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December 1918 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 19 December 1918 · Kunming, Yunnan, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 01:071:07 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:2711:27 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:497:49 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:149:14 AM

Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.

Noon

13:061:06 PM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKunming13:061:06 PM
At noon, 13:061:06 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 198° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 198° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:016:01 AM–06:556:55 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:286:28 AM–07:497:49 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4512:45 PM–13:271:27 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:522:52 PM–15:343:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:236:23 PM–18:506:50 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:236:23 PM–19:447:44 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla30:076:07 AM+1–31:407:40 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:497:49 AM–09:089:08 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2710:27 AM–11:4711:47 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:2011:20 AM–12:0212:02 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:252:25 PM–15:453:45 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:343:34 PM–16:164:16 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya20:508:50 PM–22:2310:23 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

Śubha07:497:49 AM–09:089:08 AMgood
Roga09:089:08 AM–10:2710:27 AMavoid
Udvega10:2710:27 AM–11:4711:47 AMavoid
Cara11:4711:47 AM–13:061:06 PMneutral
Lābha13:061:06 PM–14:252:25 PMgood
Amṛta14:252:25 PM–15:453:45 PMgood
Kāla15:453:45 PM–17:045:04 PMavoid
Śubha17:045:04 PM–18:236:23 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:236:23 PM–20:048:04 PMgood
Cara20:048:04 PM–21:459:45 PMneutral
Roga21:459:45 PM–23:2511:25 PMavoid
Kāla23:2511:25 PM–25:061:06 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:061:06 AM+1–26:472:47 AM+1good
Udvega26:472:47 AM+1–28:284:28 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:284:28 AM+1–30:086:08 AM+1good
Amṛta30:086:08 AM+1–31:497:49 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:497:49 AM to 31:497:49 AM+1

07:497:49 AM sunrise18:236:23 PM sunsetsunrise 31:497:49 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 23:2711:27 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 09:149:14 AM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 24:5712:57 AM+1
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 12:1312:13 PM
Garauntil 23:2711:27 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:4512:45 PM–13:271:27 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:252:25 PM–15:453:45 PM
Pradoṣa 18:236:23 PM–20:118:11 PM
Niśītha 24:4212:42 AM+1–25:301:30 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. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:271:27 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:453:45 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 35 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:118:11 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:301:30 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā23:2711:27 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā09:149:14 AMPunarvasu
YogaBrahma24:57 00:5712:57 AM FriIndra
KaraṇaTaitila12:1312:13 PMGara
VāraGuruvāra31:49 07:497:49 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1975
Śaka
1840
Kali
5019
Ahargaṇa
1 833 481
Day length
10 h 35 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
20:068:06 PM
Moonset
08:538:53 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:016:01 AM07:497:49 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:016:01 AM06:556:55 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:286:28 AM07:497:49 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:497:49 AM09:569:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:497:49 AM09:089:08 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:569:56 AM12:0212:02 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2710:27 AM11:4711:47 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:2011:20 AM12:0212:02 PM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4212:42 PM13:301:30 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4512:45 PM13:271:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:092:09 PM16:164:16 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:252:25 PM15:453:45 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:522:52 PM15:343:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:343:34 PM16:164:16 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:164:16 PM18:236:23 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:236:23 PM20:118:11 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:236:23 PM18:506:50 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:236:23 PM19:447:44 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:508:50 PM22:2310:23 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4212:42 AM+125:301:30 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra30:076:07 AM+131:407:40 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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