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Thursday 18 December 1986 · Bucharest, Romania

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 11:3611:36 AM yesterday, and holds until 14:072:07 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:477:47 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:072:07 PM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

12:1212:12 PM

The Sun 22° above S. Day length 8 h 50 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBucharest12:1212:12 PM
At noon, 12:1212:12 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 203° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 96% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 203° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:465:46 AM–06:466:46 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:166:16 AM–07:477:47 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5411:54 AM–12:3012:30 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:401:40 PM–14:162:16 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:374:37 PM–17:075:07 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:374:37 PM–18:086:08 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:011:01+1 AM–26:482:48+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:477:47 AM–08:538:53 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:0010:00 AM–11:0611:06 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:4410:44 AM–11:1911:19 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:181:18 PM–14:242:24 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:152:15 PM–16:034:03 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta14:162:16 PM–14:512:51 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

Śubha07:477:47 AM–08:538:53 AMgood
Roga08:538:53 AM–10:0010:00 AMavoid
Udvega10:0010:00 AM–11:0611:06 AMavoid
Cara11:0611:06 AM–12:1212:12 PMneutral
Lābha12:1212:12 PM–13:181:18 PMgood
Amṛta13:181:18 PM–14:242:24 PMgood
Kāla14:242:24 PM–15:313:31 PMavoid
Śubha15:313:31 PM–16:374:37 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:374:37 PM–18:316:31 PMgood
Cara18:316:31 PM–20:258:25 PMneutral
Roga20:258:25 PM–22:1810:18 PMavoid
Kāla22:1810:18 PM–24:1212:12+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:1212:12+1 AM–26:062:06+1 AMgood
Udvega26:062:06+1 AM–28:004:00+1 AMavoid
Śubha28:004:00+1 AM–29:545:54+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:545:54+1 AM–31:487:48+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:477:47 AM to 31:487:48+1 AM

07:477:47 AM sunrise16:374:37 PM sunsetsunrise 31:487:48+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 14:072:07 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 27:423:42+1 AM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 21:499:49 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 14:072:07 PM
Vaṇijauntil 27:213:21+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5411:54 AM–12:3012:30 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:181:18 PM–14:242:24 PM
Pradoṣa 16:374:37 PM–18:386:38 PM
Niśītha 23:4811:48 PM–24:3612:36+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:3012:30 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:242:24 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  5. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 50 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:386:38 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3612:36+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā14:072:07 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPunarvasu27:42 03:423:42 AM FriPuṣya
YogaBrahma21:499:49 PMIndra
KaraṇaGara14:072:07 PMVaṇija
VāraGuruvāra31:48 07:487:48 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2043
Śaka
1908
Kali
5087
Ahargaṇa
1 858 317
Day length
8 h 50 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
18:136:13 PM
Moonset
09:499:49 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:465:46 AM07:477:47 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:465:46 AM06:466:46 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:166:16 AM07:477:47 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:477:47 AM09:339:33 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:477:47 AM08:538:53 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:339:33 AM11:1911:19 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:0010:00 AM11:0611:06 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:4410:44 AM11:1911:19 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4811:48 AM12:3612:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5411:54 AM12:3012:30 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:051:05 PM14:512:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:181:18 PM14:242:24 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:401:40 PM14:162:16 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:152:15 PM16:034:03 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:162:16 PM14:512:51 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:512:51 PM16:374:37 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:374:37 PM18:386:38 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:374:37 PM17:075:07 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:374:37 PM18:086:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4811:48 PM24:3612:36+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:011:01+1 AM26:482:48+1 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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