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Friday 24 December 1999 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Śukravāra. Dvitīyā began at 16:474:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:191:19 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:166:16 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:191:19 PM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

11:3311:33 AM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3311:33 AM
At noon, 11:3311:33 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 muhūrta04:294:29 AM–05:235:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:564:56 AM–06:166:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1211:12 AM–11:5411:54 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:5112:51 PM–14:162:16 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:191:19 PM–14:012:01 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:504:50 PM–17:175:17 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:504:50 PM–18:116:11 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:367:36 AM–08:558:55 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:238:23 AM–09:059:05 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:1410:14 AM–11:3311:33 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5411:54 AM–12:3712:37 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:122:12 PM–15:313:31 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:1410:14 PM–23:4111:41 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

Cara06:166:16 AM–07:367:36 AMneutral
Lābha07:367:36 AM–08:558:55 AMgood
Amṛta08:558:55 AM–10:1410:14 AMgood
Kāla10:1410:14 AM–11:3311:33 AMavoid
Śubha11:3311:33 AM–12:5212:52 PMgood
Roga12:5212:52 PM–14:122:12 PMavoid
Udvega14:122:12 PM–15:313:31 PMavoid
Cara15:313:31 PM–16:504:50 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga16:504:50 PM–18:316:31 PMavoid
Kāla18:316:31 PM–20:128:12 PMavoid
Lābha20:128:12 PM–21:539:53 PMgood
Udvega21:539:53 PM–23:3311:33 PMavoid
Śubha23:3311:33 PM–25:141:14+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:141:14+1 AM–26:552:55+1 AMgood
Cara26:552:55+1 AM–28:364:36+1 AMneutral
Roga28:364:36+1 AM–30:176:17+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:166:16 AM to 30:176:17+1 AM

06:166:16 AM sunrise16:504:50 PM sunsetsunrise 30:176:17+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 13:191:19 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 14:592:59 PM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 22:3010:30 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 13:191:19 PM
Vaṇijauntil 23:4411:44 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:1410:14 AM–11:3311:33 AM
Abhijit 11:1211:12 AM–11:5411:54 AM
Pradoṣa 16:504:50 PM–18:386:38 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:3311:33 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5411:54 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  5. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  6. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 33 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:386:38 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 23:5711:57 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā13:191:19 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPunarvasu14:592:59 PMPuṣya
YogaIndra22:3010:30 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaGara13:191:19 PMVaṇija
VāraŚukravāra30:17 06:176:17 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 863 071
Day length
10 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
18:536:53 PM
Moonset
07:407:40 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:294:29 AM06:166:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:294:29 AM05:235:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:564:56 AM06:166:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:166:16 AM08:238:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:367:36 AM08:558:55 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:238:23 AM10:3010:30 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:238:23 AM09:059:05 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:1410:14 AM11:3311:33 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0911:09 AM11:5711:57 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1211:12 AM11:5411:54 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5411:54 AM12:3712:37 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3712:37 PM14:432:43 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:5112:51 PM14:162:16 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:191:19 PM14:012:01 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:122:12 PM15:313:31 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:432:43 PM16:504:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:504:50 PM18:386:38 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:504:50 PM17:175:17 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:504:50 PM18:116:11 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:1410:14 PM23:4111:41 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0911:09 PM23:5711:57 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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