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December 1999 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Friday 24 December 1999 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Śukravāra. Dvitīyā began at 21:479:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:196:19 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:546:54 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:267:26 AM

Brahma gives way to Indra.

Noon

12:1512:15 PM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 10 h 42 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:1512:15 PM
At noon, 12:1512:15 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 200° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 200° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:075:07 AM–06:006:00 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:345:34 AM–06:546:54 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5311:53 AM–12:3612:36 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:012:01 PM–14:442:44 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:355:35 PM–18:026:02 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:355:35 PM–18:556:55 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla17:515:51 PM–19:167:16 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika08:148:14 AM–09:349:34 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:029:02 AM–09:459:45 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya09:209:20 AM–10:4610:46 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla10:5410:54 AM–12:1512:15 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3612:36 PM–13:191:19 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:552:55 PM–16:154:15 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya27:143:14 AM+1–28:414:41 AM+1a 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

Cara06:546:54 AM–08:148:14 AMneutral
Lābha08:148:14 AM–09:349:34 AMgood
Amṛta09:349:34 AM–10:5410:54 AMgood
Kāla10:5410:54 AM–12:1512:15 PMavoid
Śubha12:1512:15 PM–13:351:35 PMgood
Roga13:351:35 PM–14:552:55 PMavoid
Udvega14:552:55 PM–16:154:15 PMavoid
Cara16:154:15 PM–17:355:35 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:355:35 PM–19:157:15 PMavoid
Kāla19:157:15 PM–20:558:55 PMavoid
Lābha20:558:55 PM–22:3510:35 PMgood
Udvega22:3510:35 PM–24:1512:15 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:1512:15 AM+1–25:551:55 AM+1good
Amṛta25:551:55 AM+1–27:343:34 AM+1good
Cara27:343:34 AM+1–29:145:14 AM+1neutral
Roga29:145:14 AM+1–30:546:54 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:546:54 AM to 30:546:54 AM+1

06:546:54 AM sunrise17:355:35 PM sunsetsunrise 30:546:54 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 18:196:19 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 19:597:59 PM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 07:267:26 AM
Indrauntil 27:303:30 AM+1
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 08:008:00 AM
Garauntil 18:196:19 PM
Vaṇijauntil 28:444:44 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:5410:54 AM–12:1512:15 PM
Abhijit 11:5311:53 AM–12:3612:36 PM
Pradoṣa 17:355:35 PM–19:227:22 PM
Niśītha 23:5111:51 PM–24:3912:39 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:1512:15 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:3612:36 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 42 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:227:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3912:39 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  13. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  14. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā18:196:19 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPunarvasu19:597:59 PMPuṣya
YogaBrahma07:267:26 AMIndra
KaraṇaTaitila08:008:00 AMGara
VāraŚukravāra30:54 06:546:54 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 863 071
Day length
10 h 42 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
19:267:26 PM
Moonset
08:078:07 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:075:07 AM06:546:54 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:075:07 AM06:006:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:345:34 AM06:546:54 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:546:54 AM09:029:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:148:14 AM09:349:34 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:029:02 AM11:1011:10 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:029:02 AM09:459:45 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:209:20 AM10:4610:46 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:5410:54 AM12:1512:15 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5111:51 AM12:3912:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5311:53 AM12:3612:36 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3612:36 PM13:191:19 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:191:19 PM15:273:27 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:012:01 PM14:442:44 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:552:55 PM16:154:15 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:273:27 PM17:355:35 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:355:35 PM19:227:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:355:35 PM18:026:02 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:355:35 PM18:556:55 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:515:51 PM19:167:16 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5111:51 PM24:3912:39 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:143:14 AM+128:414:41 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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