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Monday 24 December 2018 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 10:4210:42 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:297:29 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:016:01 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:297:29 AM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

11:5211:52 AM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:5211:52 AM
At noon, 11:5211:52 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 207° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 95% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 207° falls in Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:224:22 AM–05:115:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:474:47 AM–06:016:01 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla06:436:43 AM–08:098:09 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:2911:29 AM–12:1612:16 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:491:49 PM–14:362:36 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:445:44 PM–18:096:09 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:445:44 PM–18:586:58 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:4012:40 AM+1–26:062:06 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:287:28 AM–08:568:56 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2410:24 AM–11:5211:52 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1612:16 PM–13:031:03 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:201:20 PM–14:482:48 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:362:36 PM–15:233:23 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya16:034:03 PM–17:295:29 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Amṛta06:016:01 AM–07:287:28 AMgood
Kāla07:287:28 AM–08:568:56 AMavoid
Śubha08:568:56 AM–10:2410:24 AMgood
Roga10:2410:24 AM–11:5211:52 AMavoid
Udvega11:5211:52 AM–13:201:20 PMavoid
Cara13:201:20 PM–14:482:48 PMneutral
Lābha14:482:48 PM–16:164:16 PMgood
Amṛta16:164:16 PM–17:445:44 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:445:44 PM–19:167:16 PMneutral
Roga19:167:16 PM–20:488:48 PMavoid
Kāla20:488:48 PM–22:2010:20 PMavoid
Lābha22:2010:20 PM–23:5211:52 PMgood
Udvega23:5211:52 PM–25:251:25 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:251:25 AM+1–26:572:57 AM+1good
Amṛta26:572:57 AM+1–28:294:29 AM+1good
Cara28:294:29 AM+1–30:016:01 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:016:01 AM to 30:016:01 AM+1

06:016:01 AM sunrise17:445:44 PM sunsetsunrise 30:016:01 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 07:297:29 AM
Tṛtīyāuntil 28:184:18 AM+1
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 08:528:52 AM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 16:074:07 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 07:297:29 AM
Vaṇijauntil 17:525:52 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 28:184:18 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:287:28 AM–08:568:56 AM
Abhijit 11:2911:29 AM–12:1612:16 PM
Pradoṣa 17:445:44 PM–19:227:22 PM
Niśītha 23:2811:28 PM–24:1612:16 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:568:56 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:1612:16 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:227:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:1612:16 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  13. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  14. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā07:297:29 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPunarvasu08:528:52 AMPuṣya
YogaIndra16:074:07 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaGara07:297:29 AMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra30:01 06:016:01 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2075
Śaka
1940
Kali
5119
Ahargaṇa
1 870 011
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
19:587:58 PM
Moonset
07:447:44 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:224:22 AM06:016:01 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:224:22 AM05:115:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:474:47 AM06:016:01 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:016:01 AM08:218:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra06:436:43 AM08:098:09 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:287:28 AM08:568:56 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:218:21 AM10:4210:42 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2410:24 AM11:5211:52 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2811:28 AM12:1612:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2911:29 AM12:1612:16 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1612:16 PM13:031:03 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:031:03 PM15:233:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:201:20 PM14:482:48 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:491:49 PM14:362:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:362:36 PM15:233:23 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:233:23 PM17:445:44 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:034:03 PM17:295:29 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:445:44 PM19:227:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:445:44 PM18:096:09 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:445:44 PM18:586:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2811:28 PM24:1612:16 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:4012:40 AM+126:062:06 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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