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Tuesday 17 December 2024 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 14:582:58 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:271:27 PM.

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

13:271:27 PM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

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 203° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 96% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 203° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:165:16 AM–06:176:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:475:47 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
  • Amṛta kāla24:5312:53 AM+1–26:272:27 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:029:02 AM–09:369:36 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:289:28 AM–10:3210:32 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:3611:36 AM–12:4012:40 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla13:451:45 PM–14:492:49 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:293:29 PM–17:035:03 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:0410:04 PM–23:0611:06 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Roga07:197:19 AM–08:238:23 AMavoid
Udvega08:238:23 AM–09:289:28 AMavoid
Cara09:289:28 AM–10:3210:32 AMneutral
Lābha10:3210:32 AM–11:3611:36 AMgood
Amṛta11:3611:36 AM–12:4012:40 PMgood
Kāla12:4012:40 PM–13:451:45 PMavoid
Śubha13:451:45 PM–14:492:49 PMgood
Roga14:492:49 PM–15:533:53 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla15:533:53 PM–17:495:49 PMavoid
Lābha17:495:49 PM–19:457:45 PMgood
Udvega19:457:45 PM–21:419:41 PMavoid
Śubha21:419:41 PM–23:3611:36 PMgood
Amṛta23:3611:36 PM–25:321:32 AM+1good
Cara25:321:32 AM+1–27:283:28 AM+1neutral
Roga27:283:28 AM+1–29:245:24 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:245:24 AM+1–31:207:20 AM+1avoid

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
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 13:271:27 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 27:143:14 AM+1
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 23:4111:41 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 13:271:27 PM
Vaṇijauntil 24:5612:56 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1911:19 AM–11:5311:53 AM
Rāhu kāla 13:451:45 PM–14:492:49 PM
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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 11:5311:53 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:492:49 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 34 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 17:575:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0012:00 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā13:271:27 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPunarvasu27:14 03:143:14 AM WedPuṣya
YogaBrahma23:4111:41 PMIndra
KaraṇaGara13:271:27 PMVaṇija
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:20 07:207:20 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 872 196
Day length
8 h 34 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
17:305:30 PM
Moonset
09:219:21 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:165:16 AM07:197:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:165:16 AM06:176:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:475:47 AM07:197:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:197:19 AM09:029:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:029:02 AM10:4510:45 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:029:02 AM09:369:36 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:289:28 AM10:3210:32 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
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
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:3611:36 AM12:4012:40 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2712:27 PM14:102:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:021:02 PM13:361:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:451:45 PM14:492:49 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:102:10 PM15:533:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:293:29 PM17:035:03 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:0410:04 PM23:0611:06 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:1211:12 PM24:0012:00 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:5312:53 AM+126:272:27 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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