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Sunday 27 December 2015 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Ravivāra. Dvitīyā began at 15:243:24 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:422:42 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:206:20 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1911:19 AM

Punarvasu gives way to Puṣya.

Noon

12:1112:11 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:1112:11 PM
At noon, 12:1112:11 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 203° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 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 muhūrta04:424:42 AM–05:315:31 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:065:06 AM–06:206:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:568:56 AM–10:3110:31 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:4811:48 AM–12:3512:35 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:092:09 PM–14:552:55 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:036:03 PM–18:276:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:036:03 PM–19:177:17 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:175:17 AM+1–30:556:55 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:1112:11 PM–13:391:39 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:073:07 PM–16:354:35 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:294:29 PM–17:165:16 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:354:35 PM–18:036:03 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:297:29 PM–21:079:07 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

Udvega06:206:20 AM–07:487:48 AMavoid
Cara07:487:48 AM–09:169:16 AMneutral
Lābha09:169:16 AM–10:4410:44 AMgood
Amṛta10:4410:44 AM–12:1112:11 PMgood
Kāla12:1112:11 PM–13:391:39 PMavoid
Śubha13:391:39 PM–15:073:07 PMgood
Roga15:073:07 PM–16:354:35 PMavoid
Udvega16:354:35 PM–18:036:03 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:036:03 PM–19:357:35 PMgood
Amṛta19:357:35 PM–21:079:07 PMgood
Cara21:079:07 PM–22:3910:39 PMneutral
Roga22:3910:39 PM–24:1212:12 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:1212:12 AM+1–25:441:44 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:441:44 AM+1–27:163:16 AM+1good
Udvega27:163:16 AM+1–28:484:48 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:484:48 AM+1–30:206:20 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:206:20 AM to 30:206:20 AM+1

06:206:20 AM sunrise18:036:03 PM sunsetsunrise 30:206:20 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 14:422:42 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 11:1911:19 AM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 15:103:10 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 14:422:42 PM
Vaṇijauntil 26:372:37 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4811:48 AM–12:3512:35 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:354:35 PM–18:036:03 PM
Pradoṣa 18:036:03 PM–19:417:41 PM
Niśītha 23:4811:48 PM–24:3612:36 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3512:35 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  5. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  6. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  7. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:036:03 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  8. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:417:41 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3612:36 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā14:422:42 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPunarvasu11:1911:19 AMPuṣya
YogaIndra15:103:10 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaGara14:422:42 PMVaṇija
VāraRavivāra30:20 06:206:20 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 918
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
19:557:55 PM
Moonset
07:427:42 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:424:42 AM06:206:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:424:42 AM05:315:31 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:065:06 AM06:206:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:206:20 AM08:408:40 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:408:40 AM11:0111:01 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:568:56 AM10:3110:31 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4711:47 AM12:3512:35 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4811:48 AM12:3512:35 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:1112:11 PM13:391:39 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:221:22 PM15:423:42 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:092:09 PM14:552:55 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:073:07 PM16:354:35 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:423:42 PM18:036:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:294:29 PM17:165:16 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:354:35 PM18:036:03 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:036:03 PM19:417:41 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:036:03 PM18:276:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:036:03 PM19:177:17 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:297:29 PM21:079:07 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4811:48 PM24:3612:36 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:175:17 AM+130:556:55 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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