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Wednesday 9 December 1908 · Erbil, Iraq

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 00:3612:36 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:051:05 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:007:00 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:3812:38 PM

Śubha gives way to Śukla.

Noon

11:5311:53 AM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 46 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonErbil11:5311:53 AM
At noon, 11:5311:53 AM, 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 muhūrta05:065:06 AM–06:036:03 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:355:35 AM–07:007:00 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:311:31 PM–14:102:10 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:444:44 PM–18:256:25 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:464:46 PM–17:155:15 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:464:46 PM–18:126:12 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:148:14 AM–09:279:27 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4010:40 AM–11:5311:53 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:5310:53 AM–12:3312:33 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta11:3411:34 AM–12:1312:13 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:5311:53 AM–13:061:06 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha07:007:00 AM–08:148:14 AMgood
Amṛta08:148:14 AM–09:279:27 AMgood
Kāla09:279:27 AM–10:4010:40 AMavoid
Śubha10:4010:40 AM–11:5311:53 AMgood
Roga11:5311:53 AM–13:061:06 PMavoid
Udvega13:061:06 PM–14:202:20 PMavoid
Cara14:202:20 PM–15:333:33 PMneutral
Lābha15:333:33 PM–16:464:46 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:464:46 PM–18:336:33 PMavoid
Śubha18:336:33 PM–20:208:20 PMgood
Amṛta20:208:20 PM–22:0710:07 PMgood
Cara22:0710:07 PM–23:5411:54 PMneutral
Roga23:5411:54 PM–25:411:41 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:411:41 AM+1–27:273:27 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:273:27 AM+1–29:145:14 AM+1good
Udvega29:145:14 AM+1–31:017:01 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:007:00 AM to 31:017:01 AM+1

07:007:00 AM sunrise16:464:46 PM sunsetsunrise 31:017:01 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 25:051:05 AM+1
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 27:113:11 AM+1
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 12:3812:38 PM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 12:4612:46 PM
Garauntil 25:051:05 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:5311:53 AM–13:061:06 PM
Pradoṣa 16:464:46 PM–18:406:40 PM
Niśītha 23:3011:30 PM–24:1812:18 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:061:06 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  4. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 46 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:406:40 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:1812:18 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā25:05 01:051:05 AM ThuTṛtīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā27:11 03:113:11 AM ThuPunarvasu
YogaŚubha12:3812:38 PMŚukla
KaraṇaTaitila12:4612:46 PMGara
VāraBudhavāra31:01 07:017:01 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1965
Śaka
1830
Kali
5009
Ahargaṇa
1 829 819
Day length
9 h 46 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
18:096:09 PM
Moonset
08:168:16 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:065:06 AM07:007:00 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:065:06 AM06:036:03 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:355:35 AM07:007:00 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:007:00 AM08:588:58 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:148:14 AM09:279:27 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:588:58 AM10:5510:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4010:40 AM11:5311:53 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:5310:53 AM12:3312:33 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2911:29 AM12:1712:17 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3411:34 AM12:1312:13 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:5311:53 AM13:061:06 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5212:52 PM14:492:49 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:311:31 PM14:102:10 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:492:49 PM16:464:46 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:444:44 PM18:256:25 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:464:46 PM18:406:40 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:464:46 PM17:155:15 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:464:46 PM18:126:12 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3011:30 PM24:1812:18 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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