12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
December 2011 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 12 December 2011 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 23:4911:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:3412:34 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:277:27 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:1512:15 PM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

12:1212:12 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 29 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1212:12 PM
At noon, 12:1212:12 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 198° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 198° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:315:31 AM–06:296:29 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:006:00 AM–07:277:27 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5311:53 AM–12:3012:30 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:311:31 PM–15:133:13 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:461:46 PM–14:242:24 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:564:56 PM–17:255:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:564:56 PM–18:236:23 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya07:377:37 AM–09:189:18 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla08:388:38 AM–09:499:49 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0011:00 AM–12:1112:11 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3012:30 PM–13:081:08 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:231:23 PM–14:342:34 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:242:24 PM–15:023:02 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

Amṛta07:277:27 AM–08:388:38 AMgood
Kāla08:388:38 AM–09:499:49 AMavoid
Śubha09:499:49 AM–11:0011:00 AMgood
Roga11:0011:00 AM–12:1112:11 PMavoid
Udvega12:1112:11 PM–13:231:23 PMavoid
Cara13:231:23 PM–14:342:34 PMneutral
Lābha14:342:34 PM–15:453:45 PMgood
Amṛta15:453:45 PM–16:564:56 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:564:56 PM–18:456:45 PMneutral
Roga18:456:45 PM–20:348:34 PMavoid
Kāla20:348:34 PM–22:2310:23 PMavoid
Lābha22:2310:23 PM–24:1212:12 AM+1good
Udvega24:1212:12 AM+1–26:012:01 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:012:01 AM+1–27:503:50 AM+1good
Amṛta27:503:50 AM+1–29:395:39 AM+1good
Cara29:395:39 AM+1–31:287:28 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:277:27 AM to 31:287:28 AM+1

07:277:27 AM sunrise16:564:56 PM sunsetsunrise 31:287:28 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 24:3412:34 AM+1
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 24:0412:04 AM+1
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 30:366:36 AM+1
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 12:1512:15 PM
Garauntil 24:3412:34 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:388:38 AM–09:499:49 AM
Abhijit 11:5311:53 AM–12:3012:30 PM
Pradoṣa 16:564:56 PM–18:526:52 PM
Niśītha 23:4811:48 PM–24:3612:36 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:499:49 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3012:30 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 29 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:526:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:3612:36 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  9. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  10. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  11. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā24:34 00:3412:34 AM TueTṛtīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā24:04 00:0412:04 AM TuePunarvasu
YogaŚukla30:36 06:366:36 AM TueBrahma
KaraṇaTaitila12:1512:15 PMGara
VāraSomavāra31:28 07:287:28 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2068
Śaka
1933
Kali
5112
Ahargaṇa
1 867 442
Day length
9 h 29 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
18:346:34 PM
Moonset
08:338:33 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:315:31 AM07:277:27 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:315:31 AM06:296:29 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:006:00 AM07:277:27 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:277:27 AM09:219:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:377:37 AM09:189:18 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:388:38 AM09:499:49 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:219:21 AM11:1511:15 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0011:00 AM12:1112:11 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4711:47 AM12:3512:35 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5311:53 AM12:3012:30 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3012:30 PM13:081:08 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:081:08 PM15:023:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:231:23 PM14:342:34 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:311:31 PM15:133:13 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:461:46 PM14:242:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:242:24 PM15:023:02 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:023:02 PM16:564:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:564:56 PM18:526:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:564:56 PM17:255:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:564:56 PM18:236:23 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4811:48 PM24:3612:36 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
This page as JSON · Markdown · ICS
Profile
pac-rp@2026.1 · upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Ayanāṃśa
lahiri-iae1985 · 24°01′42″
Engine · ruleset
0.1.0 · 2026.3-draft
Place
38°52′ N 115°28′ E · GeoNames 1816971
‹ Sun 11 DecTodayTue 13 Dec ›