February 1978 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Kṛṣṇa to Māgha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Friday 24 February 1978 · Luanda, Angola

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Śukravāra. Dvitīyā began at 03:043:04 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:173:17 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:116:11 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:548:54 AM

Pūrva Phalgunī gives way to Uttara Phalgunī.

Noon

12:2012:20 PM

The Sun 89° above S. Day length 12 h 18 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:2012:20 PM
At noon, 12:2012:20 PM, the Sun is in Śatabhiṣā and the Moon 197° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 197° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:384:38 AM–05:245:24 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:015:01 AM–06:116:11 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5611:56 AM–12:4512:45 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:232:23 PM–15:133:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:296:29 PM–18:536:53 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:296:29 PM–19:407:40 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:112:11 AM+1–27:503:50 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:437:43 AM–09:169:16 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:398:39 AM–09:289:28 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:4810:48 AM–12:2012:20 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4512:45 PM–13:341:34 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:253:25 PM–16:574:57 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:184:18 PM–17:575:57 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

Cara06:116:11 AM–07:437:43 AMneutral
Lābha07:437:43 AM–09:169:16 AMgood
Amṛta09:169:16 AM–10:4810:48 AMgood
Kāla10:4810:48 AM–12:2012:20 PMavoid
Śubha12:2012:20 PM–13:531:53 PMgood
Roga13:531:53 PM–15:253:25 PMavoid
Udvega15:253:25 PM–16:574:57 PMavoid
Cara16:574:57 PM–18:296:29 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:296:29 PM–19:577:57 PMavoid
Kāla19:577:57 PM–21:259:25 PMavoid
Lābha21:259:25 PM–22:5310:53 PMgood
Udvega22:5310:53 PM–24:2012:20 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:2012:20 AM+1–25:481:48 AM+1good
Amṛta25:481:48 AM+1–27:163:16 AM+1good
Cara27:163:16 AM+1–28:444:44 AM+1neutral
Roga28:444:44 AM+1–30:116:11 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:116:11 AM to 30:116:11 AM+1

06:116:11 AM sunrise18:296:29 PM sunsetsunrise 30:116:11 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 27:173:17 AM+1
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 08:548:54 AM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 23:0211:02 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 15:143:14 PM
Garauntil 27:173:17 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:4810:48 AM–12:2012:20 PM
Abhijit 11:5611:56 AM–12:4512:45 PM
Pradoṣa 18:296:29 PM–20:038:03 PM
Niśītha 23:5611:56 PM–24:4412:44 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:2012:20 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4512:45 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 18 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:038:03 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4412:44 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā27:17 03:173:17 AM SatTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī08:548:54 AMUttara Phalgunī
YogaDhṛti23:0211:02 PMŚūla
KaraṇaTaitila15:143:14 PMGara
VāraŚukravāra30:11 06:116:11 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2034
Śaka
1899
Kali
5078
Ahargaṇa
1 855 098
Day length
12 h 18 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
19:367:36 PM
Moonset
07:077:07 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:384:38 AM06:116:11 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:384:38 AM05:245:24 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:015:01 AM06:116:11 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:116:11 AM08:398:39 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:437:43 AM09:169:16 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:398:39 AM11:0611:06 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:398:39 AM09:289:28 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:4810:48 AM12:2012:20 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5611:56 AM12:4512:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5611:56 AM12:4412:44 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4512:45 PM13:341:34 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:341:34 PM16:024:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:232:23 PM15:133:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:253:25 PM16:574:57 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:024:02 PM18:296:29 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:184:18 PM17:575:57 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:296:29 PM20:038:03 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:296:29 PM18:536:53 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:296:29 PM19:407:40 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5611:56 PM24:4412:44 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:112:11 AM+127:503:50 AM+1sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
This page as JSON · Markdown · ICS
Profile
pac-rp@2026.1 · upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Ayanāṃśa
lahiri-iae1985 · 23°33′10″
Engine · ruleset
0.1.0 · 2026.3-draft
Place
8°50′ S 13°14′ E · GeoNames 2240449