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Tuesday 12 December 1939 · Tehran, Iran

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 01:071:07 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:301:30 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:047:04 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1011:10 AM

Mūla gives way to Pūrvāṣāḍhā.

Noon

11:5811:58 AM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran11:5811:58 AM
At noon, 11:5811:58 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 17° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 17° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:105:10 AM–06:076:07 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:395:39 AM–07:047:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3811:38 AM–12:1712:17 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:351:35 PM–14:152:15 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:514:51 PM–17:195:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:514:51 PM–18:166:16 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:029:02 AM–09:419:41 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya09:319:31 AM–11:1011:10 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:319:31 AM–10:4410:44 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5811:58 AM–13:111:11 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:242:24 PM–15:383:38 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:149:14 PM–22:5510:55 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:3310:33 PM–23:3011:30 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

Roga07:047:04 AM–08:188:18 AMavoid
Udvega08:188:18 AM–09:319:31 AMavoid
Cara09:319:31 AM–10:4410:44 AMneutral
Lābha10:4410:44 AM–11:5811:58 AMgood
Amṛta11:5811:58 AM–13:111:11 PMgood
Kāla13:111:11 PM–14:242:24 PMavoid
Śubha14:242:24 PM–15:383:38 PMgood
Roga15:383:38 PM–16:514:51 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:514:51 PM–18:386:38 PMavoid
Lābha18:386:38 PM–20:248:24 PMgood
Udvega20:248:24 PM–22:1110:11 PMavoid
Śubha22:1110:11 PM–23:5811:58 PMgood
Amṛta23:5811:58 PM–25:451:45 AM+1good
Cara25:451:45 AM+1–27:313:31 AM+1neutral
Roga27:313:31 AM+1–29:185:18 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:185:18 AM+1–31:057:05 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:047:04 AM to 31:057:05 AM+1

07:047:04 AM sunrise16:514:51 PM sunsetsunrise 31:057:05 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 25:301:30 AM+1
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 11:1011:10 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 17:295:29 PM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 13:141:14 PM
Kaulavauntil 25:301:30 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3811:38 AM–12:1712:17 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:242:24 PM–15:383:38 PM
Pradoṣa 16:514:51 PM–18:456:45 PM
Niśītha 23:3411:34 PM–24:2212:22 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1712:17 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:383:38 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 47 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:456:45 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2212:22 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā25:30 01:301:30 AM WedTṛtīyā
NakṣatraMūla11:1011:10 AMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaGaṇḍa17:295:29 PMVṛddhi
KaraṇaBālava13:141:14 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:05 07:057:05 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1996
Śaka
1861
Kali
5040
Ahargaṇa
1 841 144
Day length
9 h 47 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
08:038:03 AM
Moonset
18:296:29 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:105:10 AM07:047:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:105:10 AM06:076:07 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:395:39 AM07:047:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:047:04 AM09:029:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:029:02 AM10:5910:59 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:029:02 AM09:419:41 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:319:31 AM11:1011:10 AMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:319:31 AM10:4410:44 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3411:34 AM12:2212:22 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3811:38 AM12:1712:17 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5811:58 AM13:111:11 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5612:56 PM14:542:54 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:351:35 PM14:152:15 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:242:24 PM15:383:38 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:542:54 PM16:514:51 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:514:51 PM18:456:45 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:514:51 PM17:195:19 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:514:51 PM18:166:16 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:149:14 PM22:5510:55 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3310:33 PM23:3011:30 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3411:34 PM24:2212:22 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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