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Tuesday 12 December 2000 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 02:512:51 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:3411:34 PM.

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

13:131:13 PM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

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 198° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 198° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:035:03 AM–05:525:52 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:285:28 AM–06:416:41 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla12:1112:11 PM–13:371:37 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:1112:11 PM–12:5812:58 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • 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

  • Varjya07:107:10 AM–08:368:36 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta09:039:03 AM–09:509:50 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:389:38 AM–11:0611:06 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:3512:35 PM–14:032:03 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:313:31 PM–17:005:00 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:2111:21 PM–24:1012:10+1 AMan 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

Roga06:416:41 AM–08:098:09 AMavoid
Udvega08:098:09 AM–09:389:38 AMavoid
Cara09:389:38 AM–11:0611:06 AMneutral
Lābha11:0611:06 AM–12:3512:35 PMgood
Amṛta12:3512:35 PM–14:032:03 PMgood
Kāla14:032:03 PM–15:313:31 PMavoid
Śubha15:313:31 PM–17:005:00 PMgood
Roga17:005:00 PM–18:286:28 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:286:28 PM–20:008:00 PMavoid
Lābha20:008:00 PM–21:319:31 PMgood
Udvega21:319:31 PM–23:0311:03 PMavoid
Śubha23:0311:03 PM–24:3512:35+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:3512:35+1 AM–26:072:07+1 AMgood
Cara26:072:07+1 AM–27:383:38+1 AMneutral
Roga27:383:38+1 AM–29:105:10+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:105:10+1 AM–30:426:42+1 AMavoid

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 23:3411:34 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 21:079:07 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 25:001:00+1 AM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 13:131:13 PM
Garauntil 23:3411:34 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1112:11 PM–12:5812:58 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:313:31 PM–17:005:00 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:5812:58 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:005:00 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 47 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:068:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  8. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5912:59+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā23:3411:34 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā21:079:07 PMPunarvasu
YogaŚukla25:00 01:001:00 AM WedBrahma
KaraṇaTaitila13:131:13 PMGara
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:42 06:426:42 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 425
Day length
11 h 47 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
20:038:03 PM
Moonset
07:477:47 AM

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
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:107:10 AM08:368:36 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:039:03 AM11:2411:24 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:039:03 AM09:509:50 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:389:38 AM11:0611:06 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1112:11 PM12:5912:59 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:1112:11 PM13:371:37 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1112:11 PM12:5812:58 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3512:35 PM14:032:03 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:451:45 PM16:074:07 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:322:32 PM15:203:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:313:31 PM17:005:00 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
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
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:2111:21 PM24:1012:10+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:1112:11+1 AM24:5912:59+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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