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December 1997 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 1 December 1997 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 05:105:10 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:404:40+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:216:21 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:2810:28 AM

Jyeṣṭhā gives way to Mūla.

Noon

11:4211:42 AM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 10 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:4211:42 AM
At noon, 11:4211:42 AM, the Sun is in Anurādhā and the Moon 15° ahead of it, in Mūla, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 15° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:344:34 AM–05:275:27 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:015:01 AM–06:216:21 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2111:21 AM–12:0312:03 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:291:29 PM–14:122:12 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:035:03 PM–17:305:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:035:03 PM–18:236:23 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:054:05+1 AM–29:425:42+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:417:41 AM–09:019:01 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2210:22 AM–11:4211:42 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0312:03 PM–12:4612:46 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:021:02 PM–14:232:23 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:122:12 PM–14:552:55 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya18:296:29 PM–20:058:05 PMa 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

Amṛta06:216:21 AM–07:417:41 AMgood
Kāla07:417:41 AM–09:019:01 AMavoid
Śubha09:019:01 AM–10:2210:22 AMgood
Roga10:2210:22 AM–11:4211:42 AMavoid
Udvega11:4211:42 AM–13:021:02 PMavoid
Cara13:021:02 PM–14:232:23 PMneutral
Lābha14:232:23 PM–15:433:43 PMgood
Amṛta15:433:43 PM–17:035:03 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:035:03 PM–18:436:43 PMneutral
Roga18:436:43 PM–20:238:23 PMavoid
Kāla20:238:23 PM–22:0310:03 PMavoid
Lābha22:0310:03 PM–23:4211:42 PMgood
Udvega23:4211:42 PM–25:221:22+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:221:22+1 AM–27:023:02+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:023:02+1 AM–28:424:42+1 AMgood
Cara28:424:42+1 AM–30:216:21+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:216:21 AM to 30:216:21+1 AM

06:216:21 AM sunrise17:035:03 PM sunsetsunrise 30:216:21+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 28:404:40+1 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 10:2810:28 AM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 12:4512:45 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 16:584:58 PM
Kaulavauntil 28:404:40+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:417:41 AM–09:019:01 AM
Abhijit 11:2111:21 AM–12:0312:03 PM
Pradoṣa 17:035:03 PM–18:506:50 PM
Niśītha 23:1811:18 PM–24:0612:06+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:019:01 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0312:03 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 43 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:506:50 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0612:06+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā28:40 04:404:40 AM TueTṛtīyā
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā10:2810:28 AMMūla
YogaDhṛti12:4512:45 PMŚūla
KaraṇaBālava16:584:58 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:21 06:216:21 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 318
Day length
10 h 43 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
07:167:16 AM
Moonset
18:266:26 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:344:34 AM06:216:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:344:34 AM05:275:27 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:015:01 AM06:216:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:216:21 AM08:298:29 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:417:41 AM09:019:01 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:298:29 AM10:3810:38 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2210:22 AM11:4211:42 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1811:18 AM12:0612:06 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2111:21 AM12:0312:03 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0312:03 PM12:4612:46 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4612:46 PM14:552:55 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:021:02 PM14:232:23 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:291:29 PM14:122:12 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:122:12 PM14:552:55 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:552:55 PM17:035:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:035:03 PM18:506:50 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:035:03 PM17:305:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:035:03 PM18:236:23 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:296:29 PM20:058:05 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1811:18 PM24:0612:06+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:054:05+1 AM29:425:42+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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