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Monday 8 December 2014 · Qingyang, Gansu, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 20:338:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:109:10 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:477:47 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:478:47 AM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

12:4112:41 PM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 49 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQingyang12:4112:41 PM
At noon, 12:4112:41 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 200° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 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 muhūrta05:535:53 AM–06:506:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:216:21 AM–07:477:47 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2112:21 PM–13:011:01 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:192:19 PM–14:582:58 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:365:36 PM–18:046:04 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:365:36 PM–19:017:01 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla17:435:43 PM–19:247:24 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla09:009:00 AM–10:1410:14 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:2711:27 AM–12:4112:41 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:4911:49 AM–13:301:30 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:011:01 PM–13:401:40 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:551:55 PM–15:083:08 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:582:58 PM–15:383:38 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

Amṛta07:477:47 AM–09:009:00 AMgood
Kāla09:009:00 AM–10:1410:14 AMavoid
Śubha10:1410:14 AM–11:2711:27 AMgood
Roga11:2711:27 AM–12:4112:41 PMavoid
Udvega12:4112:41 PM–13:551:55 PMavoid
Cara13:551:55 PM–15:083:08 PMneutral
Lābha15:083:08 PM–16:224:22 PMgood
Amṛta16:224:22 PM–17:365:36 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:365:36 PM–19:227:22 PMneutral
Roga19:227:22 PM–21:089:08 PMavoid
Kāla21:089:08 PM–22:5510:55 PMavoid
Lābha22:5510:55 PM–24:4112:41 AM+1good
Udvega24:4112:41 AM+1–26:282:28 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:282:28 AM+1–28:144:14 AM+1good
Amṛta28:144:14 AM+1–30:016:01 AM+1good
Cara30:016:01 AM+1–31:477:47 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:477:47 AM to 31:477:47 AM+1

07:477:47 AM sunrise17:365:36 PM sunsetsunrise 31:477:47 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 21:109:10 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 28:164:16 AM+1
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 17:485:48 PM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 08:478:47 AM
Garauntil 21:109:10 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:009:00 AM–10:1410:14 AM
Abhijit 12:2112:21 PM–13:011:01 PM
Pradoṣa 17:365:36 PM–19:297:29 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. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:1410:14 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:011:01 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 49 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:297:29 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  8. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:051:05 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā21:109:10 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā28:16 04:164:16 AM TuePunarvasu
YogaŚubha17:485:48 PMŚukla
KaraṇaTaitila08:478:47 AMGara
VāraSomavāra31:47 07:477:47 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2071
Śaka
1936
Kali
5115
Ahargaṇa
1 868 534
Day length
9 h 49 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
19:287:28 PM
Moonset
08:528:52 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:535:53 AM07:477:47 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:535:53 AM06:506:50 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:216:21 AM07:477:47 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:477:47 AM09:449:44 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:009:00 AM10:1410:14 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:449:44 AM11:4211:42 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:2711:27 AM12:4112:41 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:4911:49 AM13:301:30 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1712:17 PM13:051:05 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2112:21 PM13:011:01 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:011:01 PM13:401:40 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:401:40 PM15:383:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:551:55 PM15:083:08 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:192:19 PM14:582:58 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:582:58 PM15:383:38 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:383:38 PM17:365:36 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:365:36 PM19:297:29 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:365:36 PM18:046:04 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:365:36 PM19:017:01 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:435:43 PM19:247:24 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1712:17 AM+125:051:05 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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