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Thursday 28 December 2023 · Luanda, Angola

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 02:172:17 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:303:30+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:505:50 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:502:50 PM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

12:0812:08 PM

The Sun 76° above S. Day length 12 h 38 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:0812:08 PM
At noon, 12:0812:08 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 197° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 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 muhūrta04:184:18 AM–05:045:04 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:414:41 AM–05:505:50 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4311:43 AM–12:3412:34 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:152:15 PM–15:053:05 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla18:016:01 PM–19:437:43 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:276:27 PM–18:506:50 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:276:27 PM–19:367:36 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:505:50 AM–07:247:24 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya07:477:47 AM–09:299:29 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika08:598:59 AM–10:3410:34 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0210:02 AM–10:5310:53 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:431:43 PM–15:183:18 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:053:05 PM–15:563:56 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya29:165:16+1 AM–31:017:01+1 AMa 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

Śubha05:505:50 AM–07:247:24 AMgood
Roga07:247:24 AM–08:598:59 AMavoid
Udvega08:598:59 AM–10:3410:34 AMavoid
Cara10:3410:34 AM–12:0812:08 PMneutral
Lābha12:0812:08 PM–13:431:43 PMgood
Amṛta13:431:43 PM–15:183:18 PMgood
Kāla15:183:18 PM–16:534:53 PMavoid
Śubha16:534:53 PM–18:276:27 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:276:27 PM–19:537:53 PMgood
Cara19:537:53 PM–21:189:18 PMneutral
Roga21:189:18 PM–22:4310:43 PMavoid
Kāla22:4310:43 PM–24:0912:09+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:0912:09+1 AM–25:341:34+1 AMgood
Udvega25:341:34+1 AM–26:592:59+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:592:59+1 AM–28:254:25+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:254:25+1 AM–29:505:50+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:505:50 AM to 29:505:50+1 AM

05:505:50 AM sunrise18:276:27 PM sunsetsunrise 29:505:50+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 27:303:30+1 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 20:358:35 PM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 21:539:53 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 14:502:50 PM
Garauntil 27:303:30+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4311:43 AM–12:3412:34 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:431:43 PM–15:183:18 PM
Pradoṣa 18:276:27 PM–19:587:58 PM
Niśītha 23:4511:45 PM–24:3312:33+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. AbhijitUntil 12:3412:34 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:183:18 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 38 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:587:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  8. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3312:33+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā27:30 03:303:30 AM FriTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPunarvasu20:358:35 PMPuṣya
YogaIndra21:539:53 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaTaitila14:502:50 PMGara
VāraGuruvāra29:50 05:505:50 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2080
Śaka
1945
Kali
5124
Ahargaṇa
1 871 841
Day length
12 h 38 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
19:597:59 PM
Moonset
06:536:53 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:184:18 AM05:505:50 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:184:18 AM05:045:04 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:414:41 AM05:505:50 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:505:50 AM08:218:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:505:50 AM07:247:24 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:477:47 AM09:299:29 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:218:21 AM10:5310:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:598:59 AM10:3410:34 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0210:02 AM10:5310:53 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4311:43 AM12:3412:34 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4411:44 AM12:3212:32 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:241:24 PM15:563:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:431:43 PM15:183:18 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:152:15 PM15:053:05 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:053:05 PM15:563:56 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:563:56 PM18:276:27 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:016:01 PM19:437:43 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:276:27 PM19:587:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:276:27 PM18:506:50 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:276:27 PM19:367:36 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4511:45 PM24:3312:33+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:165:16+1 AM31:017:01+1 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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