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Friday 4 December 2009 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Śukravāra. Dvitīyā began at 15:473:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:5312:53 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

12:5312:53 PM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

13:101:10 PM

The Sun 74° above N. Day length 14 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:101:10 PM
At noon, 13:101:10 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 204° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 96% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 204° falls in Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:374:37 AM–05:145:14 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:554:55 AM–05:525:52 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4112:41 PM–13:401:40 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:373:37 PM–16:354:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:494:49 PM–18:166:16 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli20:298:29 PM–20:488:48 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:298:29 PM–21:259:25 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:417:41 AM–09:319:31 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:478:47 AM–09:469:46 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:2111:21 AM–13:101:10 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:4411:44 AM–13:111:11 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:401:40 PM–14:382:38 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa16:504:50 PM–18:396:39 PMYama’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

Cara05:525:52 AM–07:417:41 AMneutral
Lābha07:417:41 AM–09:319:31 AMgood
Amṛta09:319:31 AM–11:2111:21 AMgood
Kāla11:2111:21 AM–13:101:10 PMavoid
Śubha13:101:10 PM–15:003:00 PMgood
Roga15:003:00 PM–16:504:50 PMavoid
Udvega16:504:50 PM–18:396:39 PMavoid
Cara18:396:39 PM–20:298:29 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga20:298:29 PM–21:399:39 PMavoid
Kāla21:399:39 PM–22:5010:50 PMavoid
Lābha22:5010:50 PM–24:0012:00+1 AMgood
Udvega24:0012:00+1 AM–25:101:10+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:101:10+1 AM–26:212:21+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:212:21+1 AM–27:313:31+1 AMgood
Cara27:313:31+1 AM–28:414:41+1 AMneutral
Roga28:414:41+1 AM–29:525:52+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

05:525:52 AM sunrise20:298:29 PM sunsetsunrise 29:525:52+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 12:5312:53 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 25:541:54+1 AM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 22:5710:57 PM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 12:5312:53 PM
Vaṇijauntil 23:2511:25 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:2111:21 AM–13:101:10 PM
Abhijit 12:4112:41 PM–13:401:40 PM
Pradoṣa 20:298:29 PM–21:449:44 PM
Niśītha 24:4612:46+1 AM–25:341:34+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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:101:10 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:401:40 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  5. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 37 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 21:449:44 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:341:34+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā12:5312:53 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā25:54 01:541:54 AM SatPunarvasu
YogaŚubha22:5710:57 PMŚukla
KaraṇaGara12:5312:53 PMVaṇija
VāraŚukravāra29:52 05:525:52 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2066
Śaka
1931
Kali
5110
Ahargaṇa
1 866 704
Day length
14 h 37 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
22:4210:42 PM
Moonset
07:127:12 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:374:37 AM05:525:52 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:374:37 AM05:145:14 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:554:55 AM05:525:52 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:525:52 AM08:478:47 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:417:41 AM09:319:31 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:478:47 AM11:4311:43 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:478:47 AM09:469:46 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:2111:21 AM13:101:10 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:4411:44 AM13:111:11 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4112:41 PM13:401:40 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4612:46 PM13:341:34 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:401:40 PM14:382:38 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:382:38 PM17:345:34 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:373:37 PM16:354:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:494:49 PM18:166:16 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day16:504:50 PM18:396:39 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:345:34 PM20:298:29 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:298:29 PM21:449:44 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:298:29 PM20:488:48 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:298:29 PM21:259:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:4612:46+1 AM25:341:34+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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