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Thursday 28 December 2023 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 06:176:17 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 31:307:30+1 AM, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:097:09 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

18:506:50 PM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

12:1512:15 PM

The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 12 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMultan12:1512:15 PM
At noon, 12:1512:15 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 195° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 195° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:195:19 AM–06:146:14 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:465:46 AM–07:097:09 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5511:55 AM–12:3612:36 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:571:57 PM–14:382:38 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:225:22 PM–17:495:49 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:225:22 PM–18:446:44 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:0110:01 PM–23:4311:43 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:097:09 AM–08:268:26 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:429:42 AM–10:5910:59 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:3310:33 AM–11:1411:14 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya11:4711:47 AM–13:291:29 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:321:32 PM–14:482:48 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:382:38 PM–15:193:19 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Śubha07:097:09 AM–08:268:26 AMgood
Roga08:268:26 AM–09:429:42 AMavoid
Udvega09:429:42 AM–10:5910:59 AMavoid
Cara10:5910:59 AM–12:1512:15 PMneutral
Lābha12:1512:15 PM–13:321:32 PMgood
Amṛta13:321:32 PM–14:482:48 PMgood
Kāla14:482:48 PM–16:054:05 PMavoid
Śubha16:054:05 PM–17:225:22 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:225:22 PM–19:057:05 PMgood
Cara19:057:05 PM–20:498:49 PMneutral
Roga20:498:49 PM–22:3210:32 PMavoid
Kāla22:3210:32 PM–24:1612:16+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:1612:16+1 AM–25:591:59+1 AMgood
Udvega25:591:59+1 AM–27:433:43+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:433:43+1 AM–29:265:26+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:265:26+1 AM–31:107:10+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:097:09 AM to 31:107:10+1 AM

07:097:09 AM sunrise17:225:22 PM sunsetsunrise 31:107:10+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 24:3512:35+1 AM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 25:531:53+1 AM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 18:506:50 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5511:55 AM–12:3612:36 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:321:32 PM–14:482:48 PM
Pradoṣa 17:225:22 PM–19:127:12 PM
Niśītha 23:5211:52 PM–24:4012:40+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 12:3612:36 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:482:48 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 10 h 12 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:127:12 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:4012:40+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  9. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  10. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyāpast sunriseTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPunarvasu24:35 00:3512:35 AM FriPuṣya
YogaIndra25:53 01:531:53 AM FriVaidhṛti
KaraṇaTaitila18:506:50 PMGara
VāraGuruvāra31:10 07:107:10 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2080
Śaka
1945
Kali
5124
Ahargaṇa
1 871 841
Day length
10 h 12 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
18:326:32 PM
Moonset
08:218:21 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:195:19 AM07:097:09 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:195:19 AM06:146:14 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:465:46 AM07:097:09 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:097:09 AM09:129:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:097:09 AM08:268:26 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:129:12 AM11:1411:14 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:429:42 AM10:5910:59 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:3310:33 AM11:1411:14 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:4711:47 AM13:291:29 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5111:51 AM12:3912:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5511:55 AM12:3612:36 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:171:17 PM15:193:19 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:321:32 PM14:482:48 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:571:57 PM14:382:38 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:382:38 PM15:193:19 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:193:19 PM17:225:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:225:22 PM19:127:12 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:225:22 PM17:495:49 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:225:22 PM18:446:44 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:0110:01 PM23:4311:43 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5211:52 PM24:4012:40+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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