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Tuesday 14 December 1909 · Erbil, Iraq

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 23:3011:30 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:3611:36 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:047:04 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:3711:37 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:5511:55 AM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonErbil11:5511:55 AM
At noon, 11:5511:55 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 18° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 18° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:105:10 AM–06:076:07 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:385:38 AM–07:047:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3611:36 AM–12:1512:15 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:331:33 PM–14:112:11 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:474:47 PM–17:155:15 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:474:47 PM–18:136:13 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:1212:12+1 AM–25:501:50+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:019:01 AM–09:399:39 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:309:30 AM–10:4310:43 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5511:55 AM–13:081:08 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:212:21 PM–15:343:34 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:222:22 PM–16:004:00 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:3010:30 PM–23:2711:27 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

Roga07:047:04 AM–08:178:17 AMavoid
Udvega08:178:17 AM–09:309:30 AMavoid
Cara09:309:30 AM–10:4310:43 AMneutral
Lābha10:4310:43 AM–11:5511:55 AMgood
Amṛta11:5511:55 AM–13:081:08 PMgood
Kāla13:081:08 PM–14:212:21 PMavoid
Śubha14:212:21 PM–15:343:34 PMgood
Roga15:343:34 PM–16:474:47 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:474:47 PM–18:346:34 PMavoid
Lābha18:346:34 PM–20:218:21 PMgood
Udvega20:218:21 PM–22:0910:09 PMavoid
Śubha22:0910:09 PM–23:5611:56 PMgood
Amṛta23:5611:56 PM–25:431:43+1 AMgood
Cara25:431:43+1 AM–27:303:30+1 AMneutral
Roga27:303:30+1 AM–29:175:17+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:175:17+1 AM–31:057:05+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:047:04 AM to 31:057:05+1 AM

07:047:04 AM sunrise16:474:47 PM sunsetsunrise 31:057:05+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 23:3611:36 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 29:075:07+1 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 29:185:18+1 AM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:3711:37 AM
Kaulavauntil 23:3611:36 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3611:36 AM–12:1512:15 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:212:21 PM–15:343:34 PM
Pradoṣa 16:474:47 PM–18:416:41 PM
Niśītha 23:3211:32 PM–24:2012:20+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:1512:15 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:343:34 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 43 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:416:41 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:2012:20+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  11. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā23:3611:36 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā29:07 05:075:07 AM WedUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaVṛddhi29:18 05:185:18 AM WedDhruva
KaraṇaBālava11:3711:37 AMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:05 07:057:05 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1966
Śaka
1831
Kali
5010
Ahargaṇa
1 830 189
Day length
9 h 43 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
08:348:34 AM
Moonset
18:046:04 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:105:10 AM07:047:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:105:10 AM06:076:07 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:385:38 AM07:047:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:047:04 AM09:019:01 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:019:01 AM10:5710:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:019:01 AM09:399:39 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:309:30 AM10:4310:43 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3111:31 AM12:1912:19 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3611:36 AM12:1512:15 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5511:55 AM13:081:08 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5412:54 PM14:502:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:331:33 PM14:112:11 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:212:21 PM15:343:34 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:222:22 PM16:004:00 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening14:502:50 PM16:474:47 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:474:47 PM18:416:41 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:474:47 PM17:155:15 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:474:47 PM18:136:13 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3010:30 PM23:2711:27 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3211:32 PM24:2012:20+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:1212:12+1 AM25:501:50+1 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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