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Friday 6 December 1968 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Śukravāra. Dvitīyā began at 19:397:39 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:0910:09 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:047:04 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:548:54 AM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

11:4211:42 AM

The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 15 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChicago11:4211:42 AM
At noon, 11:4211:42 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 199° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 199° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:065:06 AM–06:056:05 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:365:36 AM–07:047:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2311:23 AM–12:0012:00 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:141:14 PM–13:511:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:194:19 PM–16:494:49 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:194:19 PM–17:485:48 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:357:35 PM–21:239:23 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika08:148:14 AM–09:239:23 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:558:55 AM–09:329:32 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:3210:32 AM–11:4211:42 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0012:00 PM–12:3712:37 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:191:19 PM–15:063:06 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:012:01 PM–15:103:10 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Cara07:047:04 AM–08:148:14 AMneutral
Lābha08:148:14 AM–09:239:23 AMgood
Amṛta09:239:23 AM–10:3210:32 AMgood
Kāla10:3210:32 AM–11:4211:42 AMavoid
Śubha11:4211:42 AM–12:5112:51 PMgood
Roga12:5112:51 PM–14:012:01 PMavoid
Udvega14:012:01 PM–15:103:10 PMavoid
Cara15:103:10 PM–16:194:19 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga16:194:19 PM–18:106:10 PMavoid
Kāla18:106:10 PM–20:018:01 PMavoid
Lābha20:018:01 PM–21:519:51 PMgood
Udvega21:519:51 PM–23:4211:42 PMavoid
Śubha23:4211:42 PM–25:331:33 AM+1good
Amṛta25:331:33 AM+1–27:243:24 AM+1good
Cara27:243:24 AM+1–29:145:14 AM+1neutral
Roga29:145:14 AM+1–31:057:05 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:047:04 AM to 31:057:05 AM+1

07:047:04 AM sunrise16:194:19 PM sunsetsunrise 31:057:05 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 22:0910:09 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 30:486:48 AM+1
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 20:468:46 PM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 08:548:54 AM
Garauntil 22:0910:09 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:3210:32 AM–11:4211:42 AM
Abhijit 11:2311:23 AM–12:0012:00 PM
Pradoṣa 16:194:19 PM–18:176:17 PM
Niśītha 23:1811:18 PM–24:0612:06 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:4211:42 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0012:00 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 15 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:176:17 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  8. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0612:06 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā22:0910:09 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā30:48 06:486:48 AM SatPunarvasu
YogaŚubha20:468:46 PMŚukla
KaraṇaTaitila08:548:54 AMGara
VāraŚukravāra31:05 07:057:05 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2025
Śaka
1890
Kali
5069
Ahargaṇa
1 851 731
Day length
9 h 15 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
17:265:26 PM
Moonset
08:548:54 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:065:06 AM07:047:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:065:06 AM06:056:05 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:365:36 AM07:047:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:047:04 AM08:558:55 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:148:14 AM09:239:23 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:558:55 AM10:4610:46 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:558:55 AM09:329:32 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:3210:32 AM11:4211:42 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1811:18 AM12:0612:06 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2311:23 AM12:0012:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0012:00 PM12:3712:37 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3712:37 PM14:282:28 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:141:14 PM13:511:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:191:19 PM15:063:06 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:012:01 PM15:103:10 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:282:28 PM16:194:19 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:194:19 PM18:176:17 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:194:19 PM16:494:49 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:194:19 PM17:485:48 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:357:35 PM21:239:23 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1811:18 PM24:0612:06 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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