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Thursday 28 December 2023 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 04:174:17 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:305:30+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:366:36 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:504:50 PM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

11:5411:54 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:5411:54 AM
At noon, 11:5411:54 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 196° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 196° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:494:49 AM–05:435:43 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:165:16 AM–06:366:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3311:33 AM–12:1612:16 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:411:41 PM–14:232:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:135:13 PM–17:405:40 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:135:13 PM–18:336:33 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:018:01 PM–21:439:43 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:366:36 AM–07:567:56 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:159:15 AM–10:3510:35 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:479:47 AM–11:2911:29 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta10:0810:08 AM–10:5110:51 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:141:14 PM–14:342:34 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:232:23 PM–15:053:05 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

Śubha06:366:36 AM–07:567:56 AMgood
Roga07:567:56 AM–09:159:15 AMavoid
Udvega09:159:15 AM–10:3510:35 AMavoid
Cara10:3510:35 AM–11:5411:54 AMneutral
Lābha11:5411:54 AM–13:141:14 PMgood
Amṛta13:141:14 PM–14:342:34 PMgood
Kāla14:342:34 PM–15:533:53 PMavoid
Śubha15:533:53 PM–17:135:13 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:135:13 PM–18:536:53 PMgood
Cara18:536:53 PM–20:348:34 PMneutral
Roga20:348:34 PM–22:1410:14 PMavoid
Kāla22:1410:14 PM–23:5511:55 PMavoid
Lābha23:5511:55 PM–25:351:35+1 AMgood
Udvega25:351:35+1 AM–27:163:16+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:163:16+1 AM–28:564:56+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:564:56+1 AM–30:376:37+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:366:36 AM to 30:376:37+1 AM

06:366:36 AM sunrise17:135:13 PM sunsetsunrise 30:376:37+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 29:305:30+1 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 22:3510:35 PM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 23:5311:53 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 16:504:50 PM
Garauntil 29:305:30+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3311:33 AM–12:1612:16 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:141:14 PM–14:342:34 PM
Pradoṣa 17:135:13 PM–19:007:00 PM
Niśītha 23:3111:31 PM–24:1912:19+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. AbhijitUntil 12:1612:16 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:342:34 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 37 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:007:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1912:19+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  10. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā29:30 05:305:30 AM FriTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPunarvasu22:3510:35 PMPuṣya
YogaIndra23:5311:53 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaTaitila16:504:50 PMGara
VāraGuruvāra30:37 06:376:37 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2080
Śaka
1945
Kali
5124
Ahargaṇa
1 871 841
Day length
10 h 37 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
18:306:30 PM
Moonset
07:497:49 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:494:49 AM06:366:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:494:49 AM05:435:43 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:165:16 AM06:366:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:366:36 AM08:438:43 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:366:36 AM07:567:56 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:438:43 AM10:5110:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:159:15 AM10:3510:35 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:479:47 AM11:2911:29 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0810:08 AM10:5110:51 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3011:30 AM12:1812:18 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3311:33 AM12:1612:16 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5812:58 PM15:053:05 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:141:14 PM14:342:34 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:411:41 PM14:232:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:232:23 PM15:053:05 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:053:05 PM17:135:13 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:135:13 PM19:007:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:135:13 PM17:405:40 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:135:13 PM18:336:33 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:018:01 PM21:439:43 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3111:31 PM24:1912:19+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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