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Sunday 9 December 2018 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Ravivāra. Dvitīyā began at 04:304:30 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:116:11 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:535:53 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:116:11 AM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

11:4511:45 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:4511:45 AM
At noon, 11:4511:45 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 27° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 5% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 27° falls in Śukla Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:154:15 AM–05:045:04 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:394:39 AM–05:535:53 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2211:22 AM–12:0812:08 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:292:29 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:375:37 PM–18:026:02 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:375:37 PM–18:516:51 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:497:49 PM–21:359:35 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya09:139:13 AM–10:5910:59 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:4511:45 AM–13:131:13 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika14:412:41 PM–16:094:09 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:034:03 PM–16:504:50 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:094:09 PM–17:375:37 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

Udvega05:535:53 AM–07:217:21 AMavoid
Cara07:217:21 AM–08:498:49 AMneutral
Lābha08:498:49 AM–10:1710:17 AMgood
Amṛta10:1710:17 AM–11:4511:45 AMgood
Kāla11:4511:45 AM–13:131:13 PMavoid
Śubha13:131:13 PM–14:412:41 PMgood
Roga14:412:41 PM–16:094:09 PMavoid
Udvega16:094:09 PM–17:375:37 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha17:375:37 PM–19:097:09 PMgood
Amṛta19:097:09 PM–20:418:41 PMgood
Cara20:418:41 PM–22:1310:13 PMneutral
Roga22:1310:13 PM–23:4511:45 PMavoid
Kāla23:4511:45 PM–25:171:17 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:171:17 AM+1–26:492:49 AM+1good
Udvega26:492:49 AM+1–28:214:21 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:214:21 AM+1–29:535:53 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:535:53 AM to 29:535:53 AM+1

05:535:53 AM sunrise17:375:37 PM sunsetsunrise 29:535:53 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 06:116:11 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 25:071:07 AM+1
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 11:4211:42 AM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 06:116:11 AM
Taitilauntil 19:127:12 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2211:22 AM–12:0812:08 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:094:09 PM–17:375:37 PM
Pradoṣa 17:375:37 PM–19:157:15 PM
Niśītha 23:2111:21 PM–24:0912:09 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0812:08 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:375:37 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:157:15 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0912:09 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā06:116:11 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā25:07 01:071:07 AM MonUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaGaṇḍa11:4211:42 AMVṛddhi
KaraṇaKaulava06:116:11 AMTaitila
VāraRavivāra29:53 05:535:53 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2075
Śaka
1940
Kali
5119
Ahargaṇa
1 869 996
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
07:447:44 AM
Moonset
19:437:43 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:154:15 AM05:535:53 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:154:15 AM05:045:04 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:394:39 AM05:535:53 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:535:53 AM08:148:14 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:148:14 AM10:3510:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:139:13 AM10:5910:59 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2111:21 AM12:0912:09 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2211:22 AM12:0812:08 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:4511:45 AM13:131:13 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5512:55 PM15:163:16 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:292:29 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:412:41 PM16:094:09 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:163:16 PM17:375:37 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:034:03 PM16:504:50 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:094:09 PM17:375:37 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk17:375:37 PM19:157:15 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:375:37 PM18:026:02 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:375:37 PM18:516:51 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:497:49 PM21:359:35 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2111:21 PM24:0912:09 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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