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Tuesday 5 December 2017 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 17:305:30 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:471:47 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:096:09 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:471:47 PM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

12:0112:01 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:0112:01 PM
At noon, 12:0112:01 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 203° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 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 muhūrta04:314:31 AM–05:205:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:564:56 AM–06:096:09 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3811:38 AM–12:2512:25 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:591:59 PM–14:452:45 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:393:39 PM–17:045:04 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:535:53 PM–18:186:18 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:535:53 PM–19:077:07 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:308:30 AM–09:179:17 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:059:05 AM–10:3310:33 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:4410:44 AM–12:0812:08 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:0112:01 PM–13:291:29 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:572:57 PM–16:254:25 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:4810:48 PM–23:3711:37 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

Roga06:096:09 AM–07:377:37 AMavoid
Udvega07:377:37 AM–09:059:05 AMavoid
Cara09:059:05 AM–10:3310:33 AMneutral
Lābha10:3310:33 AM–12:0112:01 PMgood
Amṛta12:0112:01 PM–13:291:29 PMgood
Kāla13:291:29 PM–14:572:57 PMavoid
Śubha14:572:57 PM–16:254:25 PMgood
Roga16:254:25 PM–17:535:53 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:535:53 PM–19:257:25 PMavoid
Lābha19:257:25 PM–20:578:57 PMgood
Udvega20:578:57 PM–22:2910:29 PMavoid
Śubha22:2910:29 PM–24:0112:01+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:0112:01+1 AM–25:331:33+1 AMgood
Cara25:331:33+1 AM–27:063:06+1 AMneutral
Roga27:063:06+1 AM–28:384:38+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:384:38+1 AM–30:106:10+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:096:09 AM to 30:106:10+1 AM

06:096:09 AM sunrise17:535:53 PM sunsetsunrise 30:106:10+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 13:471:47 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 24:2812:28+1 AM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 19:547:54 PM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 13:471:47 PM
Vaṇijauntil 24:0012:00+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3811:38 AM–12:2512:25 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:572:57 PM–16:254:25 PM
Pradoṣa 17:535:53 PM–19:317:31 PM
Niśītha 23:3711:37 PM–24:2512:25+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:2512:25 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:254:25 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:317:31 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2512:25+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā13:471:47 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā24:28 00:2812:28 AM WedPunarvasu
YogaŚubha19:547:54 PMŚukla
KaraṇaGara13:471:47 PMVaṇija
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:10 06:106:10 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 627
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
19:527:52 PM
Moonset
07:377:37 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:314:31 AM06:096:09 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:314:31 AM05:205:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:564:56 AM06:096:09 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:096:09 AM08:308:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:308:30 AM10:5110:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:308:30 AM09:179:17 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:059:05 AM10:3310:33 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:4410:44 AM12:0812:08 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3711:37 AM12:2512:25 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3811:38 AM12:2512:25 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0112:01 PM13:291:29 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:121:12 PM15:323:32 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:591:59 PM14:452:45 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:572:57 PM16:254:25 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:323:32 PM17:535:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:393:39 PM17:045:04 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:535:53 PM19:317:31 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:535:53 PM18:186:18 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:535:53 PM19:077:07 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4810:48 PM23:3711:37 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3711:37 PM24:2512:25+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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