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Tuesday 13 December 1966 · Erbil, Iraq

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 05:105:10 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:394:39 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:067:06 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:3212:32 PM

Mūla gives way to Pūrvāṣāḍhā.

Noon

11:5811:58 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonErbil11:5811:58 AM
At noon, 11:5811:58 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 15° ahead of it, in Mūla, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 15° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:125:12 AM–06:096:09 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:415:41 AM–07:067:06 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3811:38 AM–12:1712:17 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:351:35 PM–14:142:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:504:50 PM–17:185:18 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:504:50 PM–18:156:15 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:039:03 AM–09:429:42 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:329:32 AM–10:4510:45 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:5710:57 AM–12:3212:32 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:5811:58 AM–13:111:11 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:242:24 PM–15:373:37 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:1510:15 PM–23:5211:52 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:3310:33 PM–23:3011:30 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

Roga07:067:06 AM–08:198:19 AMavoid
Udvega08:198:19 AM–09:329:32 AMavoid
Cara09:329:32 AM–10:4510:45 AMneutral
Lābha10:4510:45 AM–11:5811:58 AMgood
Amṛta11:5811:58 AM–13:111:11 PMgood
Kāla13:111:11 PM–14:242:24 PMavoid
Śubha14:242:24 PM–15:373:37 PMgood
Roga15:373:37 PM–16:504:50 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:504:50 PM–18:376:37 PMavoid
Lābha18:376:37 PM–20:248:24 PMgood
Udvega20:248:24 PM–22:1110:11 PMavoid
Śubha22:1110:11 PM–23:5811:58 PMgood
Amṛta23:5811:58 PM–25:451:45 AM+1good
Cara25:451:45 AM+1–27:333:33 AM+1neutral
Roga27:333:33 AM+1–29:205:20 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:205:20 AM+1–31:077:07 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:067:06 AM to 31:077:07 AM+1

07:067:06 AM sunrise16:504:50 PM sunsetsunrise 31:077:07 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 28:394:39 AM+1
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 12:3212:32 PM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 16:404:40 PM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 16:504:50 PM
Kaulavauntil 28:394:39 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3811:38 AM–12:1712:17 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:242:24 PM–15:373:37 PM
Pradoṣa 16:504:50 PM–18:446:44 PM
Niśītha 23:3411:34 PM–24:2212:22 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:1712:17 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:373:37 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 43 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:446:44 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2212:22 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā28:39 04:394:39 AM WedTṛtīyā
NakṣatraMūla12:3212:32 PMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaGaṇḍa16:404:40 PMVṛddhi
KaraṇaBālava16:504:50 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:07 07:077:07 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2023
Śaka
1888
Kali
5067
Ahargaṇa
1 851 007
Day length
9 h 43 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
08:298:29 AM
Moonset
17:495:49 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:125:12 AM07:067:06 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:125:12 AM06:096:09 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:415:41 AM07:067:06 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:067:06 AM09:039:03 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:039:03 AM11:0011:00 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:039:03 AM09:429:42 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:329:32 AM10:4510:45 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:5710:57 AM12:3212:32 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3411:34 AM12:2212:22 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3811:38 AM12:1712:17 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5811:58 AM13:111:11 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5612:56 PM14:532:53 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:351:35 PM14:142:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:242:24 PM15:373:37 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:532:53 PM16:504:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:504:50 PM18:446:44 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:504:50 PM17:185:18 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:504:50 PM18:156:15 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:1510:15 PM23:5211:52 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3310:33 PM23:3011:30 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3411:34 PM24:2212:22 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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