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Monday 20 November 2017 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 19:157:15 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:369:36 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:036:03 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:248:24 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:5611:56 AM

The Sun 63° above S. Day length 11 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo11:5611:56 AM
At noon, 11:5611:56 AM, the Sun is in Anurādhā and the Moon 20° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 20° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:254:25 AM–05:145:14 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:494:49 AM–06:036:03 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3311:33 AM–12:2012:20 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:541:54 PM–14:412:41 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:572:57 PM–16:444:44 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:505:50 PM–18:146:14 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:505:50 PM–19:037:03 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:317:31 AM–08:598:59 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2810:28 AM–11:5611:56 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2012:20 PM–13:071:07 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:251:25 PM–14:532:53 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:412:41 PM–15:283:28 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Amṛta06:036:03 AM–07:317:31 AMgood
Kāla07:317:31 AM–08:598:59 AMavoid
Śubha08:598:59 AM–10:2810:28 AMgood
Roga10:2810:28 AM–11:5611:56 AMavoid
Udvega11:5611:56 AM–13:251:25 PMavoid
Cara13:251:25 PM–14:532:53 PMneutral
Lābha14:532:53 PM–16:214:21 PMgood
Amṛta16:214:21 PM–17:505:50 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:505:50 PM–19:217:21 PMneutral
Roga19:217:21 PM–20:538:53 PMavoid
Kāla20:538:53 PM–22:2510:25 PMavoid
Lābha22:2510:25 PM–23:5611:56 PMgood
Udvega23:5611:56 PM–25:281:28+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:281:28+1 AM–27:003:00+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:003:00+1 AM–28:314:31+1 AMgood
Cara28:314:31+1 AM–30:036:03+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:036:03 AM to 30:036:03+1 AM

06:036:03 AM sunrise17:505:50 PM sunsetsunrise 30:036:03+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 21:369:36 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 24:4712:47+1 AM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 22:3010:30 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 08:248:24 AM
Kaulavauntil 21:369:36 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:317:31 AM–08:598:59 AM
Abhijit 11:3311:33 AM–12:2012:20 PM
Pradoṣa 17:505:50 PM–19:277:27 PM
Niśītha 23:3211:32 PM–24:2012:20+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:598:59 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2012:20 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 47 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:277:27 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2012:20+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā21:369:36 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā24:47 00:4712:47 AM TueMūla
YogaSukarmā22:3010:30 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaBālava08:248:24 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:03 06:036:03 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 612
Day length
11 h 47 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
07:237:23 AM
Moonset
19:247:24 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:254:25 AM06:036:03 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:254:25 AM05:145:14 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:494:49 AM06:036:03 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:036:03 AM08:248:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:317:31 AM08:598:59 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:248:24 AM10:4610:46 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2810:28 AM11:5611:56 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3211:32 AM12:2012:20 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3311:33 AM12:2012:20 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2012:20 PM13:071:07 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:071:07 PM15:283:28 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:251:25 PM14:532:53 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:541:54 PM14:412:41 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:412:41 PM15:283:28 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:572:57 PM16:444:44 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:283:28 PM17:505:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:505:50 PM19:277:27 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:505:50 PM18:146:14 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:505:50 PM19:037:03 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3211:32 PM24:2012:20+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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