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Wednesday 13 December 2000 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 16:514:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:341:34 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:525:52 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:0711:07 AM

Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.

Noon

13:141:14 PM

The Sun 75° above N. Day length 14 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:141:14 PM
At noon, 13:141:14 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 204° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 96% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 204° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:384:38 AM–05:155:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:564:56 AM–05:525:52 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya15:423:42 PM–16:414:41 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:378:37 PM–20:558:55 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:378:37 PM–21:329:32 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:437:43 AM–09:339:33 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:2411:24 AM–13:141:14 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4512:45 PM–13:441:44 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:141:14 PM–15:053:05 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:529:52 PM–23:1811:18 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

Lābha05:525:52 AM–07:437:43 AMgood
Amṛta07:437:43 AM–09:339:33 AMgood
Kāla09:339:33 AM–11:2411:24 AMavoid
Śubha11:2411:24 AM–13:141:14 PMgood
Roga13:141:14 PM–15:053:05 PMavoid
Udvega15:053:05 PM–16:564:56 PMavoid
Cara16:564:56 PM–18:466:46 PMneutral
Lābha18:466:46 PM–20:378:37 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega20:378:37 PM–21:469:46 PMavoid
Śubha21:469:46 PM–22:5610:56 PMgood
Amṛta22:5610:56 PM–24:0512:05 AM+1good
Cara24:0512:05 AM+1–25:141:14 AM+1neutral
Roga25:141:14 AM+1–26:242:24 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:242:24 AM+1–27:333:33 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:333:33 AM+1–28:434:43 AM+1good
Udvega28:434:43 AM+1–29:525:52 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:525:52 AM to 29:525:52 AM+1

05:525:52 AM sunrise20:378:37 PM sunsetsunrise 29:525:52 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 13:341:34 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 11:0711:07 AM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 15:003:00 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 13:341:34 PM
Vaṇijauntil 23:5611:56 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:141:14 PM–15:053:05 PM
Pradoṣa 20:378:37 PM–21:519:51 PM
Niśītha 24:5012:50 AM+1–25:381:38 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. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:053:05 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  5. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  6. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 45 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:519:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:381:38 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā13:341:34 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā11:0711:07 AMPunarvasu
YogaŚukla15:003:00 PMBrahma
KaraṇaGara13:341:34 PMVaṇija
VāraBudhavāra29:52 05:525:52 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 426
Day length
14 h 45 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
22:3910:39 PM
Moonset
07:257:25 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:384:38 AM05:525:52 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:384:38 AM05:155:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:564:56 AM05:525:52 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:525:52 AM08:498:49 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:437:43 AM09:339:33 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:498:49 AM11:4611:46 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:2411:24 AM13:141:14 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4512:45 PM13:441:44 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5012:50 PM13:381:38 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:141:14 PM15:053:05 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:432:43 PM17:405:40 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:423:42 PM16:414:41 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:405:40 PM20:378:37 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:378:37 PM21:519:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:378:37 PM20:558:55 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:378:37 PM21:329:32 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:529:52 PM23:1811:18 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:5012:50 AM+125:381:38 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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