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December 2005 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Saturday 17 December 2005 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Śanivāra. Dvitīyā began at 01:071:07 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:282:28 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:197:19 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:0812:08 PM

Śukla gives way to Brahma.

Noon

11:3611:36 AM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3611:36 AM
At noon, 11:3611:36 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 197° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 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 muhūrta05:155:15 AM–06:176:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:465:46 AM–07:197:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1911:19 AM–11:5311:53 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:021:02 PM–13:361:36 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:533:53 PM–16:244:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:533:53 PM–17:265:26 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:197:19 AM–08:238:23 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:197:19 AM–07:537:53 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:537:53 AM–08:288:28 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:279:27 AM–10:3210:32 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa12:4012:40 PM–13:441:44 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya27:513:51 AM+1–29:365:36 AM+1a 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

Kāla07:197:19 AM–08:238:23 AMavoid
Śubha08:238:23 AM–09:279:27 AMgood
Roga09:279:27 AM–10:3210:32 AMavoid
Udvega10:3210:32 AM–11:3611:36 AMavoid
Cara11:3611:36 AM–12:4012:40 PMneutral
Lābha12:4012:40 PM–13:441:44 PMgood
Amṛta13:441:44 PM–14:492:49 PMgood
Kāla14:492:49 PM–15:533:53 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha15:533:53 PM–17:495:49 PMgood
Udvega17:495:49 PM–19:457:45 PMavoid
Śubha19:457:45 PM–21:409:40 PMgood
Amṛta21:409:40 PM–23:3611:36 PMgood
Cara23:3611:36 PM–25:321:32 AM+1neutral
Roga25:321:32 AM+1–27:283:28 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:283:28 AM+1–29:245:24 AM+1avoid
Lābha29:245:24 AM+1–31:207:20 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:197:19 AM to 31:207:20 AM+1

07:197:19 AM sunrise15:533:53 PM sunsetsunrise 31:207:20 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 26:282:28 AM+1
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 14:482:48 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 12:0812:08 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 13:441:44 PM
Garauntil 26:282:28 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:279:27 AM–10:3210:32 AM
Abhijit 11:1911:19 AM–11:5311:53 AM
Pradoṣa 15:533:53 PM–17:575:57 PM
Niśītha 23:1211:12 PM–24:0012:00 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:3210:32 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5311:53 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 8 h 34 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 17:575:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0012:00 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā26:28 02:282:28 AM SunTṛtīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā14:482:48 PMPunarvasu
YogaŚukla12:0812:08 PMBrahma
KaraṇaTaitila13:441:44 PMGara
VāraŚanivāra31:20 07:207:20 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2062
Śaka
1927
Kali
5106
Ahargaṇa
1 865 256
Day length
8 h 34 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
16:534:53 PM
Moonset
09:009:00 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:155:15 AM07:197:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:155:15 AM06:176:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:465:46 AM07:197:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:197:19 AM09:029:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:197:19 AM08:238:23 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:197:19 AM07:537:53 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:537:53 AM08:288:28 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:029:02 AM10:4510:45 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:279:27 AM10:3210:32 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1211:12 AM12:0012:00 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1911:19 AM11:5311:53 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2712:27 PM14:102:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:4012:40 PM13:441:44 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:021:02 PM13:361:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:102:10 PM15:533:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk15:533:53 PM17:575:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:533:53 PM16:244:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:533:53 PM17:265:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1211:12 PM24:0012:00 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:513:51 AM+129:365:36 AM+1sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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