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

Friday 6 December 2002 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Śukravāra. Dvitīyā began at 11:0111:01 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:568:56 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:406:40 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:577:57 AM

Mūla gives way to Pūrvāṣāḍhā.

Noon

12:3112:31 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:3112:31 PM
At noon, 12:3112:31 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 26° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 5% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 26° falls in Śukla Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:015:01 AM–05:505:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:265:26 AM–06:406:40 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0812:08 PM–12:5512:55 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:292:29 PM–15:163:16 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:236:23 PM–18:486:48 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:236:23 PM–19:377:37 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:282:28+1 AM–28:014:01+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika08:078:07 AM–09:359:35 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:009:00 AM–09:479:47 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:0311:03 AM–12:3112:31 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5512:55 PM–13:421:42 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:273:27 PM–16:554:55 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:125:12 PM–18:456:45 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

Cara06:406:40 AM–08:078:07 AMneutral
Lābha08:078:07 AM–09:359:35 AMgood
Amṛta09:359:35 AM–11:0311:03 AMgood
Kāla11:0311:03 AM–12:3112:31 PMavoid
Śubha12:3112:31 PM–13:591:59 PMgood
Roga13:591:59 PM–15:273:27 PMavoid
Udvega15:273:27 PM–16:554:55 PMavoid
Cara16:554:55 PM–18:236:23 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:236:23 PM–19:567:56 PMavoid
Kāla19:567:56 PM–21:289:28 PMavoid
Lābha21:289:28 PM–23:0011:00 PMgood
Udvega23:0011:00 PM–24:3212:32+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:3212:32+1 AM–26:042:04+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:042:04+1 AM–27:363:36+1 AMgood
Cara27:363:36+1 AM–29:085:08+1 AMneutral
Roga29:085:08+1 AM–30:406:40+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:406:40 AM to 30:406:40+1 AM

06:406:40 AM sunrise18:236:23 PM sunsetsunrise 30:406:40+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 08:568:56 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 07:577:57 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 24:1612:16+1 AM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 08:568:56 AM
Taitilauntil 20:068:06 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:0311:03 AM–12:3112:31 PM
Abhijit 12:0812:08 PM–12:5512:55 PM
Pradoṣa 18:236:23 PM–20:028:02 PM
Niśītha 24:0812:08+1 AM–24:5612:56+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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  3. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:3112:31 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:5512:55 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:028:02 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5612:56+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā08:568:56 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraMūla07:577:57 AMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaGaṇḍa24:16 00:1612:16 AM SatVṛddhi
KaraṇaKaulava08:568:56 AMTaitila
VāraŚukravāra30:40 06:406:40 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 864 149
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
08:318:31 AM
Moonset
20:298:29 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:015:01 AM06:406:40 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:015:01 AM05:505:50 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:265:26 AM06:406:40 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:406:40 AM09:009:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:078:07 AM09:359:35 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:009:00 AM11:2111:21 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:009:00 AM09:479:47 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:0311:03 AM12:3112:31 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0712:07 PM12:5512:55 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0812:08 PM12:5512:55 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5512:55 PM13:421:42 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:421:42 PM16:034:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:292:29 PM15:163:16 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:273:27 PM16:554:55 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:034:03 PM18:236:23 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:125:12 PM18:456:45 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:236:23 PM20:028:02 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:236:23 PM18:486:48 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:236:23 PM19:377:37 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0812:08+1 AM24:5612:56+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:282:28+1 AM28:014:01+1 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
This page as JSON · Markdown · ICS
Profile
pac-rp@2026.1 · upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Ayanāṃśa
lahiri-iae1985 · 23°53′36″
Engine · ruleset
0.1.0 · 2026.3-draft
Place
6°56′ N 79°51′ E · GeoNames 1248991