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Thursday 5 December 1918 · Kunming, Yunnan, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 00:4112:41 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:361:36 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:407:40 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:121:12 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:5912:59 PM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 10 h 40 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKunming12:5912:59 PM
At noon, 12:5912:59 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 18° ahead of it, in Mūla, 2% 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 muhūrta05:535:53 AM–06:466:46 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:206:20 AM–07:407:40 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3812:38 PM–13:211:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:462:46 PM–15:293:29 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:255:25 PM–19:077:07 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:196:19 PM–18:466:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:196:19 PM–19:397:39 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:407:40 AM–09:009:00 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2010:20 AM–11:3911:39 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:1311:13 AM–11:5511:55 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:192:19 PM–15:393:39 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:293:29 PM–16:114:11 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya22:3110:31 PM–24:1312:13 AM+1a 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

Śubha07:407:40 AM–09:009:00 AMgood
Roga09:009:00 AM–10:2010:20 AMavoid
Udvega10:2010:20 AM–11:3911:39 AMavoid
Cara11:3911:39 AM–12:5912:59 PMneutral
Lābha12:5912:59 PM–14:192:19 PMgood
Amṛta14:192:19 PM–15:393:39 PMgood
Kāla15:393:39 PM–16:594:59 PMavoid
Śubha16:594:59 PM–18:196:19 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:196:19 PM–19:597:59 PMgood
Cara19:597:59 PM–21:399:39 PMneutral
Roga21:399:39 PM–23:2011:20 PMavoid
Kāla23:2011:20 PM–25:001:00 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:001:00 AM+1–26:402:40 AM+1good
Udvega26:402:40 AM+1–28:204:20 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:204:20 AM+1–30:006:00 AM+1good
Amṛta30:006:00 AM+1–31:407:40 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:407:40 AM to 31:407:40 AM+1

07:407:40 AM sunrise18:196:19 PM sunsetsunrise 31:407:40 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 25:361:36 AM+1
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 24:1312:13 AM+1
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 18:216:21 PM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 13:121:12 PM
Kaulavauntil 25:361:36 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:3812:38 PM–13:211:21 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:192:19 PM–15:393:39 PM
Pradoṣa 18:196:19 PM–20:068:06 PM
Niśītha 24:3612:36 AM+1–25:241:24 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 13:211:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:393:39 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 40 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:068:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  8. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:241:24 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā25:36 01:361:36 AM FriTṛtīyā
NakṣatraMūla24:13 00:1312:13 AM FriPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaŚūla18:216:21 PMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaBālava13:121:12 PMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra31:40 07:407:40 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1975
Śaka
1840
Kali
5019
Ahargaṇa
1 833 467
Day length
10 h 40 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
08:548:54 AM
Moonset
19:477:47 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:535:53 AM07:407:40 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:535:53 AM06:466:46 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:206:20 AM07:407:40 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:407:40 AM09:489:48 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:407:40 AM09:009:00 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:489:48 AM11:5511:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2010:20 AM11:3911:39 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:1311:13 AM11:5511:55 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3512:35 PM13:231:23 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3812:38 PM13:211:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:032:03 PM16:114:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:192:19 PM15:393:39 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:462:46 PM15:293:29 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:293:29 PM16:114:11 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:114:11 PM18:196:19 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:255:25 PM19:077:07 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:196:19 PM20:068:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:196:19 PM18:466:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:196:19 PM19:397:39 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:3110:31 PM24:1312:13 AM+1sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:3612:36 AM+125:241:24 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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