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Wednesday 8 December 1976 · Luanda, Angola

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 21:099:09 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:4110:41 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:415:41 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:589:58 AM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

11:5911:59 AM

The Sun 76° above S. Day length 12 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda11:5911:59 AM
At noon, 11:5911:59 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 199° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 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 muhūrta04:094:09 AM–04:554:55 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:324:32 AM–05:415:41 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:052:05 PM–14:562:56 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:534:53 PM–18:376:37 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:186:18 PM–18:406:40 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:186:18 PM–19:267:26 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:157:15 AM–08:508:50 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2410:24 AM–11:5911:59 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:5010:50 AM–12:3412:34 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta11:3411:34 AM–12:2412:24 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:5911:59 AM–13:341:34 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha05:415:41 AM–07:157:15 AMgood
Amṛta07:157:15 AM–08:508:50 AMgood
Kāla08:508:50 AM–10:2410:24 AMavoid
Śubha10:2410:24 AM–11:5911:59 AMgood
Roga11:5911:59 AM–13:341:34 PMavoid
Udvega13:341:34 PM–15:083:08 PMavoid
Cara15:083:08 PM–16:434:43 PMneutral
Lābha16:434:43 PM–18:186:18 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:186:18 PM–19:437:43 PMavoid
Śubha19:437:43 PM–21:089:08 PMgood
Amṛta21:089:08 PM–22:3410:34 PMgood
Cara22:3410:34 PM–23:5911:59 PMneutral
Roga23:5911:59 PM–25:251:25 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:251:25 AM+1–26:502:50 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:502:50 AM+1–28:164:16 AM+1good
Udvega28:164:16 AM+1–29:415:41 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:415:41 AM to 29:415:41 AM+1

05:415:41 AM sunrise18:186:18 PM sunsetsunrise 29:415:41 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 22:4110:41 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 27:423:42 AM+1
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 15:143:14 PM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 09:589:58 AM
Garauntil 22:4110:41 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:5911:59 AM–13:341:34 PM
Pradoṣa 18:186:18 PM–19:497:49 PM
Niśītha 23:3511:35 PM–24:2312:23 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:341:34 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 37 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:497:49 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  8. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2312:23 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā22:4110:41 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā27:42 03:423:42 AM ThuPunarvasu
YogaŚubha15:143:14 PMŚukla
KaraṇaTaitila09:589:58 AMGara
VāraBudhavāra29:41 05:415:41 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2033
Śaka
1898
Kali
5077
Ahargaṇa
1 854 655
Day length
12 h 37 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
19:507:50 PM
Moonset
06:576:57 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:094:09 AM05:415:41 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:094:09 AM04:554:55 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:324:32 AM05:415:41 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:415:41 AM08:128:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:157:15 AM08:508:50 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:128:12 AM10:4310:43 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2410:24 AM11:5911:59 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:5010:50 AM12:3412:34 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3411:34 AM12:2412:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3511:35 AM12:2312:23 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:5911:59 AM13:341:34 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:151:15 PM15:463:46 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:052:05 PM14:562:56 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:463:46 PM18:186:18 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:534:53 PM18:376:37 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:186:18 PM19:497:49 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:186:18 PM18:406:40 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:186:18 PM19:267:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3511:35 PM24:2312:23 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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