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Sunday 14 December 2008 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Ravivāra. Dvitīyā began at 23:4611:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:058:05 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

09:549:54 AM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

13:151:15 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:151:15 PM
At noon, 13:151:15 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 200° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 200° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:384:38 AM–05:155:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:574:57 AM–05:525:52 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla06:576:57 AM–08:218:21 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:4512:45 PM–13:441:44 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:423:42 PM–16:414:41 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:378:37 PM–20:568:56 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:378:37 PM–21:339:33 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa13:151:15 PM–15:063:06 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika16:564:56 PM–18:476:47 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta18:396:39 PM–19:387:38 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla18:476:47 PM–20:378:37 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya26:222:22 AM+1–27:473:47 AM+1a 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

Udvega05:525:52 AM–07:437:43 AMavoid
Cara07:437:43 AM–09:349:34 AMneutral
Lābha09:349:34 AM–11:2411:24 AMgood
Amṛta11:2411:24 AM–13:151:15 PMgood
Kāla13:151:15 PM–15:063:06 PMavoid
Śubha15:063:06 PM–16:564:56 PMgood
Roga16:564:56 PM–18:476:47 PMavoid
Udvega18:476:47 PM–20:378:37 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha20:378:37 PM–21:479:47 PMgood
Amṛta21:479:47 PM–22:5610:56 PMgood
Cara22:5610:56 PM–24:0612:06 AM+1neutral
Roga24:0612:06 AM+1–25:151:15 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:151:15 AM+1–26:242:24 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:242:24 AM+1–27:343:34 AM+1good
Udvega27:343:34 AM+1–28:434:43 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:434:43 AM+1–29:535:53 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:525:52 AM to 29:535:53 AM+1

05:525:52 AM sunrise20:378:37 PM sunsetsunrise 29:535:53 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 20:058:05 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 15:423:42 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 17:495:49 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 09:549:54 AM
Garauntil 20:058:05 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:4512:45 PM–13:441:44 PM
Rāhu kāla 18:476:47 PM–20:378:37 PM
Pradoṣa 20:378:37 PM–21:519:51 PM
Niśītha 24:5112:51 AM+1–25:391:39 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:441:44 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  5. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 20:378:37 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  7. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  8. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  9. SunsetDay length 14 h 45 m.
  10. PradoṣaUntil 21:519:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:391:39 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā20:058:05 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā15:423:42 PMPunarvasu
YogaŚukla17:495:49 PMBrahma
KaraṇaTaitila09:549:54 AMGara
VāraRavivāra29:53 05:535:53 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 349
Day length
14 h 45 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
22:3110:31 PM
Moonset
06:556:55 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 twilight04:574:57 AM05:525:52 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:525:52 AM08:498:49 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra06:576:57 AM08:218:21 AMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:498:49 AM11:4611:46 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4512:45 PM13:441:44 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5112:51 PM13:391:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:151:15 PM15:063:06 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
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
GulikaGulika’s part of the day16:564:56 PM18:476:47 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:405:40 PM20:378:37 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta18:396:39 PM19:387:38 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day18:476:47 PM20:378:37 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk20:378:37 PM21:519:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:378:37 PM20:568:56 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:378:37 PM21:339:33 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:5112:51 AM+125:391:39 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:222:22 AM+127:473:47 AM+1sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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