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Tuesday 8 December 1953 · Bucharest, Romania

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 13:071:07 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:021:02 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:397:39 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:021:02 PM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

12:0712:07 PM

The Sun 23° above S. Day length 8 h 57 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBucharest12:0712:07 PM
At noon, 12:0712:07 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 24° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 4% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 24° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:395:39 AM–06:396:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:096:09 AM–07:397:39 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4911:49 AM–12:2512:25 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:371:37 PM–14:132:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:364:36 PM–17:065:06 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:364:36 PM–18:066:06 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:591:59+1 AM–27:363:36+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:269:26 AM–10:0210:02 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:539:53 AM–11:0011:00 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0712:07 PM–13:141:14 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:222:22 PM–15:293:29 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:174:17 PM–17:545:54 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:3710:37 PM–23:3811:38 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

Roga07:397:39 AM–08:468:46 AMavoid
Udvega08:468:46 AM–09:539:53 AMavoid
Cara09:539:53 AM–11:0011:00 AMneutral
Lābha11:0011:00 AM–12:0712:07 PMgood
Amṛta12:0712:07 PM–13:141:14 PMgood
Kāla13:141:14 PM–14:222:22 PMavoid
Śubha14:222:22 PM–15:293:29 PMgood
Roga15:293:29 PM–16:364:36 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:364:36 PM–18:296:29 PMavoid
Lābha18:296:29 PM–20:228:22 PMgood
Udvega20:228:22 PM–22:1510:15 PMavoid
Śubha22:1510:15 PM–24:0812:08+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:0812:08+1 AM–26:012:01+1 AMgood
Cara26:012:01+1 AM–27:543:54+1 AMneutral
Roga27:543:54+1 AM–29:475:47+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:475:47+1 AM–31:407:40+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:397:39 AM to 31:407:40+1 AM

07:397:39 AM sunrise16:364:36 PM sunsetsunrise 31:407:40+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 13:021:02 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 30:506:50+1 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 19:097:09 PM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 13:021:02 PM
Taitilauntil 24:5112:51+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4911:49 AM–12:2512:25 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:222:22 PM–15:293:29 PM
Pradoṣa 16:364:36 PM–18:366:36 PM
Niśītha 23:4411:44 PM–24:3212:32+1 AM

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. AbhijitUntil 12:2512:25 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:293:29 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 57 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:366:36 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3212:32+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā13:021:02 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā30:50 06:506:50 AM WedUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaGaṇḍa19:097:09 PMVṛddhi
KaraṇaKaulava13:021:02 PMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:40 07:407:40 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2010
Śaka
1875
Kali
5054
Ahargaṇa
1 846 254
Day length
8 h 57 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
09:349:34 AM
Moonset
18:186:18 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:395:39 AM07:397:39 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:395:39 AM06:396:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:096:09 AM07:397:39 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:397:39 AM09:269:26 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:269:26 AM11:1411:14 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:269:26 AM10:0210:02 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:539:53 AM11:0011:00 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4311:43 AM12:3112:31 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4911:49 AM12:2512:25 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0712:07 PM13:141:14 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:011:01 PM14:482:48 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:371:37 PM14:132:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:222:22 PM15:293:29 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:482:48 PM16:364:36 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:174:17 PM17:545:54 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:364:36 PM18:366:36 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:364:36 PM17:065:06 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:364:36 PM18:066:06 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3710:37 PM23:3811:38 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4411:44 PM24:3212:32+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:591:59+1 AM27:363:36+1 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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