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Tuesday 22 December 1953 · Bucharest, Romania

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 12:3012:30 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:5211:52 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:497:49 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:5211:52 AM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

12:1412:14 PM

The Sun 22° above S. Day length 8 h 49 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBucharest12:1412:14 PM
At noon, 12:1412:14 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 204° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 96% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 204° falls in Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:485:48 AM–06:496:49 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:186:18 AM–07:497:49 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5611:56 AM–12:3212:32 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:381:38 PM–15:143:14 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:182:18 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:394:39 PM–17:095:09 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:394:39 PM–18:106:10 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:359:35 AM–10:1110:11 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0210:02 AM–11:0811:08 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1412:14 PM–13:201:20 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:262:26 PM–15:333:33 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:4310:43 PM–23:4411:44 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya24:1812:18+1 AM–25:571:57+1 AMa 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

Roga07:497:49 AM–08:568:56 AMavoid
Udvega08:568:56 AM–10:0210:02 AMavoid
Cara10:0210:02 AM–11:0811:08 AMneutral
Lābha11:0811:08 AM–12:1412:14 PMgood
Amṛta12:1412:14 PM–13:201:20 PMgood
Kāla13:201:20 PM–14:262:26 PMavoid
Śubha14:262:26 PM–15:333:33 PMgood
Roga15:333:33 PM–16:394:39 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:394:39 PM–18:336:33 PMavoid
Lābha18:336:33 PM–20:278:27 PMgood
Udvega20:278:27 PM–22:2010:20 PMavoid
Śubha22:2010:20 PM–24:1412:14+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:1412:14+1 AM–26:082:08+1 AMgood
Cara26:082:08+1 AM–28:024:02+1 AMneutral
Roga28:024:02+1 AM–29:565:56+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:565:56+1 AM–31:507:50+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:497:49 AM to 31:507:50+1 AM

07:497:49 AM sunrise16:394:39 PM sunsetsunrise 31:507:50+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 11:5211:52 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 16:024:02 PM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 26:282:28+1 AM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 11:5211:52 AM
Vaṇijauntil 23:4911:49 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5611:56 AM–12:3212:32 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:262:26 PM–15:333:33 PM
Pradoṣa 16:394:39 PM–18:406:40 PM
Niśītha 23:5011:50 PM–24:3812:38+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. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  3. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3212:32 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:333:33 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 8 h 49 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:406:40 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā11:5211:52 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPunarvasu16:024:02 PMPuṣya
YogaIndra26:28 02:282:28 AM WedVaidhṛti
KaraṇaGara11:5211:52 AMVaṇija
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:50 07:507:50 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2010
Śaka
1875
Kali
5054
Ahargaṇa
1 846 268
Day length
8 h 49 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
18:506:50 PM
Moonset
09:219:21 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:485:48 AM07:497:49 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:485:48 AM06:496:49 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:186:18 AM07:497:49 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:497:49 AM09:359:35 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:359:35 AM11:2111:21 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:359:35 AM10:1110:11 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0210:02 AM11:0811:08 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5011:50 AM12:3812:38 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5611:56 AM12:3212:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1412:14 PM13:201:20 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:071:07 PM14:532:53 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:381:38 PM15:143:14 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:182:18 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:262:26 PM15:333:33 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:532:53 PM16:394:39 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:394:39 PM18:406:40 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:394:39 PM17:095:09 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:394:39 PM18:106:10 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4310:43 PM23:4411:44 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:1812:18+1 AM25:571:57+1 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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