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Monday 12 December 2011 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 23:4911:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:3412:34 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:397:39 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:1512:15 PM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

12:2012:20 PM

The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 22 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2012:20 PM
At noon, 12:2012:20 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 198° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 198° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:425:42 AM–06:416:41 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:116:11 AM–07:397:39 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0112:01 PM–12:3912:39 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:311:31 PM–15:133:13 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:541:54 PM–14:312:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:015:01 PM–17:305:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:015:01 PM–18:296:29 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:508:50 AM–10:0010:00 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1011:10 AM–12:2012:20 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3912:39 PM–13:161:16 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:301:30 PM–14:412:41 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:312:31 PM–15:093:09 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

Amṛta07:397:39 AM–08:508:50 AMgood
Kāla08:508:50 AM–10:0010:00 AMavoid
Śubha10:0010:00 AM–11:1011:10 AMgood
Roga11:1011:10 AM–12:2012:20 PMavoid
Udvega12:2012:20 PM–13:301:30 PMavoid
Cara13:301:30 PM–14:412:41 PMneutral
Lābha14:412:41 PM–15:513:51 PMgood
Amṛta15:513:51 PM–17:015:01 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:015:01 PM–18:516:51 PMneutral
Roga18:516:51 PM–20:418:41 PMavoid
Kāla20:418:41 PM–22:3110:31 PMavoid
Lābha22:3110:31 PM–24:2112:21 AM+1good
Udvega24:2112:21 AM+1–26:102:10 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:102:10 AM+1–28:004:00 AM+1good
Amṛta28:004:00 AM+1–29:505:50 AM+1good
Cara29:505:50 AM+1–31:407:40 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:397:39 AM to 31:407:40 AM+1

07:397:39 AM sunrise17:015:01 PM sunsetsunrise 31:407:40 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 24:3412:34 AM+1
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 24:0412:04 AM+1
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 30:366:36 AM+1
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 12:1512:15 PM
Garauntil 24:3412:34 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:508:50 AM–10:0010:00 AM
Abhijit 12:0112:01 PM–12:3912:39 PM
Pradoṣa 17:015:01 PM–18:586:58 PM
Niśītha 23:5711:57 PM–24:4512:45 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:0010:00 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3912:39 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 22 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:586:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:4512:45 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  9. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  10. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  11. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā24:34 00:3412:34 AM TueTṛtīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā24:04 00:0412:04 AM TuePunarvasu
YogaŚukla30:36 06:366:36 AM TueBrahma
KaraṇaTaitila12:1512:15 PMGara
VāraSomavāra31:40 07:407:40 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2068
Śaka
1933
Kali
5112
Ahargaṇa
1 867 442
Day length
9 h 22 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
18:406:40 PM
Moonset
08:458:45 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:425:42 AM07:397:39 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:425:42 AM06:416:41 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:116:11 AM07:397:39 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:397:39 AM09:329:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:508:50 AM10:0010:00 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:329:32 AM11:2411:24 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1011:10 AM12:2012:20 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5611:56 AM12:4412:44 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0112:01 PM12:3912:39 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3912:39 PM13:161:16 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:161:16 PM15:093:09 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:301:30 PM14:412:41 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:311:31 PM15:133:13 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:541:54 PM14:312:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:312:31 PM15:093:09 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:093:09 PM17:015:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:015:01 PM18:586:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:015:01 PM17:305:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:015:01 PM18:296:29 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5711:57 PM24:4512:45 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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