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Sunday 14 December 2008 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Ravivāra. Dvitīyā began at 20:468:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:055:05 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:177:17 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:4212:42 PM

Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.

Noon

11:3511:35 AM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3511:35 AM
At noon, 11:3511:35 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 201° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 201° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:145:14 AM–06:156:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:445:44 AM–07:177:17 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1711:17 AM–11:5211:52 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:011:01 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

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa11:3511:35 AM–12:3912:39 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika13:431:43 PM–14:482:48 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:442:44 PM–15:183:18 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:482:48 PM–15:523:52 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:2211:22 PM–24:4712:47+1 AMa 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

Udvega07:177:17 AM–08:218:21 AMavoid
Cara08:218:21 AM–09:269:26 AMneutral
Lābha09:269:26 AM–10:3010:30 AMgood
Amṛta10:3010:30 AM–11:3511:35 AMgood
Kāla11:3511:35 AM–12:3912:39 PMavoid
Śubha12:3912:39 PM–13:431:43 PMgood
Roga13:431:43 PM–14:482:48 PMavoid
Udvega14:482:48 PM–15:523:52 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha15:523:52 PM–17:485:48 PMgood
Amṛta17:485:48 PM–19:447:44 PMgood
Cara19:447:44 PM–21:399:39 PMneutral
Roga21:399:39 PM–23:3511:35 PMavoid
Kāla23:3511:35 PM–25:311:31+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:311:31+1 AM–27:263:26+1 AMgood
Udvega27:263:26+1 AM–29:225:22+1 AMavoid
Śubha29:225:22+1 AM–31:187:18+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:177:17 AM to 31:187:18+1 AM

07:177:17 AM sunrise15:523:52 PM sunsetsunrise 31:187:18+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 17:055:05 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 12:4212:42 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 14:492:49 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 17:055:05 PM
Vaṇijauntil 27:233:23+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1711:17 AM–11:5211:52 AM
Rāhu kāla 14:482:48 PM–15:523:52 PM
Pradoṣa 15:523:52 PM–17:565:56 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 11:5211:52 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:523:52 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  5. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 35 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 17:565:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 23:5911:59 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā17:055:05 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā12:4212:42 PMPunarvasu
YogaŚukla14:492:49 PMBrahma
KaraṇaGara17:055:05 PMVaṇija
VāraRavivāra31:18 07:187:18 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 349
Day length
8 h 35 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
17:305:30 PM
Moonset
08:568:56 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:145:14 AM07:177:17 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:145:14 AM06:156:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:445:44 AM07:177:17 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:177:17 AM09:009:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:009:00 AM10:4310:43 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1111:11 AM11:5911:59 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1711:17 AM11:5211:52 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:3511:35 AM12:3912:39 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2612:26 PM14:092:09 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:011:01 PM13:351:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:431:43 PM14:482:48 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:092:09 PM15:523:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:442:44 PM15:183:18 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:482:48 PM15:523:52 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk15:523:52 PM17:565:56 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
Niśīthamidnight23:1111:11 PM23:5911:59 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:2211:22 PM24:4712:47+1 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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