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Saturday 15 December 2012 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Śanivāra. Dvitīyā began at 13:001:00 PM yesterday, and holds until 09:339:33 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:187:18 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:339:33 AM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

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 25° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 5% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 25° falls in Śukla Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:145:14 AM–06:166:16 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:455:45 AM–07:187:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:2910:29 AM–11:5411:54 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:1811:18 AM–11:5211:52 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:011:01 PM–13:351:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:533:53 PM–16:234:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:533:53 PM–17:255:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla30:446:44 AM+1–32:118:11 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:187:18 AM–08:228:22 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:187:18 AM–07:527:52 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:527:52 AM–08:268:26 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:269:26 AM–10:3110:31 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa12:3912:39 PM–13:441:44 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:0110:01 PM–23:2811:28 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

Kāla07:187:18 AM–08:228:22 AMavoid
Śubha08:228:22 AM–09:269:26 AMgood
Roga09:269:26 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–13:441:44 PMgood
Amṛta13:441:44 PM–14:482:48 PMgood
Kāla14:482:48 PM–15:533:53 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha15:533:53 PM–17:485:48 PMgood
Udvega17:485:48 PM–19:447:44 PMavoid
Śubha19:447:44 PM–21:409:40 PMgood
Amṛta21:409:40 PM–23:3511:35 PMgood
Cara23:3511:35 PM–25:311:31 AM+1neutral
Roga25:311:31 AM+1–27:273:27 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:273:27 AM+1–29:235:23 AM+1avoid
Lābha29:235:23 AM+1–31:187:18 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:187:18 AM sunrise15:533:53 PM sunsetsunrise 31:187:18 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 09:339:33 AM
Tṛtīyāuntil 30:296:29 AM+1
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 14:452:45 PM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 15:163:16 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 09:339:33 AM
Taitilauntil 19:577:57 PM
Garauntil 30:296:29 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:269:26 AM–10:3110:31 AM
Abhijit 11:1811:18 AM–11:5211:52 AM
Pradoṣa 15:533:53 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:3110:31 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 11:5211:52 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  7. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 8 h 35 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 17:565:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 23:5911:59 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  13. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  14. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā09:339:33 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā14:452:45 PMUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaVṛddhi15:163:16 PMDhruva
KaraṇaKaulava09:339:33 AMTaitila
VāraŚanivāra31:18 07:187:18 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 811
Day length
8 h 35 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
08:408:40 AM
Moonset
18:196:19 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:145:14 AM07:187:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:145:14 AM06:166:16 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:455:45 AM07:187:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:187:18 AM09:019:01 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:187:18 AM08:228:22 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:187:18 AM07:527:52 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:527:52 AM08:268:26 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:019:01 AM10:4410:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:269:26 AM10:3110:31 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:2910:29 AM11:5411:54 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1111:11 AM11:5911:59 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1811:18 AM11:5211:52 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2712:27 PM14:102:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:3912:39 PM13:441:44 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:011:01 PM13:351:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:102:10 PM15:533:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk15:533:53 PM17:565:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:533:53 PM16:234:23 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:533:53 PM17:255:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:0110:01 PM23:2811:28 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1111:11 PM23:5911:59 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra30:446:44 AM+132:118:11 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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