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Monday 12 December 2011 · Kunming, Yunnan, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 23:4911:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:3412:34 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:447:44 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:1512:15 PM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

13:031:03 PM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKunming13:031:03 PM
At noon, 13:031:03 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 198° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 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 muhūrta05:575:57 AM–06:516:51 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:246:24 AM–07:447:44 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4112:41 PM–13:241:24 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:311:31 PM–15:133:13 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:492:49 PM–15:313:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:216:21 PM–18:476:47 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:216:21 PM–19:417:41 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla09:049:04 AM–10:2310:23 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:4311:43 AM–13:031:03 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:241:24 PM–14:062:06 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:222:22 PM–15:423:42 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:313:31 PM–16:134:13 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

Amṛta07:447:44 AM–09:049:04 AMgood
Kāla09:049:04 AM–10:2310:23 AMavoid
Śubha10:2310:23 AM–11:4311:43 AMgood
Roga11:4311:43 AM–13:031:03 PMavoid
Udvega13:031:03 PM–14:222:22 PMavoid
Cara14:222:22 PM–15:423:42 PMneutral
Lābha15:423:42 PM–17:015:01 PMgood
Amṛta17:015:01 PM–18:216:21 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:216:21 PM–20:018:01 PMneutral
Roga20:018:01 PM–21:429:42 PMavoid
Kāla21:429:42 PM–23:2211:22 PMavoid
Lābha23:2211:22 PM–25:031:03 AM+1good
Udvega25:031:03 AM+1–26:432:43 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:432:43 AM+1–28:244:24 AM+1good
Amṛta28:244:24 AM+1–30:056:05 AM+1good
Cara30:056:05 AM+1–31:457:45 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:447:44 AM to 31:457:45 AM+1

07:447:44 AM sunrise18:216:21 PM sunsetsunrise 31:457:45 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 24:3412:34 AM+1
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 24:0412:04 AM+1
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 30:366:36 AM+1
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 12:1512:15 PM
Garauntil 24:3412:34 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:049:04 AM–10:2310:23 AM
Abhijit 12:4112:41 PM–13:241:24 PM
Pradoṣa 18:216:21 PM–20:088:08 PM
Niśītha 24:3912:39 AM+1–25:271:27 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:2310:23 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:241:24 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 36 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:088:08 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  8. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:271:27 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā24:34 00:3412:34 AM TueTṛtīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā24:04 00:0412:04 AM TuePunarvasu
YogaŚukla30:36 06:366:36 AM TueBrahma
KaraṇaTaitila12:1512:15 PMGara
VāraSomavāra31:45 07:457:45 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2068
Śaka
1933
Kali
5112
Ahargaṇa
1 867 442
Day length
10 h 36 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
19:587:58 PM
Moonset
08:538:53 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:575:57 AM07:447:44 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:575:57 AM06:516:51 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:246:24 AM07:447:44 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:447:44 AM09:529:52 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:049:04 AM10:2310:23 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:529:52 AM11:5911:59 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:4311:43 AM13:031:03 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:3912:39 PM13:271:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4112:41 PM13:241:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:241:24 PM14:062:06 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:311:31 PM15:133:13 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:062:06 PM16:134:13 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:222:22 PM15:423:42 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:492:49 PM15:313:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:313:31 PM16:134:13 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:134:13 PM18:216:21 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:216:21 PM20:088:08 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:216:21 PM18:476:47 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:216:21 PM19:417:41 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:3912:39 AM+125:271:27 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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