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December 2002 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Saturday 21 December 2002 · Changchun, Jilin, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Śanivāra. Dvitīyā began at 03:343:34 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:293:29+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:107:10 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:249:24 AM

Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.

Noon

11:3711:37 AM

The Sun 23° above S. Day length 8 h 53 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChangchun11:3711:37 AM
At noon, 11:3711:37 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 196° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 196° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:095:09 AM–06:096:09 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:395:39 AM–07:107:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1911:19 AM–11:5411:54 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:051:05 PM–13:411:41 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:034:03 PM–16:334:33 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:034:03 PM–17:345:34 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:107:10 AM–08:178:17 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:107:10 AM–07:457:45 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:457:45 AM–08:218:21 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:239:23 AM–10:3010:30 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa12:4312:43 PM–13:501:50 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:369:36 PM–23:1311:13 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

Kāla07:107:10 AM–08:178:17 AMavoid
Śubha08:178:17 AM–09:239:23 AMgood
Roga09:239:23 AM–10:3010:30 AMavoid
Udvega10:3010:30 AM–11:3711:37 AMavoid
Cara11:3711:37 AM–12:4312:43 PMneutral
Lābha12:4312:43 PM–13:501:50 PMgood
Amṛta13:501:50 PM–14:572:57 PMgood
Kāla14:572:57 PM–16:034:03 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha16:034:03 PM–17:575:57 PMgood
Udvega17:575:57 PM–19:507:50 PMavoid
Śubha19:507:50 PM–21:439:43 PMgood
Amṛta21:439:43 PM–23:3711:37 PMgood
Cara23:3711:37 PM–25:301:30+1 AMneutral
Roga25:301:30+1 AM–27:243:24+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:243:24+1 AM–29:175:17+1 AMavoid
Lābha29:175:17+1 AM–31:107:10+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:107:10 AM to 31:107:10+1 AM

07:107:10 AM sunrise16:034:03 PM sunsetsunrise 31:107:10+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 27:293:29+1 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 09:249:24 AM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 23:2611:26 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 15:353:35 PM
Garauntil 27:293:29+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:239:23 AM–10:3010:30 AM
Abhijit 11:1911:19 AM–11:5411:54 AM
Pradoṣa 16:034:03 PM–18:046:04 PM
Niśītha 23:1311:13 PM–24:0112:01+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:3010:30 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 11:5411:54 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 53 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:046:04 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0112:01+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  10. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā27:29 03:293:29 AM SunTṛtīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā09:249:24 AMPunarvasu
YogaBrahma23:2611:26 PMIndra
KaraṇaTaitila15:353:35 PMGara
VāraŚanivāra31:10 07:107:10 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 864 164
Day length
8 h 53 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
17:145:14 PM
Moonset
08:288:28 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:095:09 AM07:107:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:095:09 AM06:096:09 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:395:39 AM07:107:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:107:10 AM08:578:57 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:107:10 AM08:178:17 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:107:10 AM07:457:45 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:457:45 AM08:218:21 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:578:57 AM10:4310:43 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:239:23 AM10:3010:30 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1311:13 AM12:0112:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1911:19 AM11:5411:54 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3012:30 PM14:172:17 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:4312:43 PM13:501:50 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:051:05 PM13:411:41 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:172:17 PM16:034:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:034:03 PM18:046:04 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:034:03 PM16:334:33 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:034:03 PM17:345:34 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:369:36 PM23:1311:13 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1311:13 PM24:0112:01+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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