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Saturday 15 December 2012 · Datong, Shanxi, 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

07:427:42 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:339:33 AM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

12:2212:22 PM

The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 20 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2212:22 PM
At noon, 12:2212:22 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 26° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 5% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 26° falls in Śukla Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:455:45 AM–06:436:43 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:146:14 AM–07:427:42 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:2910:29 AM–11:5411:54 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:0312:03 PM–12:4112:41 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:551:55 PM–14:332:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:025:02 PM–17:315:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:025:02 PM–18:306:30 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla30:446:44 AM+1–32:118:11 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:427:42 AM–08:528:52 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:427:42 AM–08:198:19 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta08:198:19 AM–08:578:57 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:0210:02 AM–11:1211:12 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:321:32 PM–14:422:42 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

Kāla07:427:42 AM–08:528:52 AMavoid
Śubha08:528:52 AM–10:0210:02 AMgood
Roga10:0210:02 AM–11:1211:12 AMavoid
Udvega11:1211:12 AM–12:2212:22 PMavoid
Cara12:2212:22 PM–13:321:32 PMneutral
Lābha13:321:32 PM–14:422:42 PMgood
Amṛta14:422:42 PM–15:523:52 PMgood
Kāla15:523:52 PM–17:025:02 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:025:02 PM–18:526:52 PMgood
Udvega18:526:52 PM–20:428:42 PMavoid
Śubha20:428:42 PM–22:3210:32 PMgood
Amṛta22:3210:32 PM–24:2212:22 AM+1good
Cara24:2212:22 AM+1–26:122:12 AM+1neutral
Roga26:122:12 AM+1–28:034:03 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:034:03 AM+1–29:535:53 AM+1avoid
Lābha29:535:53 AM+1–31:437:43 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:427:42 AM to 31:437:43 AM+1

07:427:42 AM sunrise17:025:02 PM sunsetsunrise 31:437:43 AM+1
Clock
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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 10:0210:02 AM–11:1211:12 AM
Abhijit 12:0312:03 PM–12:4112:41 PM
Pradoṣa 17:025:02 PM–18:596:59 PM
Niśītha 23:5811:58 PM–24:4612:46 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:1211:12 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4112:41 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  7. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 9 h 20 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 18:596:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4612:46 AM+1. 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
VāraŚanivāra31:43 07:437:43 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 811
Day length
9 h 20 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
09:109:10 AM
Moonset
19:257:25 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:455:45 AM07:427:42 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:455:45 AM06:436:43 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:146:14 AM07:427:42 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:427:42 AM09:349:34 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:427:42 AM08:528:52 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:427:42 AM08:198:19 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:198:19 AM08:578:57 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:349:34 AM11:2611:26 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:0210:02 AM11:1211:12 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
Madhyāhnamidday11:5811:58 AM12:4612:46 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0312:03 PM12:4112:41 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:181:18 PM15:103:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:321:32 PM14:422:42 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:551:55 PM14:332:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:103:10 PM17:025:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:025:02 PM18:596:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:025:02 PM17:315:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:025:02 PM18:306:30 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
Niśīthamidnight23:5811:58 PM24:4612:46 AM+11 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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