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Tuesday 28 December 2004 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 13:371:37 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:094:09 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:036:03 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:427:42 AM

Punarvasu gives way to Puṣya.

Noon

11:5411:54 AM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:5411:54 AM
At noon, 11:5411:54 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 202° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 96% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 202° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:244:24 AM–05:145:14 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:494:49 AM–06:036:03 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3111:31 AM–12:1812:18 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:521:52 PM–14:392:39 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:465:46 PM–18:116:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:465:46 PM–19:007:00 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:263:26+1 AM–29:145:14+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:238:23 AM–09:109:10 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:598:59 AM–10:2710:27 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5411:54 AM–13:221:22 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:502:50 PM–16:184:18 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:404:40 PM–18:286:28 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:4110:41 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

Roga06:036:03 AM–07:317:31 AMavoid
Udvega07:317:31 AM–08:598:59 AMavoid
Cara08:598:59 AM–10:2710:27 AMneutral
Lābha10:2710:27 AM–11:5411:54 AMgood
Amṛta11:5411:54 AM–13:221:22 PMgood
Kāla13:221:22 PM–14:502:50 PMavoid
Śubha14:502:50 PM–16:184:18 PMgood
Roga16:184:18 PM–17:465:46 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:465:46 PM–19:187:18 PMavoid
Lābha19:187:18 PM–20:508:50 PMgood
Udvega20:508:50 PM–22:2310:23 PMavoid
Śubha22:2310:23 PM–23:5511:55 PMgood
Amṛta23:5511:55 PM–25:271:27+1 AMgood
Cara25:271:27+1 AM–26:592:59+1 AMneutral
Roga26:592:59+1 AM–28:314:31+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:314:31+1 AM–30:036:03+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:036:03 AM to 30:036:03+1 AM

06:036:03 AM sunrise17:465:46 PM sunsetsunrise 30:036:03+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 16:094:09 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 07:427:42 AM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 08:018:01 AM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 16:094:09 PM
Vaṇijauntil 29:245:24+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3111:31 AM–12:1812:18 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:502:50 PM–16:184:18 PM
Pradoṣa 17:465:46 PM–19:257:25 PM
Niśītha 23:3111:31 PM–24:1912:19+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. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  3. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1812:18 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:184:18 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  7. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:257:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1912:19+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā16:094:09 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPunarvasu07:427:42 AMPuṣya
YogaIndra08:018:01 AMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaGara16:094:09 PMVaṇija
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:03 06:036:03 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 902
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
19:387:38 PM
Moonset
07:367:36 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:244:24 AM06:036:03 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:244:24 AM05:145:14 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:494:49 AM06:036:03 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:036:03 AM08:238:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:238:23 AM10:4410:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:238:23 AM09:109:10 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:598:59 AM10:2710:27 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3011:30 AM12:1812:18 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3111:31 AM12:1812:18 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5411:54 AM13:221:22 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:051:05 PM15:263:26 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:521:52 PM14:392:39 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:502:50 PM16:184:18 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:263:26 PM17:465:46 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:404:40 PM18:286:28 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:465:46 PM19:257:25 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:465:46 PM18:116:11 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:465:46 PM19:007:00 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4110:41 PM23:3011:30 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3111:31 PM24:1912:19+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:263:26+1 AM29:145:14+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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