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Tuesday 2 December 1997 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 10:1010:10 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:409:40 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:078:07 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:409:40 AM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

13:021:02 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 49 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:021:02 PM
At noon, 13:021:02 PM, the Sun is in Anurādhā and the Moon 26° ahead of it, in Mūla, 5% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 26° falls in Śukla Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:146:14 AM–07:117:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:426:42 AM–08:078:07 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:059:05 AM–10:4210:42 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:4312:43 PM–13:221:22 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:402:40 PM–15:203:20 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:575:57 PM–18:256:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:575:57 PM–19:227:22 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta10:0510:05 AM–10:4510:45 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3510:35 AM–11:4911:49 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika13:021:02 PM–14:162:16 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:541:54 PM–15:303:30 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla15:303:30 PM–16:434:43 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:3811:38 PM–24:3412:34 AM+1an ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya24:5912:59 AM+1–26:342:34 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

Roga08:078:07 AM–09:219:21 AMavoid
Udvega09:219:21 AM–10:3510:35 AMavoid
Cara10:3510:35 AM–11:4911:49 AMneutral
Lābha11:4911:49 AM–13:021:02 PMgood
Amṛta13:021:02 PM–14:162:16 PMgood
Kāla14:162:16 PM–15:303:30 PMavoid
Śubha15:303:30 PM–16:434:43 PMgood
Roga16:434:43 PM–17:575:57 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:575:57 PM–19:437:43 PMavoid
Lābha19:437:43 PM–21:309:30 PMgood
Udvega21:309:30 PM–23:1611:16 PMavoid
Śubha23:1611:16 PM–25:031:03 AM+1good
Amṛta25:031:03 AM+1–26:492:49 AM+1good
Cara26:492:49 AM+1–28:364:36 AM+1neutral
Roga28:364:36 AM+1–30:226:22 AM+1avoid
Kāla30:226:22 AM+1–32:088:08 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:078:07 AM to 32:088:08 AM+1

08:078:07 AM sunrise17:575:57 PM sunsetsunrise 32:088:08 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 09:409:40 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 15:303:30 PM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 16:044:04 PM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 09:409:40 AM
Taitilauntil 21:179:17 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:4312:43 PM–13:221:22 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:303:30 PM–16:434:43 PM
Pradoṣa 17:575:57 PM–19:507:50 PM
Niśītha 24:3912:39 AM+1–25:271:27 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. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:221:22 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:434:43 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  7. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 9 h 49 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:507:50 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:271:27 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā09:409:40 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraMūla15:303:30 PMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaŚūla16:044:04 PMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaKaulava09:409:40 AMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra32:08 08:088:08 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 319
Day length
9 h 49 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
09:469:46 AM
Moonset
20:088:08 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:146:14 AM08:078:07 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:146:14 AM07:117:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:426:42 AM08:078:07 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:078:07 AM10:0510:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:059:05 AM10:4210:42 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:0510:05 AM12:0312:03 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0510:05 AM10:4510:45 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3510:35 AM11:4911:49 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:3812:38 PM13:261:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4312:43 PM13:221:22 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:021:02 PM14:162:16 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:541:54 PM15:303:30 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:012:01 PM15:593:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:402:40 PM15:203:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:303:30 PM16:434:43 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:593:59 PM17:575:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:575:57 PM19:507:50 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:575:57 PM18:256:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:575:57 PM19:227:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:3811:38 PM24:3412:34 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:3912:39 AM+125:271:27 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:5912:59 AM+126:342:34 AM+1sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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