12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
December 2011 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 12 December 2011 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 23:4911:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:3412:34 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:045:04 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:177:17 AM

Śubha gives way to Śukla.

Noon

12:1012:10 PM

The Sun 81° above N. Day length 14 h 12 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:1012:10 PM
At noon, 12:1012:10 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 muhūrta03:463:46 AM–04:254:25 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:054:05 AM–05:045:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4211:42 AM–12:3812:38 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:311:31 PM–15:133:13 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:322:32 PM–15:293:29 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:167:16 PM–19:357:35 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:167:16 PM–20:158:15 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla06:516:51 AM–08:378:37 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya07:377:37 AM–09:189:18 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2410:24 AM–12:1012:10 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3812:38 PM–13:351:35 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:561:56 PM–15:433:43 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:293:29 PM–16:264:26 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

Amṛta05:045:04 AM–06:516:51 AMgood
Kāla06:516:51 AM–08:378:37 AMavoid
Śubha08:378:37 AM–10:2410:24 AMgood
Roga10:2410:24 AM–12:1012:10 PMavoid
Udvega12:1012:10 PM–13:561:56 PMavoid
Cara13:561:56 PM–15:433:43 PMneutral
Lābha15:433:43 PM–17:295:29 PMgood
Amṛta17:295:29 PM–19:167:16 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:167:16 PM–20:298:29 PMneutral
Roga20:298:29 PM–21:439:43 PMavoid
Kāla21:439:43 PM–22:5710:57 PMavoid
Lābha22:5710:57 PM–24:1012:10 AM+1good
Udvega24:1012:10 AM+1–25:241:24 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:241:24 AM+1–26:372:37 AM+1good
Amṛta26:372:37 AM+1–27:513:51 AM+1good
Cara27:513:51 AM+1–29:045:04 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:045:04 AM to 29:045:04 AM+1

05:045:04 AM sunrise19:167:16 PM sunsetsunrise 29:045:04 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 24:3412:34 AM+1
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 24:0412:04 AM+1
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 07:177:17 AM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 12:1512:15 PM
Garauntil 24:3412:34 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 06:516:51 AM–08:378:37 AM
Abhijit 11:4211:42 AM–12:3812:38 PM
Pradoṣa 19:167:16 PM–20:348:34 PM
Niśītha 23:4611:46 PM–24:3412:34 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 08:378:37 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3812:38 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 12 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:348:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3412:34 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  10. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā24:34 00:3412:34 AM TueTṛtīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā24:04 00:0412:04 AM TuePunarvasu
YogaŚubha07:177:17 AMŚukla
KaraṇaTaitila12:1512:15 PMGara
VāraSomavāra29:04 05:045:04 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2068
Śaka
1933
Kali
5112
Ahargaṇa
1 867 442
Day length
14 h 12 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
20:418:41 PM
Moonset
06:166:16 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:463:46 AM05:045:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:463:46 AM04:254:25 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:054:05 AM05:045:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:045:04 AM07:557:55 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day06:516:51 AM08:378:37 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:377:37 AM09:189:18 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:557:55 AM10:4510:45 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2410:24 AM12:1012:10 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4211:42 AM12:3812:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4611:46 AM12:3412:34 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3812:38 PM13:351:35 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:311:31 PM15:133:13 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:351:35 PM16:264:26 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:561:56 PM15:433:43 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:322:32 PM15:293:29 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:293:29 PM16:264:26 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:264:26 PM19:167:16 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:167:16 PM20:348:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:167:16 PM19:357:35 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:167:16 PM20:158:15 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4611:46 PM24:3412:34 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
This page as JSON · Markdown · ICS
Profile
pac-rp@2026.1 · upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Ayanāṃśa
lahiri-iae1985 · 24°01′42″
Engine · ruleset
0.1.0 · 2026.3-draft
Place
31°57′ S 115°52′ E · GeoNames 2063523
‹ Sun 11 DecTodayTue 13 Dec ›