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Thursday 12 December 1996 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 11:1511:15 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:198:19 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:416:41 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:198:19 AM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

12:3512:35 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:3512:35 PM
At noon, 12:3512:35 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 26° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 5% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 26° falls in Śukla Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:035:03 AM–05:525:52 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:285:28 AM–06:416:41 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1112:11 PM–12:5812:58 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:211:21 PM–14:482:48 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:322:32 PM–15:203:20 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:286:28 PM–18:536:53 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:286:28 PM–19:417:41 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:416:41 AM–08:108:10 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:389:38 AM–11:0611:06 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:3710:37 AM–11:2411:24 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:032:03 PM–15:313:31 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:203:20 PM–16:074:07 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya24:5812:58+1 AM–26:252:25+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

Śubha06:416:41 AM–08:108:10 AMgood
Roga08:108:10 AM–09:389:38 AMavoid
Udvega09:389:38 AM–11:0611:06 AMavoid
Cara11:0611:06 AM–12:3512:35 PMneutral
Lābha12:3512:35 PM–14:032:03 PMgood
Amṛta14:032:03 PM–15:313:31 PMgood
Kāla15:313:31 PM–17:005:00 PMavoid
Śubha17:005:00 PM–18:286:28 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:286:28 PM–20:008:00 PMgood
Cara20:008:00 PM–21:319:31 PMneutral
Roga21:319:31 PM–23:0311:03 PMavoid
Kāla23:0311:03 PM–24:3512:35+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:3512:35+1 AM–26:072:07+1 AMgood
Udvega26:072:07+1 AM–27:383:38+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:383:38+1 AM–29:105:10+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:105:10+1 AM–30:426:42+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:416:41 AM to 30:426:42+1 AM

06:416:41 AM sunrise18:286:28 PM sunsetsunrise 30:426:42+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 08:198:19 AM
Tṛtīyāuntil 29:205:20+1 AM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 17:425:42 PM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 21:499:49 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 08:198:19 AM
Taitilauntil 18:506:50 PM
Garauntil 29:205:20+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1112:11 PM–12:5812:58 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:032:03 PM–15:313:31 PM
Pradoṣa 18:286:28 PM–20:068:06 PM
Niśītha 24:1112:11+1 AM–24:5912:59+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. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5812:58 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:313:31 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 47 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:068:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:5912:59+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  13. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  14. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā08:198:19 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā17:425:42 PMUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaVṛddhi21:499:49 PMDhruva
KaraṇaKaulava08:198:19 AMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra30:42 06:426:42 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 964
Day length
11 h 47 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
08:268:26 AM
Moonset
20:378:37 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:035:03 AM06:416:41 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:035:03 AM05:525:52 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:285:28 AM06:416:41 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:416:41 AM09:039:03 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:416:41 AM08:108:10 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:039:03 AM11:2411:24 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:389:38 AM11:0611:06 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:3710:37 AM11:2411:24 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1112:11 PM12:5912:59 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1112:11 PM12:5812:58 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:211:21 PM14:482:48 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:451:45 PM16:074:07 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:032:03 PM15:313:31 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:322:32 PM15:203:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:203:20 PM16:074:07 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:074:07 PM18:286:28 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:286:28 PM20:068:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:286:28 PM18:536:53 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:286:28 PM19:417:41 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1112:11+1 AM24:5912:59+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:5812:58+1 AM26:252:25+1 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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