:03 PM17:025:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:323:32 PM17:155:15 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:025:02 PM18:556:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:025:02 PM17:305:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:025:02 PM18:266:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4011:40 PM24:2812:28 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:491:49 AM+127:323:32 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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