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Thursday 25 December 1969 · Luanda, Angola

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 20:468:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:1411:14 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:485:48 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:589:58 AM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

12:0712:07 PM

The Sun 75° above S. Day length 12 h 38 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:0712:07 PM
At noon, 12:0712:07 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 199° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 199° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:174:17 AM–05:035:03 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:404:40 AM–05:485:48 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4211:42 AM–12:3212:32 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:132:13 PM–15:043:04 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla18:086:08 PM–19:557:55 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:266:26 PM–18:496:49 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:266:26 PM–19:347:34 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:485:48 AM–07:237:23 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya07:237:23 AM–09:109:10 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika08:588:58 AM–10:3210:32 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0110:01 AM–10:5110:51 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:421:42 PM–15:173:17 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:043:04 PM–15:553:55 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

Śubha05:485:48 AM–07:237:23 AMgood
Roga07:237:23 AM–08:588:58 AMavoid
Udvega08:588:58 AM–10:3210:32 AMavoid
Cara10:3210:32 AM–12:0712:07 PMneutral
Lābha12:0712:07 PM–13:421:42 PMgood
Amṛta13:421:42 PM–15:173:17 PMgood
Kāla15:173:17 PM–16:514:51 PMavoid
Śubha16:514:51 PM–18:266:26 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:266:26 PM–19:517:51 PMgood
Cara19:517:51 PM–21:179:17 PMneutral
Roga21:179:17 PM–22:4210:42 PMavoid
Kāla22:4210:42 PM–24:0712:07+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:0712:07+1 AM–25:331:33+1 AMgood
Udvega25:331:33+1 AM–26:582:58+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:582:58+1 AM–28:234:23+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:234:23+1 AM–29:495:49+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:485:48 AM to 29:495:49+1 AM

05:485:48 AM sunrise18:266:26 PM sunsetsunrise 29:495:49+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 23:1411:14 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 20:498:49 PM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 26:142:14+1 AM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 09:589:58 AM
Garauntil 23:1411:14 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4211:42 AM–12:3212:32 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:421:42 PM–15:173:17 PM
Pradoṣa 18:266:26 PM–19:577:57 PM
Niśītha 23:4311:43 PM–24:3112:31+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. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3212:32 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:173:17 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 38 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:577:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  8. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3112:31+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā23:1411:14 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPunarvasu20:498:49 PMPuṣya
YogaIndra26:14 02:142:14 AM FriVaidhṛti
KaraṇaTaitila09:589:58 AMGara
VāraGuruvāra29:49 05:495:49 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2026
Śaka
1891
Kali
5070
Ahargaṇa
1 852 115
Day length
12 h 38 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
20:058:05 PM
Moonset
07:037:03 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:174:17 AM05:485:48 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:174:17 AM05:035:03 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:404:40 AM05:485:48 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:485:48 AM08:208:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:485:48 AM07:237:23 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:237:23 AM09:109:10 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:208:20 AM10:5110:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:588:58 AM10:3210:32 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0110:01 AM10:5110:51 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4211:42 AM12:3212:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4311:43 AM12:3112:31 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:231:23 PM15:553:55 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:421:42 PM15:173:17 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:132:13 PM15:043:04 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:043:04 PM15:553:55 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:553:55 PM18:266:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:086:08 PM19:557:55 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:266:26 PM19:577:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:266:26 PM18:496:49 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:266:26 PM19:347:34 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4311:43 PM24:3112:31+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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