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Tuesday 5 December 2017 · Kowloon, Hong Kong

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 20:008:00 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:174:17 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:496:49 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:174:17 PM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

12:1412:14 PM

The Sun 45° above S. Day length 10 h 50 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKowloon12:1412:14 PM
At noon, 12:1412:14 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 202° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 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 muhūrta05:045:04 AM–05:565:56 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:305:30 AM–06:496:49 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5211:52 AM–12:3512:35 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:022:02 PM–14:452:45 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:395:39 PM–18:056:05 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:395:39 PM–18:586:58 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:096:09 PM–19:347:34 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:598:59 AM–09:429:42 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:319:31 AM–10:5310:53 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1412:14 PM–13:351:35 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:141:14 PM–14:382:38 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:562:56 PM–16:174:17 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:5510:55 PM–23:4811:48 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

Roga06:496:49 AM–08:108:10 AMavoid
Udvega08:108:10 AM–09:319:31 AMavoid
Cara09:319:31 AM–10:5310:53 AMneutral
Lābha10:5310:53 AM–12:1412:14 PMgood
Amṛta12:1412:14 PM–13:351:35 PMgood
Kāla13:351:35 PM–14:562:56 PMavoid
Śubha14:562:56 PM–16:174:17 PMgood
Roga16:174:17 PM–17:395:39 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:395:39 PM–19:187:18 PMavoid
Lābha19:187:18 PM–20:568:56 PMgood
Udvega20:568:56 PM–22:3510:35 PMavoid
Śubha22:3510:35 PM–24:1412:14+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:1412:14+1 AM–25:531:53+1 AMgood
Cara25:531:53+1 AM–27:323:32+1 AMneutral
Roga27:323:32+1 AM–29:115:11+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:115:11+1 AM–30:506:50+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:496:49 AM to 30:506:50+1 AM

06:496:49 AM sunrise17:395:39 PM sunsetsunrise 30:506:50+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 16:174:17 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 26:582:58+1 AM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 22:2410:24 PM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 16:174:17 PM
Vaṇijauntil 26:302:30+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5211:52 AM–12:3512:35 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:562:56 PM–16:174:17 PM
Pradoṣa 17:395:39 PM–19:247:24 PM
Niśītha 23:5011:50 PM–24:3812:38+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. AbhijitUntil 12:3512:35 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:174:17 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  5. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 50 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:247:24 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā16:174:17 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā26:58 02:582:58 AM WedPunarvasu
YogaŚubha22:2410:24 PMŚukla
KaraṇaGara16:174:17 PMVaṇija
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:50 06:506:50 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 627
Day length
10 h 50 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
19:347:34 PM
Moonset
08:098:09 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:045:04 AM06:496:49 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:045:04 AM05:565:56 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:305:30 AM06:496:49 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:496:49 AM08:598:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:598:59 AM11:0911:09 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:598:59 AM09:429:42 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:319:31 AM10:5310:53 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5011:50 AM12:3812:38 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5211:52 AM12:3512:35 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1412:14 PM13:351:35 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:141:14 PM14:382:38 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:191:19 PM15:293:29 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:022:02 PM14:452:45 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:562:56 PM16:174:17 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:293:29 PM17:395:39 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:395:39 PM19:247:24 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:395:39 PM18:056:05 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:395:39 PM18:586:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:096:09 PM19:347:34 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5510:55 PM23:4811:48 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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