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Saturday 5 December 1998 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Śanivāra. Dvitīyā began at 14:562:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:5711:57 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:236:23 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:5711:57 AM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

11:4411:44 AM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 10 h 41 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:4411:44 AM
At noon, 11:4411:44 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 204° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 96% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 204° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:374:37 AM–05:305:30 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:035:03 AM–06:236:23 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2211:22 AM–12:0512:05 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:301:30 PM–14:132:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:082:08 PM–15:363:36 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:045:04 PM–17:305:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:045:04 PM–18:246:24 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika06:236:23 AM–07:437:43 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:236:23 AM–07:067:06 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:067:06 AM–07:497:49 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya09:009:00 AM–10:2810:28 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla09:039:03 AM–10:2310:23 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:041:04 PM–14:242:24 PMYama’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

Kāla06:236:23 AM–07:437:43 AMavoid
Śubha07:437:43 AM–09:039:03 AMgood
Roga09:039:03 AM–10:2310:23 AMavoid
Udvega10:2310:23 AM–11:4411:44 AMavoid
Cara11:4411:44 AM–13:041:04 PMneutral
Lābha13:041:04 PM–14:242:24 PMgood
Amṛta14:242:24 PM–15:443:44 PMgood
Kāla15:443:44 PM–17:045:04 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:045:04 PM–18:446:44 PMgood
Udvega18:446:44 PM–20:248:24 PMavoid
Śubha20:248:24 PM–22:0410:04 PMgood
Amṛta22:0410:04 PM–23:4411:44 PMgood
Cara23:4411:44 PM–25:241:24 AM+1neutral
Roga25:241:24 AM+1–27:043:04 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:043:04 AM+1–28:444:44 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:444:44 AM+1–30:246:24 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:236:23 AM to 30:246:24 AM+1

06:236:23 AM sunrise17:045:04 PM sunsetsunrise 30:246:24 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 11:5711:57 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 23:1911:19 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 18:396:39 PM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 11:5711:57 AM
Vaṇijauntil 22:4110:41 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:039:03 AM–10:2310:23 AM
Abhijit 11:2211:22 AM–12:0512:05 PM
Pradoṣa 17:045:04 PM–18:516:51 PM
Niśītha 23:2011:20 PM–24:0812:08 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:2310:23 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0512:05 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  5. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 41 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:516:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:0812:08 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā11:5711:57 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā23:1911:19 PMPunarvasu
YogaŚubha18:396:39 PMŚukla
KaraṇaGara11:5711:57 AMVaṇija
VāraŚanivāra30:24 06:246:24 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 687
Day length
10 h 41 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
19:097:09 PM
Moonset
07:527:52 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:374:37 AM06:236:23 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:374:37 AM05:305:30 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:035:03 AM06:236:23 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:236:23 AM08:318:31 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:236:23 AM07:437:43 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:236:23 AM07:067:06 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:067:06 AM07:497:49 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:318:31 AM10:3910:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:009:00 AM10:2810:28 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:039:03 AM10:2310:23 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2011:20 AM12:0812:08 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2211:22 AM12:0512:05 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4812:48 PM14:562:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:041:04 PM14:242:24 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:301:30 PM14:132:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:082:08 PM15:363:36 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening14:562:56 PM17:045:04 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:045:04 PM18:516:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:045:04 PM17:305:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:045:04 PM18:246:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2011:20 PM24:0812:08 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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