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Sunday 15 December 1974 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Ravivāra. Dvitīyā began at 20:268:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:559:55 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:306:30 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:079:07 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:4811:48 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:4811:48 AM
At noon, 11:4811:48 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 19° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 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 muhūrta04:434:43 AM–05:365:36 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:095:09 AM–06:306:30 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2711:27 AM–12:0912:09 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:341:34 PM–14:172:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:065:06 PM–17:335:33 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:065:06 PM–18:276:27 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:0710:07 PM–23:5211:52 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya11:4211:42 AM–13:261:26 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:4811:48 AM–13:081:08 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika14:272:27 PM–15:473:47 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:423:42 PM–16:244:24 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla15:473:47 PM–17:065:06 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Udvega06:306:30 AM–07:497:49 AMavoid
Cara07:497:49 AM–09:099:09 AMneutral
Lābha09:099:09 AM–10:2810:28 AMgood
Amṛta10:2810:28 AM–11:4811:48 AMgood
Kāla11:4811:48 AM–13:081:08 PMavoid
Śubha13:081:08 PM–14:272:27 PMgood
Roga14:272:27 PM–15:473:47 PMavoid
Udvega15:473:47 PM–17:065:06 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha17:065:06 PM–18:476:47 PMgood
Amṛta18:476:47 PM–20:278:27 PMgood
Cara20:278:27 PM–22:0810:08 PMneutral
Roga22:0810:08 PM–23:4811:48 PMavoid
Kāla23:4811:48 PM–25:291:29+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:291:29+1 AM–27:093:09+1 AMgood
Udvega27:093:09+1 AM–28:504:50+1 AMavoid
Śubha28:504:50+1 AM–30:306:30+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:306:30 AM to 30:306:30+1 AM

06:306:30 AM sunrise17:065:06 PM sunsetsunrise 30:306:30+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 21:559:55 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 27:203:20+1 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 27:053:05+1 AM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 09:079:07 AM
Kaulavauntil 21:559:55 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2711:27 AM–12:0912:09 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:473:47 PM–17:065:06 PM
Pradoṣa 17:065:06 PM–18:546:54 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0912:09 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:065:06 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 37 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:546:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1212:12+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  11. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā21:559:55 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā27:20 03:203:20 AM MonUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaVṛddhi27:05 03:053:05 AM MonDhruva
KaraṇaBālava09:079:07 AMKaulava
VāraRavivāra30:30 06:306:30 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2031
Śaka
1896
Kali
5075
Ahargaṇa
1 853 931
Day length
10 h 37 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
07:447:44 AM
Moonset
18:456:45 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:434:43 AM06:306:30 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:434:43 AM05:365:36 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:095:09 AM06:306:30 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:306:30 AM08:378:37 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:378:37 AM10:4410:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2411:24 AM12:1212:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2711:27 AM12:0912:09 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:4211:42 AM13:261:26 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:4811:48 AM13:081:08 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5212:52 PM14:592:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:341:34 PM14:172:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:272:27 PM15:473:47 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:592:59 PM17:065:06 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:423:42 PM16:244:24 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:473:47 PM17:065:06 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk17:065:06 PM18:546:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:065:06 PM17:335:33 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:065:06 PM18:276:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:0710:07 PM23:5211:52 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2411:24 PM24:1212:12+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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