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Sunday 9 December 2018 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Ravivāra. Dvitīyā began at 16:304:30 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:116:11 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:127:12 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:3710:37 AM

Mūla gives way to Pūrvāṣāḍhā.

Noon

11:3211:32 AM

The Sun 21° above S. Day length 8 h 40 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3211:32 AM
At noon, 11:3211:32 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 21° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 21° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:095:09 AM–06:116:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:405:40 AM–07:127:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1511:15 AM–11:4911:49 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya12:5912:59 PM–13:331:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:523:52 PM–16:234:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:523:52 PM–17:245:24 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya08:538:53 AM–10:3710:37 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:3211:32 AM–12:3712:37 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika13:421:42 PM–14:472:47 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:432:43 PM–15:173:17 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:472:47 PM–15:523:52 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:139:13 PM–22:5910:59 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

Udvega07:127:12 AM–08:178:17 AMavoid
Cara08:178:17 AM–09:229:22 AMneutral
Lābha09:229:22 AM–10:2710:27 AMgood
Amṛta10:2710:27 AM–11:3211:32 AMgood
Kāla11:3211:32 AM–12:3712:37 PMavoid
Śubha12:3712:37 PM–13:421:42 PMgood
Roga13:421:42 PM–14:472:47 PMavoid
Udvega14:472:47 PM–15:523:52 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha15:523:52 PM–17:475:47 PMgood
Amṛta17:475:47 PM–19:427:42 PMgood
Cara19:427:42 PM–21:379:37 PMneutral
Roga21:379:37 PM–23:3311:33 PMavoid
Kāla23:3311:33 PM–25:281:28 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:281:28 AM+1–27:233:23 AM+1good
Udvega27:233:23 AM+1–29:185:18 AM+1avoid
Śubha29:185:18 AM+1–31:137:13 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:127:12 AM to 31:137:13 AM+1

07:127:12 AM sunrise15:523:52 PM sunsetsunrise 31:137:13 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 18:116:11 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 10:3710:37 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 23:4211:42 PM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 18:116:11 PM
Taitilauntil 31:127:12 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1511:15 AM–11:4911:49 AM
Rāhu kāla 14:472:47 PM–15:523:52 PM
Pradoṣa 15:523:52 PM–17:555:55 PM
Niśītha 23:0911:09 PM–23:5711:57 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. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:4911:49 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:523:52 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 8 h 40 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 17:555:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:5711:57 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā18:116:11 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraMūla10:3710:37 AMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaGaṇḍa23:4211:42 PMVṛddhi
KaraṇaKaulava18:116:11 PMTaitila
VāraRavivāra31:13 07:137:13 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2075
Śaka
1940
Kali
5119
Ahargaṇa
1 869 996
Day length
8 h 40 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
08:388:38 AM
Moonset
17:345:34 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:095:09 AM07:127:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:095:09 AM06:116:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:405:40 AM07:127:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:127:12 AM08:568:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:538:53 AM10:3710:37 AMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:568:56 AM10:4010:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0811:08 AM11:5611:56 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1511:15 AM11:4911:49 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:3211:32 AM12:3712:37 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2412:24 PM14:082:08 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory12:5912:59 PM13:331:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:421:42 PM14:472:47 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:082:08 PM15:523:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:432:43 PM15:173:17 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:472:47 PM15:523:52 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
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 PM17:245:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:139:13 PM22:5910:59 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0911:09 PM23:5711:57 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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