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Thursday 19 December 2013 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 19:487:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:1710:17 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:075:07 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:346:34 AM

Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.

Noon

12:1412:14 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:1412:14 PM
At noon, 12:1412:14 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 199° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 199° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:483:48 AM–04:274:27 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:084:08 AM–05:075:07 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4511:45 AM–12:4212:42 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:362:36 PM–15:333:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:217:21 PM–19:407:40 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:217:21 PM–20:198:19 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:075:07 AM–06:536:53 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:408:40 AM–10:2710:27 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:519:51 AM–10:4810:48 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:002:00 PM–15:473:47 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:333:33 PM–16:304:30 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya20:028:02 PM–21:509:50 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

Śubha05:075:07 AM–06:536:53 AMgood
Roga06:536:53 AM–08:408:40 AMavoid
Udvega08:408:40 AM–10:2710:27 AMavoid
Cara10:2710:27 AM–12:1412:14 PMneutral
Lābha12:1412:14 PM–14:002:00 PMgood
Amṛta14:002:00 PM–15:473:47 PMgood
Kāla15:473:47 PM–17:345:34 PMavoid
Śubha17:345:34 PM–19:217:21 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta19:217:21 PM–20:348:34 PMgood
Cara20:348:34 PM–21:479:47 PMneutral
Roga21:479:47 PM–23:0011:00 PMavoid
Kāla23:0011:00 PM–24:1412:14 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:1412:14 AM+1–25:271:27 AM+1good
Udvega25:271:27 AM+1–26:402:40 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:402:40 AM+1–27:543:54 AM+1good
Amṛta27:543:54 AM+1–29:075:07 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:075:07 AM to 29:075:07 AM+1

05:075:07 AM sunrise19:217:21 PM sunsetsunrise 29:075:07 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 22:1710:17 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 06:346:34 AM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 25:341:34 AM+1
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 09:029:02 AM
Garauntil 22:1710:17 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4511:45 AM–12:4212:42 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:002:00 PM–15:473:47 PM
Pradoṣa 19:217:21 PM–20:398:39 PM
Niśītha 23:5011:50 PM–24:3812:38 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. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4212:42 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:473:47 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 14 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:398:39 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā22:1710:17 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā06:346:34 AMPunarvasu
YogaBrahma25:34 01:341:34 AM FriIndra
KaraṇaTaitila09:029:02 AMGara
VāraGuruvāra29:07 05:075:07 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2070
Śaka
1935
Kali
5114
Ahargaṇa
1 868 180
Day length
14 h 14 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
20:378:37 PM
Moonset
06:366:36 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:483:48 AM05:075:07 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:483:48 AM04:274:27 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:084:08 AM05:075:07 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:075:07 AM07:577:57 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:075:07 AM06:536:53 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:577:57 AM10:4810:48 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:408:40 AM10:2710:27 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:519:51 AM10:4810:48 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4511:45 AM12:4212:42 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5011:50 AM12:3812:38 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:391:39 PM16:304:30 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:002:00 PM15:473:47 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:362:36 PM15:333:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:333:33 PM16:304:30 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:304:30 PM19:217:21 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:217:21 PM20:398:39 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:217:21 PM19:407:40 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:217:21 PM20:198:19 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:028:02 PM21:509:50 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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