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Tuesday 28 December 2004 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 01:371:37 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:094:09 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:566:56 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:542:54 PM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

12:1712:17 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:1712:17 PM
At noon, 12:1712:17 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 197° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 197° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:095:09 AM–06:036:03 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:365:36 AM–06:566:56 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5611:56 AM–12:3812:38 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:042:04 PM–14:472:47 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:005:00 PM–18:486:48 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:385:38 PM–18:056:05 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:385:38 PM–18:586:58 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:049:04 AM–09:479:47 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:369:36 AM–10:5710:57 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1712:17 PM–13:371:37 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:582:58 PM–16:184:18 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:5710:57 PM–23:5111:51 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya28:404:40 AM+1–30:286:28 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

Roga06:566:56 AM–08:168:16 AMavoid
Udvega08:168:16 AM–09:369:36 AMavoid
Cara09:369:36 AM–10:5710:57 AMneutral
Lābha10:5710:57 AM–12:1712:17 PMgood
Amṛta12:1712:17 PM–13:371:37 PMgood
Kāla13:371:37 PM–14:582:58 PMavoid
Śubha14:582:58 PM–16:184:18 PMgood
Roga16:184:18 PM–17:385:38 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:385:38 PM–19:187:18 PMavoid
Lābha19:187:18 PM–20:588:58 PMgood
Udvega20:588:58 PM–22:3710:37 PMavoid
Śubha22:3710:37 PM–24:1712:17 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1712:17 AM+1–25:571:57 AM+1good
Cara25:571:57 AM+1–27:373:37 AM+1neutral
Roga27:373:37 AM+1–29:165:16 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:165:16 AM+1–30:566:56 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:566:56 AM to 30:566:56 AM+1

06:566:56 AM sunrise17:385:38 PM sunsetsunrise 30:566:56 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 28:094:09 AM+1
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 19:427:42 PM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 20:018:01 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 14:542:54 PM
Garauntil 28:094:09 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5611:56 AM–12:3812:38 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:582:58 PM–16:184:18 PM
Pradoṣa 17:385:38 PM–19:257:25 PM
Niśītha 23:5311:53 PM–24:4112:41 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:3812:38 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:184:18 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 42 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:257:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  8. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4112:41 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā28:09 04:094:09 AM WedTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPunarvasu19:427:42 PMPuṣya
YogaIndra20:018:01 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaTaitila14:542:54 PMGara
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:56 06:566:56 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 902
Day length
10 h 42 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
19:007:00 PM
Moonset
08:138:13 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:095:09 AM06:566:56 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:095:09 AM06:036:03 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:365:36 AM06:566:56 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:566:56 AM09:049:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:049:04 AM11:1311:13 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:049:04 AM09:479:47 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:369:36 AM10:5710:57 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5311:53 AM12:4112:41 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5611:56 AM12:3812:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1712:17 PM13:371:37 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:211:21 PM15:303:30 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:042:04 PM14:472:47 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:582:58 PM16:184:18 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:303:30 PM17:385:38 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:005:00 PM18:486:48 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:385:38 PM19:257:25 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:385:38 PM18:056:05 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:385:38 PM18:586:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5710:57 PM23:5111:51 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5311:53 PM24:4112:41 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:404:40 AM+130:286:28 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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