December 2017 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Tuesday 5 December 2017 · Kabul, Afghanistan

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 16:304:30 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:4712:47 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:456:45 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:4712:47 PM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

11:4411:44 AM

The Sun 33° above S. Day length 9 h 57 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKabul11:4411:44 AM
At noon, 11:4411:44 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 203° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 96% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 203° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:534:53 AM–05:495:49 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:215:21 AM–06:456:45 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2411:24 AM–12:0412:04 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:231:23 PM–14:032:03 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:392:39 PM–16:044:04 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:424:42 PM–17:105:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:424:42 PM–18:076:07 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:458:45 AM–09:259:25 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:159:15 AM–10:2910:29 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:449:44 AM–11:0811:08 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:4411:44 AM–12:5812:58 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:132:13 PM–15:283:28 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:2010:20 PM–23:1611:16 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

Roga06:456:45 AM–08:008:00 AMavoid
Udvega08:008:00 AM–09:159:15 AMavoid
Cara09:159:15 AM–10:2910:29 AMneutral
Lābha10:2910:29 AM–11:4411:44 AMgood
Amṛta11:4411:44 AM–12:5812:58 PMgood
Kāla12:5812:58 PM–14:132:13 PMavoid
Śubha14:132:13 PM–15:283:28 PMgood
Roga15:283:28 PM–16:424:42 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:424:42 PM–18:286:28 PMavoid
Lābha18:286:28 PM–20:138:13 PMgood
Udvega20:138:13 PM–21:599:59 PMavoid
Śubha21:599:59 PM–23:4411:44 PMgood
Amṛta23:4411:44 PM–25:301:30 AM+1good
Cara25:301:30 AM+1–27:153:15 AM+1neutral
Roga27:153:15 AM+1–29:015:01 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:015:01 AM+1–30:466:46 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:456:45 AM to 30:466:46 AM+1

06:456:45 AM sunrise16:424:42 PM sunsetsunrise 30:466:46 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 12:4712:47 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 23:2811:28 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 18:546:54 PM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 12:4712:47 PM
Vaṇijauntil 23:0011:00 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2411:24 AM–12:0412:04 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:132:13 PM–15:283:28 PM
Pradoṣa 16:424:42 PM–18:356:35 PM
Niśītha 23:2011:20 PM–24:0812:08 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 12:0412:04 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:283:28 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 57 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:356:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0812:08 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā12:4712:47 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā23:2811:28 PMPunarvasu
YogaŚubha18:546:54 PMŚukla
KaraṇaGara12:4712:47 PMVaṇija
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:46 06:466:46 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 627
Day length
9 h 57 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
18:476:47 PM
Moonset
08:118:11 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:534:53 AM06:456:45 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:534:53 AM05:495:49 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:215:21 AM06:456:45 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:456:45 AM08:458:45 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:458:45 AM10:4410:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:458:45 AM09:259:25 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:159:15 AM10:2910:29 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:449:44 AM11:0811:08 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2011:20 AM12:0812:08 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2411:24 AM12:0412:04 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4411:44 AM12:5812:58 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4412:44 PM14:432:43 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:231:23 PM14:032:03 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:132:13 PM15:283:28 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:392:39 PM16:044:04 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening14:432:43 PM16:424:42 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:424:42 PM18:356:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:424:42 PM17:105:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:424:42 PM18:076:07 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:2010:20 PM23:1611:16 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2011:20 PM24:0812:08 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
This page as JSON · Markdown · ICS
Profile
pac-rp@2026.1 · upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Ayanāṃśa
lahiri-iae1985 · 24°06′15″
Engine · ruleset
0.1.0 · 2026.3-draft
Place
34°32′ N 69°10′ E · GeoNames 1138958