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Thursday 15 December 2016 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 17:385:38 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:342:34 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:436:43 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:527:52 AM

Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.

Noon

12:3612:36 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:3612:36 PM
At noon, 12:3612:36 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 203° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 96% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 203° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:055:05 AM–05:545:54 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:295:29 AM–06:436:43 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1312:13 PM–13:001:00 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:342:34 PM–15:213:21 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:296:29 PM–18:546:54 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:296:29 PM–19:437:43 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:433:43 AM+1–29:115:11 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:436:43 AM–08:118:11 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:399:39 AM–11:0811:08 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:3810:38 AM–11:2511:25 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:042:04 PM–15:333:33 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:213:21 PM–16:084:08 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya18:546:54 PM–20:228:22 PMa 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

Śubha06:436:43 AM–08:118:11 AMgood
Roga08:118:11 AM–09:399:39 AMavoid
Udvega09:399:39 AM–11:0811:08 AMavoid
Cara11:0811:08 AM–12:3612:36 PMneutral
Lābha12:3612:36 PM–14:042:04 PMgood
Amṛta14:042:04 PM–15:333:33 PMgood
Kāla15:333:33 PM–17:015:01 PMavoid
Śubha17:015:01 PM–18:296:29 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:296:29 PM–20:018:01 PMgood
Cara20:018:01 PM–21:339:33 PMneutral
Roga21:339:33 PM–23:0511:05 PMavoid
Kāla23:0511:05 PM–24:3612:36 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:3612:36 AM+1–26:082:08 AM+1good
Udvega26:082:08 AM+1–27:403:40 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:403:40 AM+1–29:115:11 AM+1good
Amṛta29:115:11 AM+1–30:436:43 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:436:43 AM to 30:436:43 AM+1

06:436:43 AM sunrise18:296:29 PM sunsetsunrise 30:436:43 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 14:342:34 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 07:527:52 AM
Punarvasuuntil 29:555:55 AM+1
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 08:108:10 AM
Brahmauntil 28:454:45 AM+1
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 14:342:34 PM
Vaṇijauntil 25:151:15 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1312:13 PM–13:001:00 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:042:04 PM–15:333:33 PM
Pradoṣa 18:296:29 PM–20:078:07 PM
Niśītha 24:1212:12 AM+1–25:001:00 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  3. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:001:00 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:333:33 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  7. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 11 h 47 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:078:07 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:001:00 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  13. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  14. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā14:342:34 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā07:527:52 AMPunarvasu
YogaŚukla08:108:10 AMBrahma
KaraṇaGara14:342:34 PMVaṇija
VāraGuruvāra30:43 06:436:43 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 272
Day length
11 h 47 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
20:268:26 PM
Moonset
08:098:09 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:055:05 AM06:436:43 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:055:05 AM05:545:54 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:295:29 AM06:436:43 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:436:43 AM09:049:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:436:43 AM08:118:11 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:049:04 AM11:2511:25 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:399:39 AM11:0811:08 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:3810:38 AM11:2511:25 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1212:12 PM13:001:00 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1312:13 PM13:001:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:084:08 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:042:04 PM15:333:33 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:342:34 PM15:213:21 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:213:21 PM16:084:08 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:084:08 PM18:296:29 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:296:29 PM20:078:07 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:296:29 PM18:546:54 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:296:29 PM19:437:43 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:546:54 PM20:228:22 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1212:12 AM+125:001:00 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:433:43 AM+129:115:11 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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