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Tuesday 17 December 2024 · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 14:582:58 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:271:27 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:476:47 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:271:27 PM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

11:5411:54 AM

The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 13 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonShaoxing11:5411:54 AM
At noon, 11:5411:54 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 203° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 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 muhūrta04:574:57 AM–05:525:52 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:255:25 AM–06:476:47 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3311:33 AM–12:1412:14 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:361:36 PM–14:172:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:005:00 PM–17:285:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:005:00 PM–18:236:23 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:5312:53+1 AM–26:272:27+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:508:50 AM–09:319:31 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:219:21 AM–10:3710:37 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5411:54 AM–13:101:10 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:272:27 PM–15:443:44 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:293:29 PM–17:035:03 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:3110:31 PM–23:2711:27 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

Roga06:476:47 AM–08:048:04 AMavoid
Udvega08:048:04 AM–09:219:21 AMavoid
Cara09:219:21 AM–10:3710:37 AMneutral
Lābha10:3710:37 AM–11:5411:54 AMgood
Amṛta11:5411:54 AM–13:101:10 PMgood
Kāla13:101:10 PM–14:272:27 PMavoid
Śubha14:272:27 PM–15:443:44 PMgood
Roga15:443:44 PM–17:005:00 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:005:00 PM–18:446:44 PMavoid
Lābha18:446:44 PM–20:278:27 PMgood
Udvega20:278:27 PM–22:1110:11 PMavoid
Śubha22:1110:11 PM–23:5411:54 PMgood
Amṛta23:5411:54 PM–25:381:38+1 AMgood
Cara25:381:38+1 AM–27:213:21+1 AMneutral
Roga27:213:21+1 AM–29:055:05+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:055:05+1 AM–30:486:48+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:476:47 AM to 30:486:48+1 AM

06:476:47 AM sunrise17:005:00 PM sunsetsunrise 30:486:48+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 13:271:27 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 27:143:14+1 AM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 23:4111:41 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 13:271:27 PM
Vaṇijauntil 24:5612:56+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3311:33 AM–12:1412:14 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:272:27 PM–15:443:44 PM
Pradoṣa 17:005:00 PM–18:516:51 PM
Niśītha 23:3011:30 PM–24:1812:18+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:1412:14 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:443:44 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 13 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:516:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1812:18+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā13:271:27 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPunarvasu27:14 03:143:14 AM WedPuṣya
YogaBrahma23:4111:41 PMIndra
KaraṇaGara13:271:27 PMVaṇija
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:48 06:486:48 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 872 196
Day length
10 h 13 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
18:506:50 PM
Moonset
08:368:36 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:574:57 AM06:476:47 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:574:57 AM05:525:52 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:255:25 AM06:476:47 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:476:47 AM08:508:50 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:508:50 AM10:5310:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:508:50 AM09:319:31 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:219:21 AM10:3710:37 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3011:30 AM12:1812:18 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3311:33 AM12:1412:14 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5411:54 AM13:101:10 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5512:55 PM14:582:58 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:361:36 PM14:172:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:272:27 PM15:443:44 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:582:58 PM17:005:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:293:29 PM17:035:03 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:005:00 PM18:516:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:005:00 PM17:285:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:005:00 PM18:236:23 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3110:31 PM23:2711:27 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3011:30 PM24:1812:18+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:5312:53+1 AM26:272:27+1 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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