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Tuesday 17 December 2024 · Tehran, Iran

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 10:2810:28 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:578:57 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:087:08 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:578:57 AM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

12:0112:01 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0112:01 PM
At noon, 12:0112:01 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 206° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 95% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 206° falls in Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:145:14 AM–06:116:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:435:43 AM–07:087:08 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4111:41 AM–12:2012:20 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:381:38 PM–14:172:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:534:53 PM–17:215:21 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:534:53 PM–18:186:18 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:238:23 PM–21:579:57 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:059:05 AM–09:449:44 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:349:34 AM–10:4810:48 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:5910:59 AM–12:3312:33 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:0112:01 PM–13:141:14 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:272:27 PM–15:403:40 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:3510:35 PM–23:3211:32 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya30:496:49 AM+1–32:268:26 AM+1a 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

Roga07:087:08 AM–08:218:21 AMavoid
Udvega08:218:21 AM–09:349:34 AMavoid
Cara09:349:34 AM–10:4810:48 AMneutral
Lābha10:4810:48 AM–12:0112:01 PMgood
Amṛta12:0112:01 PM–13:141:14 PMgood
Kāla13:141:14 PM–14:272:27 PMavoid
Śubha14:272:27 PM–15:403:40 PMgood
Roga15:403:40 PM–16:534:53 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:534:53 PM–18:406:40 PMavoid
Lābha18:406:40 PM–20:278:27 PMgood
Udvega20:278:27 PM–22:1410:14 PMavoid
Śubha22:1410:14 PM–24:0112:01 AM+1good
Amṛta24:0112:01 AM+1–25:481:48 AM+1good
Cara25:481:48 AM+1–27:353:35 AM+1neutral
Roga27:353:35 AM+1–29:225:22 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:225:22 AM+1–31:097:09 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:087:08 AM to 31:097:09 AM+1

07:087:08 AM sunrise16:534:53 PM sunsetsunrise 31:097:09 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 08:578:57 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 22:4410:44 PM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 19:117:11 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 08:578:57 AM
Vaṇijauntil 20:268:26 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4111:41 AM–12:2012:20 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:272:27 PM–15:403:40 PM
Pradoṣa 16:534:53 PM–18:476:47 PM
Niśītha 23:3711:37 PM–24:2512:25 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. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  3. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2012:20 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:403:40 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 44 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:476:47 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2512:25 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā08:578:57 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPunarvasu22:4410:44 PMPuṣya
YogaBrahma19:117:11 PMIndra
KaraṇaGara08:578:57 AMVaṇija
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:09 07:097:09 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 872 196
Day length
9 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
18:526:52 PM
Moonset
09:109:10 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:145:14 AM07:087:08 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:145:14 AM06:116:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:435:43 AM07:087:08 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:087:08 AM09:059:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:059:05 AM11:0211:02 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:059:05 AM09:449:44 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:349:34 AM10:4810:48 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:5910:59 AM12:3312:33 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3711:37 AM12:2512:25 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4111:41 AM12:2012:20 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0112:01 PM13:141:14 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5912:59 PM14:562:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:381:38 PM14:172:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:272:27 PM15:403:40 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:562:56 PM16:534:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:534:53 PM18:476:47 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:534:53 PM17:215:21 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:534:53 PM18:186:18 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:238:23 PM21:579:57 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3510:35 PM23:3211:32 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3711:37 PM24:2512:25 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra30:496:49 AM+132:268:26 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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