12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
December 2018 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 24 December 2018 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 11:4211:42 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:298:29 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:476:47 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:298:29 AM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

12:4012:40 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:4012:40 PM
At noon, 12:4012:40 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 206° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 95% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 206° falls in Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:095:09 AM–05:585:58 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:345:34 AM–06:476:47 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla07:437:43 AM–09:099:09 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:1712:17 PM–13:041:04 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:382:38 PM–15:253:25 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:346:34 PM–18:586:58 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:346:34 PM–19:477:47 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:401:40 AM+1–27:063:06 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:158:15 AM–09:449:44 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1211:12 AM–12:4012:40 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:041:04 PM–13:511:51 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:092:09 PM–15:373:37 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:253:25 PM–16:124:12 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya17:035:03 PM–18:296:29 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

Amṛta06:476:47 AM–08:158:15 AMgood
Kāla08:158:15 AM–09:449:44 AMavoid
Śubha09:449:44 AM–11:1211:12 AMgood
Roga11:1211:12 AM–12:4012:40 PMavoid
Udvega12:4012:40 PM–14:092:09 PMavoid
Cara14:092:09 PM–15:373:37 PMneutral
Lābha15:373:37 PM–17:055:05 PMgood
Amṛta17:055:05 PM–18:346:34 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:346:34 PM–20:058:05 PMneutral
Roga20:058:05 PM–21:379:37 PMavoid
Kāla21:379:37 PM–23:0911:09 PMavoid
Lābha23:0911:09 PM–24:4112:41 AM+1good
Udvega24:4112:41 AM+1–26:122:12 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:122:12 AM+1–27:443:44 AM+1good
Amṛta27:443:44 AM+1–29:165:16 AM+1good
Cara29:165:16 AM+1–30:476:47 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:476:47 AM to 30:476:47 AM+1

06:476:47 AM sunrise18:346:34 PM sunsetsunrise 30:476:47 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 08:298:29 AM
Tṛtīyāuntil 29:185:18 AM+1
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 09:529:52 AM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 17:075:07 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 08:298:29 AM
Vaṇijauntil 18:526:52 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 29:185:18 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:158:15 AM–09:449:44 AM
Abhijit 12:1712:17 PM–13:041:04 PM
Pradoṣa 18:346:34 PM–20:118:11 PM
Niśītha 24:1712:17 AM+1–25:051:05 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:449:44 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 13:041:04 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 11 h 47 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:118:11 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:051:05 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  13. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  14. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā08:298:29 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPunarvasu09:529:52 AMPuṣya
YogaIndra17:075:07 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaGara08:298:29 AMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra30:47 06:476:47 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2075
Śaka
1940
Kali
5119
Ahargaṇa
1 870 011
Day length
11 h 47 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
20:478:47 PM
Moonset
08:308:30 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:095:09 AM06:476:47 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:095:09 AM05:585:58 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:345:34 AM06:476:47 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:476:47 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra07:437:43 AM09:099:09 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:158:15 AM09:449:44 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM11:3011:30 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1211:12 AM12:4012:40 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1612:16 PM13:041:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1712:17 PM13:041:04 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:041:04 PM13:511:51 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:511:51 PM16:124:12 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:092:09 PM15:373:37 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:382:38 PM15:253:25 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:253:25 PM16:124:12 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:124:12 PM18:346:34 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:035:03 PM18:296:29 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:346:34 PM20:118:11 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:346:34 PM18:586:58 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:346:34 PM19:477:47 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1712:17 AM+125:051:05 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:401:40 AM+127:063:06 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
This page as JSON · Markdown · ICS
Profile
pac-rp@2026.1 · upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Ayanāṃśa
lahiri-iae1985 · 24°07′05″
Engine · ruleset
0.1.0 · 2026.3-draft
Place
5°52′ N 55°10′ W · GeoNames 3383330
‹ Sun 23 DecTodayTue 25 Dec ›