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Monday 5 December 1960 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 14:092:09 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:174:17 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:347:34 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:174:17 PM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

12:1712:17 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:1712:17 PM
At noon, 12:1712:17 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 202° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 96% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 202° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:375:37 AM–06:356:35 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:066:06 AM–07:347:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5811:58 AM–12:3612:36 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:521:52 PM–14:302:30 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:015:01 PM–17:305:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:015:01 PM–18:286:28 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla17:245:24 PM–19:117:11 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:458:45 AM–09:559:55 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0611:06 AM–12:1712:17 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:1011:10 AM–12:5712:57 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:3612:36 PM–13:141:14 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:281:28 PM–14:392:39 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:302:30 PM–15:083:08 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

Amṛta07:347:34 AM–08:458:45 AMgood
Kāla08:458:45 AM–09:559:55 AMavoid
Śubha09:559:55 AM–11:0611:06 AMgood
Roga11:0611:06 AM–12:1712:17 PMavoid
Udvega12:1712:17 PM–13:281:28 PMavoid
Cara13:281:28 PM–14:392:39 PMneutral
Lābha14:392:39 PM–15:503:50 PMgood
Amṛta15:503:50 PM–17:015:01 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:015:01 PM–18:506:50 PMneutral
Roga18:506:50 PM–20:398:39 PMavoid
Kāla20:398:39 PM–22:2910:29 PMavoid
Lābha22:2910:29 PM–24:1812:18+1 AMgood
Udvega24:1812:18+1 AM–26:072:07+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:072:07+1 AM–27:563:56+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:563:56+1 AM–29:455:45+1 AMgood
Cara29:455:45+1 AM–31:357:35+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:347:34 AM to 31:357:35+1 AM

07:347:34 AM sunrise17:015:01 PM sunsetsunrise 31:357:35+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 16:174:17 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 28:324:32+1 AM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 21:359:35 PM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 16:174:17 PM
Vaṇijauntil 29:285:28+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:458:45 AM–09:559:55 AM
Abhijit 11:5811:58 AM–12:3612:36 PM
Pradoṣa 17:015:01 PM–18:576:57 PM
Niśītha 23:5411:54 PM–24:4212:42+1 AM

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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:559:55 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3612:36 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  5. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 27 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:576:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4212:42+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā16:174:17 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā28:32 04:324:32 AM TuePunarvasu
YogaŚubha21:359:35 PMŚukla
KaraṇaGara16:174:17 PMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra31:35 07:357:35 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2017
Śaka
1882
Kali
5061
Ahargaṇa
1 848 808
Day length
9 h 27 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
19:027:02 PM
Moonset
08:518:51 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:375:37 AM07:347:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:375:37 AM06:356:35 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:066:06 AM07:347:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:347:34 AM09:279:27 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:458:45 AM09:559:55 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:279:27 AM11:2111:21 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0611:06 AM12:1712:17 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:1011:10 AM12:5712:57 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5311:53 AM12:4112:41 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5811:58 AM12:3612:36 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3612:36 PM13:141:14 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:141:14 PM15:083:08 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:281:28 PM14:392:39 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:521:52 PM14:302:30 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:302:30 PM15:083:08 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:083:08 PM17:015:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:015:01 PM18:576:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:015:01 PM17:305:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:015:01 PM18:286:28 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:245:24 PM19:117:11 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5411:54 PM24:4212:42+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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