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Thursday 9 December 1999 · Queens, New York, United States

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 20:108:10 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:5010:50 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:077:07 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:319:31 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:4811:48 AM

The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 20 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:4811:48 AM
At noon, 11:4811:48 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 19° ahead of it, in Mūla, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 19° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:105:10 AM–06:096:09 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:395:39 AM–07:077:07 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2911:29 AM–12:0612:06 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:211:21 PM–13:581:58 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:284:28 PM–16:574:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:284:28 PM–17:565:56 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:077:07 AM–08:178:17 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:279:27 AM–10:3810:38 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1410:14 AM–10:5210:52 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:0112:01 PM–13:491:49 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla12:5812:58 PM–14:082:08 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:581:58 PM–14:362:36 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya24:3812:38+1 AM–26:262:26+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

Śubha07:077:07 AM–08:178:17 AMgood
Roga08:178:17 AM–09:279:27 AMavoid
Udvega09:279:27 AM–10:3810:38 AMavoid
Cara10:3810:38 AM–11:4811:48 AMneutral
Lābha11:4811:48 AM–12:5812:58 PMgood
Amṛta12:5812:58 PM–14:082:08 PMgood
Kāla14:082:08 PM–15:183:18 PMavoid
Śubha15:183:18 PM–16:284:28 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:284:28 PM–18:186:18 PMgood
Cara18:186:18 PM–20:088:08 PMneutral
Roga20:088:08 PM–21:589:58 PMavoid
Kāla21:589:58 PM–23:4811:48 PMavoid
Lābha23:4811:48 PM–25:381:38+1 AMgood
Udvega25:381:38+1 AM–27:283:28+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:283:28+1 AM–29:185:18+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:185:18+1 AM–31:087:08+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:077:07 AM to 31:087:08+1 AM

07:077:07 AM sunrise16:284:28 PM sunsetsunrise 31:087:08+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 22:5010:50 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 13:491:49 PM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 26:102:10+1 AM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 09:319:31 AM
Kaulavauntil 22:5010:50 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2911:29 AM–12:0612:06 PM
Rāhu kāla 12:5812:58 PM–14:082:08 PM
Pradoṣa 16:284:28 PM–18:256:25 PM
Niśītha 23:2411:24 PM–24:1212:12+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0612:06 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:082:08 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 20 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:256:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1212:12+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā22:5010:50 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraMūla13:491:49 PMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaGaṇḍa26:10 02:102:10 AM FriVṛddhi
KaraṇaBālava09:319:31 AMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra31:08 07:087:08 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 863 056
Day length
9 h 20 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
08:228:22 AM
Moonset
18:036:03 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:105:10 AM07:077:07 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:105:10 AM06:096:09 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:395:39 AM07:077:07 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:077:07 AM08:598:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:077:07 AM08:178:17 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:598:59 AM10:5210:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:279:27 AM10:3810:38 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1410:14 AM10:5210:52 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2411:24 AM12:1212:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2911:29 AM12:0612:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:0112:01 PM13:491:49 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4412:44 PM14:362:36 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:5812:58 PM14:082:08 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:211:21 PM13:581:58 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:581:58 PM14:362:36 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:362:36 PM16:284:28 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:284:28 PM18:256:25 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:284:28 PM16:574:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:284:28 PM17:565:56 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2411:24 PM24:1212:12+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:3812:38+1 AM26:262:26+1 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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