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Tuesday 17 December 2024 · Thāne, Maharashtra, India

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 12:2812:28 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:5710:57 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:057:05 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:5710:57 AM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

12:3412:34 PM

The Sun 47° above S. Day length 10 h 58 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonThāne12:3412:34 PM
At noon, 12:3412:34 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 205° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 95% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 205° falls in Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:215:21 AM–06:136:13 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:475:47 AM–07:057:05 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1212:12 PM–12:5612:56 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:242:24 PM–15:083:08 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:036:03 PM–18:306:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:036:03 PM–19:227:22 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:2310:23 PM–23:5711:57 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:179:17 AM–10:0110:01 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:509:50 AM–11:1211:12 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:3412:34 PM–13:571:57 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:5912:59 PM–14:332:33 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla15:193:19 PM–16:414:41 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:1611:16 PM–24:0912:09+1 AMan 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

Roga07:057:05 AM–08:278:27 AMavoid
Udvega08:278:27 AM–09:509:50 AMavoid
Cara09:509:50 AM–11:1211:12 AMneutral
Lābha11:1211:12 AM–12:3412:34 PMgood
Amṛta12:3412:34 PM–13:571:57 PMgood
Kāla13:571:57 PM–15:193:19 PMavoid
Śubha15:193:19 PM–16:414:41 PMgood
Roga16:414:41 PM–18:036:03 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:036:03 PM–19:417:41 PMavoid
Lābha19:417:41 PM–21:199:19 PMgood
Udvega21:199:19 PM–22:5710:57 PMavoid
Śubha22:5710:57 PM–24:3512:35+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:3512:35+1 AM–26:122:12+1 AMgood
Cara26:122:12+1 AM–27:503:50+1 AMneutral
Roga27:503:50+1 AM–29:285:28+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:285:28+1 AM–31:067:06+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:057:05 AM to 31:067:06+1 AM

07:057:05 AM sunrise18:036:03 PM sunsetsunrise 31:067:06+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 10:5710:57 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 24:4412:44+1 AM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 21:119:11 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 10:5710:57 AM
Vaṇijauntil 22:2610:26 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1212:12 PM–12:5612:56 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:193:19 PM–16:414:41 PM
Pradoṣa 18:036:03 PM–19:487:48 PM
Niśītha 24:1112:11+1 AM–24:5912:59+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. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  3. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5612:56 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:414:41 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 58 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:487:48 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5912:59+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā10:5710:57 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPunarvasu24:44 00:4412:44 AM WedPuṣya
YogaBrahma21:119:11 PMIndra
KaraṇaGara10:5710:57 AMVaṇija
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:06 07:067:06 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 58 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
20:068:06 PM
Moonset
08:558:55 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:215:21 AM07:057:05 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:215:21 AM06:136:13 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:475:47 AM07:057:05 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:057:05 AM09:179:17 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:179:17 AM11:2911:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:179:17 AM10:0110:01 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:509:50 AM11:1211:12 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1012:10 PM12:5812:58 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1212:12 PM12:5612:56 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3412:34 PM13:571:57 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:5912:59 PM14:332:33 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:401:40 PM15:523:52 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:242:24 PM15:083:08 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:193:19 PM16:414:41 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:523:52 PM18:036:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:036:03 PM19:487:48 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:036:03 PM18:306:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:036:03 PM19:227:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:2310:23 PM23:5711:57 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:1611:16 PM24:0912:09+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:1112:11+1 AM24:5912:59+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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