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Tuesday 28 December 2004 · Queens, New York, United States

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 12:3712:37 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:093:09 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:197:19 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:093:09 PM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

11:5711:57 AM

The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 17 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:5711:57 AM
At noon, 11:5711:57 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 203° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 96% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 203° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:215:21 AM–06:206:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:515:51 AM–07:197:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3911:39 AM–12:1612:16 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:301:30 PM–14:072:07 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:364:36 PM–17:055:05 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:364:36 PM–18:046:04 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:262:26 AM+1–28:144:14 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:109:10 AM–09:479:47 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:389:38 AM–10:4810:48 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5711:57 AM–13:071:07 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:162:16 PM–15:263:26 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:403:40 PM–17:285:28 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:2910:29 PM–23:2811:28 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

Roga07:197:19 AM–08:298:29 AMavoid
Udvega08:298:29 AM–09:389:38 AMavoid
Cara09:389:38 AM–10:4810:48 AMneutral
Lābha10:4810:48 AM–11:5711:57 AMgood
Amṛta11:5711:57 AM–13:071:07 PMgood
Kāla13:071:07 PM–14:162:16 PMavoid
Śubha14:162:16 PM–15:263:26 PMgood
Roga15:263:26 PM–16:364:36 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:364:36 PM–18:266:26 PMavoid
Lābha18:266:26 PM–20:168:16 PMgood
Udvega20:168:16 PM–22:0710:07 PMavoid
Śubha22:0710:07 PM–23:5711:57 PMgood
Amṛta23:5711:57 PM–25:481:48 AM+1good
Cara25:481:48 AM+1–27:383:38 AM+1neutral
Roga27:383:38 AM+1–29:295:29 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:295:29 AM+1–31:197:19 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:197:19 AM to 31:197:19 AM+1

07:197:19 AM sunrise16:364:36 PM sunsetsunrise 31:197:19 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 15:093:09 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 15:093:09 PM
Vaṇijauntil 28:244:24 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3911:39 AM–12:1612:16 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:162:16 PM–15:263:26 PM
Pradoṣa 16:364:36 PM–18:336:33 PM
Niśītha 23:3311:33 PM–24:2112:21 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 12:1612:16 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:263:26 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  5. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 17 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:336:33 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2112:21 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā15:093:09 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPuṣyapast sunriseĀśleṣā
YogaVaidhṛtipast sunriseViṣkambha
KaraṇaGara15:093:09 PMVaṇija
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:19 07:197:19 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 902
Day length
9 h 17 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
18:216:21 PM
Moonset
09:069:06 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:215:21 AM07:197:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:215:21 AM06:206:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:515:51 AM07:197:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:197:19 AM09:109:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:109:10 AM11:0211:02 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:109:10 AM09:479:47 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:389:38 AM10:4810:48 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3311:33 AM12:2112:21 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3911:39 AM12:1612:16 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5711:57 AM13:071:07 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5312:53 PM14:442:44 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:301:30 PM14:072:07 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:162:16 PM15:263:26 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:442:44 PM16:364:36 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:403:40 PM17:285:28 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:364:36 PM18:336:33 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:364:36 PM17:055:05 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:364:36 PM18:046:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:2910:29 PM23:2811:28 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3311:33 PM24:2112:21 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:262:26 AM+128:144:14 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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