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Thursday 24 December 1942 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 02:372:37 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:175:17 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:238:23 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:4711:47 AM

Brahma gives way to Indra.

Noon

12:3912:39 PM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing12:3912:39 PM
At noon, 12:3912:39 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 197° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 197° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:196:19 AM–07:217:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:506:50 AM–08:238:23 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2212:22 PM–12:5612:56 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:052:05 PM–14:392:39 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:564:56 PM–17:275:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:564:56 PM–18:296:29 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:332:33 AM+1–28:214:21 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:238:23 AM–09:279:27 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3110:31 AM–11:3511:35 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:1411:14 AM–11:4811:48 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:431:43 PM–14:482:48 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:392:39 PM–15:133:13 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya15:433:43 PM–17:325:32 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

Śubha08:238:23 AM–09:279:27 AMgood
Roga09:279:27 AM–10:3110:31 AMavoid
Udvega10:3110:31 AM–11:3511:35 AMavoid
Cara11:3511:35 AM–12:3912:39 PMneutral
Lābha12:3912:39 PM–13:431:43 PMgood
Amṛta13:431:43 PM–14:482:48 PMgood
Kāla14:482:48 PM–15:523:52 PMavoid
Śubha15:523:52 PM–16:564:56 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:564:56 PM–18:526:52 PMgood
Cara18:526:52 PM–20:488:48 PMneutral
Roga20:488:48 PM–22:4410:44 PMavoid
Kāla22:4410:44 PM–24:3912:39 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:3912:39 AM+1–26:352:35 AM+1good
Udvega26:352:35 AM+1–28:314:31 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:314:31 AM+1–30:276:27 AM+1good
Amṛta30:276:27 AM+1–32:238:23 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:238:23 AM to 32:238:23 AM+1

08:238:23 AM sunrise16:564:56 PM sunsetsunrise 32:238:23 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 29:175:17 AM+1
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 29:155:15 AM+1
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 11:4711:47 AM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 15:563:56 PM
Garauntil 29:175:17 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2212:22 PM–12:5612:56 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:431:43 PM–14:482:48 PM
Pradoṣa 16:564:56 PM–18:596:59 PM
Niśītha 24:1512:15 AM+1–25:031:03 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5612:56 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:482:48 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 33 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:596:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:031:03 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  10. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā29:17 05:175:17 AM FriTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPunarvasu29:15 05:155:15 AM FriPuṣya
YogaBrahma11:4711:47 AMIndra
KaraṇaTaitila15:563:56 PMGara
VāraGuruvāra32:23 08:238:23 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1999
Śaka
1864
Kali
5043
Ahargaṇa
1 842 252
Day length
8 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
18:386:38 PM
Moonset
09:069:06 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:196:19 AM08:238:23 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:196:19 AM07:217:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:506:50 AM08:238:23 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:238:23 AM10:0510:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:238:23 AM09:279:27 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:0510:05 AM11:4811:48 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3110:31 AM11:3511:35 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:1411:14 AM11:4811:48 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1512:15 PM13:031:03 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2212:22 PM12:5612:56 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:311:31 PM15:133:13 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:431:43 PM14:482:48 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:052:05 PM14:392:39 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:392:39 PM15:133:13 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:133:13 PM16:564:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:433:43 PM17:325:32 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:564:56 PM18:596:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:564:56 PM17:275:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:564:56 PM18:296:29 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1512:15 AM+125:031:03 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:332:33 AM+128:214:21 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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