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December 1956 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 19 December 1956 · Queens, New York, United States

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 11:0011:00 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:437:43 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:157:15 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:437:43 AM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

11:5311:53 AM

The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 15 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:5311:53 AM
At noon, 11:5311:53 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 206° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 95% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 206° falls in Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:175:17 AM–06:166:16 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:475:47 AM–07:157:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:251:25 PM–14:022:02 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla13:341:34 PM–15:003:00 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:304:30 PM–17:005:00 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:304:30 PM–17:595:59 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:258:25 AM–09:349:34 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4310:43 AM–11:5311:53 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3411:34 AM–12:1112:11 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:5311:53 AM–13:021:02 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:5210:52 PM–24:1812:18+1 AMa 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

Lābha07:157:15 AM–08:258:25 AMgood
Amṛta08:258:25 AM–09:349:34 AMgood
Kāla09:349:34 AM–10:4310:43 AMavoid
Śubha10:4310:43 AM–11:5311:53 AMgood
Roga11:5311:53 AM–13:021:02 PMavoid
Udvega13:021:02 PM–14:112:11 PMavoid
Cara14:112:11 PM–15:213:21 PMneutral
Lābha15:213:21 PM–16:304:30 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:304:30 PM–18:216:21 PMavoid
Śubha18:216:21 PM–20:128:12 PMgood
Amṛta20:128:12 PM–22:0210:02 PMgood
Cara22:0210:02 PM–23:5311:53 PMneutral
Roga23:5311:53 PM–25:441:44+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:441:44+1 AM–27:343:34+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:343:34+1 AM–29:255:25+1 AMgood
Udvega29:255:25+1 AM–31:167:16+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:157:15 AM to 31:167:16+1 AM

07:157:15 AM sunrise16:304:30 PM sunsetsunrise 31:167:16+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 07:437:43 AM
Tṛtīyāuntil 28:244:24+1 AM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 15:433:43 PM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 08:398:39 AM
Indrauntil 28:434:43+1 AM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 07:437:43 AM
Vaṇijauntil 18:036:03 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 28:244:24+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:5311:53 AM–13:021:02 PM
Pradoṣa 16:304:30 PM–18:286:28 PM
Niśītha 23:2911:29 PM–24:1712:17+1 AM

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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  3. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:021:02 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  6. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 15 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:286:28 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1712:17+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  12. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  13. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  14. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā07:437:43 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPunarvasu15:433:43 PMPuṣya
YogaBrahma08:398:39 AMIndra
KaraṇaGara07:437:43 AMVaṇija
VāraBudhavāra31:16 07:167:16 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 361
Day length
9 h 15 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
19:067:06 PM
Moonset
08:368:36 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:175:17 AM07:157:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:175:17 AM06:166:16 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:475:47 AM07:157:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:157:15 AM09:069:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:258:25 AM09:349:34 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:069:06 AM10:5710:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4310:43 AM11:5311:53 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2911:29 AM12:1712:17 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3411:34 AM12:1112:11 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:5311:53 AM13:021:02 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4812:48 PM14:392:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:251:25 PM14:022:02 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:341:34 PM15:003:00 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening14:392:39 PM16:304:30 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:304:30 PM18:286:28 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:304:30 PM17:005:00 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:304:30 PM17:595:59 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:5210:52 PM24:1812:18+1 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2911:29 PM24:1712:17+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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