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Thursday 26 December 1996 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 06:146:14 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 32:118:11 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:248:24 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

19:097:09 PM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

13:141:14 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:141:14 PM
At noon, 13:141:14 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 195° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 195° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:296:29 AM–07:277:27 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:586:58 AM–08:248:24 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5412:54 PM–13:331:33 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:502:50 PM–15:293:29 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:036:03 PM–18:326:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:036:03 PM–19:297:29 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:5012:50 AM+1–26:352:35 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:248:24 AM–09:369:36 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4910:49 AM–12:0112:01 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3711:37 AM–12:1612:16 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya14:172:17 PM–16:034:03 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:262:26 PM–15:383:38 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:293:29 PM–16:074:07 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

Śubha08:248:24 AM–09:369:36 AMgood
Roga09:369:36 AM–10:4910:49 AMavoid
Udvega10:4910:49 AM–12:0112:01 PMavoid
Cara12:0112:01 PM–13:141:14 PMneutral
Lābha13:141:14 PM–14:262:26 PMgood
Amṛta14:262:26 PM–15:383:38 PMgood
Kāla15:383:38 PM–16:514:51 PMavoid
Śubha16:514:51 PM–18:036:03 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:036:03 PM–19:517:51 PMgood
Cara19:517:51 PM–21:399:39 PMneutral
Roga21:399:39 PM–23:2611:26 PMavoid
Kāla23:2611:26 PM–25:141:14 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:141:14 AM+1–27:013:01 AM+1good
Udvega27:013:01 AM+1–28:494:49 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:494:49 AM+1–30:376:37 AM+1good
Amṛta30:376:37 AM+1–32:248:24 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:248:24 AM to 32:248:24 AM+1

08:248:24 AM sunrise18:036:03 PM sunsetsunrise 32:248:24 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 32:118:11 AM+1
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 27:283:28 AM+1
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 30:496:49 AM+1
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 19:097:09 PM
Garauntil 32:118:11 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:5412:54 PM–13:331:33 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:262:26 PM–15:383:38 PM
Pradoṣa 18:036:03 PM–19:587:58 PM
Niśītha 24:5012:50 AM+1–25:381:38 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 13:331:33 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:383:38 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 9 h 39 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:587:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 25:381:38 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  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 Dvitīyā32:11 08:118:11 AM FriTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPunarvasu27:28 03:283:28 AM FriPuṣya
YogaIndra30:49 06:496:49 AM FriVaidhṛti
KaraṇaTaitila19:097:09 PMGara
VāraGuruvāra32:24 08:248:24 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 978
Day length
9 h 39 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
19:397:39 PM
Moonset
09:009:00 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:296:29 AM08:248:24 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:296:29 AM07:277:27 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:586:58 AM08:248:24 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:248:24 AM10:2010:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:248:24 AM09:369:36 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:2010:20 AM12:1612:16 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4910:49 AM12:0112:01 PMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3711:37 AM12:1612:16 PM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5012:50 PM13:381:38 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5412:54 PM13:331:33 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:122:12 PM16:074:07 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:172:17 PM16:034:03 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:262:26 PM15:383:38 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:502:50 PM15:293:29 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:293:29 PM16:074:07 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:074:07 PM18:036:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:036:03 PM19:587:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:036:03 PM18:326:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:036:03 PM19:297:29 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:5012:50 AM+126:352:35 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:5012:50 AM+125:381:38 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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