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Thursday 1 December 2016 · Kowloon, Hong Kong

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 22:3510:35 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:3912:39+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:466:46 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:108:10 AM

Dhṛti gives way to Śūla.

Noon

12:1212:12 PM

The Sun 46° above S. Day length 10 h 52 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKowloon12:1212:12 PM
At noon, 12:1212:12 PM, the Sun is in Anurādhā and the Moon 18° ahead of it, in Mūla, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 18° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:015:01 AM–05:545:54 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:285:28 AM–06:466:46 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5111:51 AM–12:3412:34 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:012:01 PM–14:442:44 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:385:38 PM–18:046:04 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:385:38 PM–18:576:57 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:3112:31+1 AM–26:172:17+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:466:46 AM–08:088:08 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:299:29 AM–10:5110:51 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2410:24 AM–11:0711:07 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:341:34 PM–14:552:55 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:561:56 PM–15:423:42 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta14:442:44 PM–15:283:28 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya29:495:49+1 AM–31:357:35+1 AMa 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

Śubha06:466:46 AM–08:088:08 AMgood
Roga08:088:08 AM–09:299:29 AMavoid
Udvega09:299:29 AM–10:5110:51 AMavoid
Cara10:5110:51 AM–12:1212:12 PMneutral
Lābha12:1212:12 PM–13:341:34 PMgood
Amṛta13:341:34 PM–14:552:55 PMgood
Kāla14:552:55 PM–16:174:17 PMavoid
Śubha16:174:17 PM–17:385:38 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:385:38 PM–19:177:17 PMgood
Cara19:177:17 PM–20:558:55 PMneutral
Roga20:558:55 PM–22:3410:34 PMavoid
Kāla22:3410:34 PM–24:1312:13+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:1312:13+1 AM–25:511:51+1 AMgood
Udvega25:511:51+1 AM–27:303:30+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:303:30+1 AM–29:085:08+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:085:08+1 AM–30:476:47+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:466:46 AM to 30:476:47+1 AM

06:466:46 AM sunrise17:385:38 PM sunsetsunrise 30:476:47+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 24:3912:39+1 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 08:108:10 AM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:3911:39 AM
Kaulavauntil 24:3912:39+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5111:51 AM–12:3412:34 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:341:34 PM–14:552:55 PM
Pradoṣa 17:385:38 PM–19:237:23 PM
Niśītha 23:4911:49 PM–24:3712:37+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3412:34 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:552:55 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 52 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:237:23 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3712:37+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā24:39 00:3912:39 AM FriTṛtīyā
NakṣatraMūlapast sunrisePūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaDhṛti08:108:10 AMŚūla
KaraṇaBālava11:3911:39 AMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra30:47 06:476:47 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 258
Day length
10 h 52 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
07:577:57 AM
Moonset
19:117:11 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:015:01 AM06:466:46 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:015:01 AM05:545:54 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:285:28 AM06:466:46 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:466:46 AM08:578:57 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:466:46 AM08:088:08 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:578:57 AM11:0711:07 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:299:29 AM10:5110:51 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2410:24 AM11:0711:07 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4811:48 AM12:3612:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:3412:34 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:171:17 PM15:283:28 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:341:34 PM14:552:55 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:561:56 PM15:423:42 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:012:01 PM14:442:44 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:442:44 PM15:283:28 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:283:28 PM17:385:38 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:385:38 PM19:237:23 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:385:38 PM18:046:04 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:385:38 PM18:576:57 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4911:49 PM24:3712:37+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:3112:31+1 AM26:172:17+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:495:49+1 AM31:357:35+1 AMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
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