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

Saturday 21 December 2002 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Śanivāra. Dvitīyā began at 01:341:34 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:291:29+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:476:47 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:247:24 AM

Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.

Noon

12:3912:39 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:3912:39 PM
At noon, 12:3912:39 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 198° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 198° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:095:09 AM–05:585:58 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:335:33 AM–06:476:47 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1512:15 PM–13:021:02 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:362:36 PM–15:233:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:306:30 PM–18:556:55 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:306:30 PM–19:447:44 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:215:21+1 AM–30:596:59+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:476:47 AM–08:158:15 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:476:47 AM–07:347:34 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:347:34 AM–08:218:21 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:439:43 AM–11:1111:11 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:062:06 PM–15:343:34 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:367:36 PM–21:139:13 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

Kāla06:476:47 AM–08:158:15 AMavoid
Śubha08:158:15 AM–09:439:43 AMgood
Roga09:439:43 AM–11:1111:11 AMavoid
Udvega11:1111:11 AM–12:3912:39 PMavoid
Cara12:3912:39 PM–14:062:06 PMneutral
Lābha14:062:06 PM–15:343:34 PMgood
Amṛta15:343:34 PM–17:025:02 PMgood
Kāla17:025:02 PM–18:306:30 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:306:30 PM–20:028:02 PMgood
Udvega20:028:02 PM–21:349:34 PMavoid
Śubha21:349:34 PM–23:0711:07 PMgood
Amṛta23:0711:07 PM–24:3912:39+1 AMgood
Cara24:3912:39+1 AM–26:112:11+1 AMneutral
Roga26:112:11+1 AM–27:433:43+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:433:43+1 AM–29:155:15+1 AMavoid
Lābha29:155:15+1 AM–30:486:48+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:476:47 AM to 30:486:48+1 AM

06:476:47 AM sunrise18:306:30 PM sunsetsunrise 30:486:48+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 25:291:29+1 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 07:247:24 AM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 21:269:26 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 13:351:35 PM
Garauntil 25:291:29+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:439:43 AM–11:1111:11 AM
Abhijit 12:1512:15 PM–13:021:02 PM
Pradoṣa 18:306:30 PM–20:088:08 PM
Niśītha 24:1512:15+1 AM–25:031:03+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. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:1111:11 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:021:02 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:088:08 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:031:03+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā25:29 01:291:29 AM SunTṛtīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā07:247:24 AMPunarvasu
YogaBrahma21:269:26 PMIndra
KaraṇaTaitila13:351:35 PMGara
VāraŚanivāra30:48 06:486:48 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 864 164
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
20:028:02 PM
Moonset
07:577:57 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:095:09 AM06:476:47 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:095:09 AM05:585:58 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:335:33 AM06:476:47 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:476:47 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:476:47 AM08:158:15 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:476:47 AM07:347:34 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:347:34 AM08:218:21 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM11:2811:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:439:43 AM11:1111:11 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1512:15 PM13:031:03 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1512:15 PM13:021:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:491:49 PM16:094:09 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:062:06 PM15:343:34 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:362:36 PM15:233:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:094:09 PM18:306:30 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:306:30 PM20:088:08 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:306:30 PM18:556:55 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:306:30 PM19:447:44 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:367:36 PM21:139:13 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1512:15+1 AM25:031:03+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:215:21+1 AM30:596:59+1 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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