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Wednesday 13 December 2000 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 13:511:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:3410:34 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:167:16 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:078:07 AM

Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.

Noon

11:3411:34 AM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3411:34 AM
At noon, 11:3411:34 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 205° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 95% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 205° falls in Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:135:13 AM–06:146:14 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:445:44 AM–07:167:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:001:00 PM–13:351:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:523:52 PM–16:234:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:523:52 PM–17:255:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:283:28 AM+1–28:544:54 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:218:21 AM–09:259:25 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3010:30 AM–11:3411:34 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:1711:17 AM–11:5111:51 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:3411:34 AM–12:3912:39 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:526:52 PM–20:188:18 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

Lābha07:167:16 AM–08:218:21 AMgood
Amṛta08:218:21 AM–09:259:25 AMgood
Kāla09:259:25 AM–10:3010:30 AMavoid
Śubha10:3010:30 AM–11:3411:34 AMgood
Roga11:3411:34 AM–12:3912:39 PMavoid
Udvega12:3912:39 PM–13:431:43 PMavoid
Cara13:431:43 PM–14:482:48 PMneutral
Lābha14:482:48 PM–15:523:52 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega15:523:52 PM–17:485:48 PMavoid
Śubha17:485:48 PM–19:437:43 PMgood
Amṛta19:437:43 PM–21:399:39 PMgood
Cara21:399:39 PM–23:3511:35 PMneutral
Roga23:3511:35 PM–25:301:30 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:301:30 AM+1–27:263:26 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:263:26 AM+1–29:215:21 AM+1good
Udvega29:215:21 AM+1–31:177:17 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:167:16 AM to 31:177:17 AM+1

07:167:16 AM sunrise15:523:52 PM sunsetsunrise 31:177:17 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 10:3410:34 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 08:078:07 AM
Punarvasuuntil 29:375:37 AM+1
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 12:0012:00 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 10:3410:34 AM
Vaṇijauntil 20:568:56 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:3411:34 AM–12:3912:39 PM
Pradoṣa 15:523:52 PM–17:555:55 PM
Niśītha 23:1111:11 PM–23:5911:59 PM

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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  3. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:3912:39 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  6. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 8 h 36 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 17:555:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 23:5911:59 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  12. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā10:3410:34 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā08:078:07 AMPunarvasu
YogaŚukla12:0012:00 PMBrahma
KaraṇaGara10:3410:34 AMVaṇija
VāraBudhavāra31:17 07:177:17 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 426
Day length
8 h 36 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
17:585:58 PM
Moonset
08:558:55 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:135:13 AM07:167:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:135:13 AM06:146:14 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:445:44 AM07:167:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:167:16 AM08:598:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:218:21 AM09:259:25 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:598:59 AM10:4210:42 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3010:30 AM11:3411:34 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1011:10 AM11:5811:58 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:1711:17 AM11:5111:51 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:3411:34 AM12:3912:39 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2612:26 PM14:092:09 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:001:00 PM13:351:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:092:09 PM15:523:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk15:523:52 PM17:555:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:523:52 PM16:234:23 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:523:52 PM17:255:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:526:52 PM20:188:18 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1111:11 PM23:5911:59 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:283:28 AM+128:544:54 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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