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December 2000 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 13 December 2000 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 13:511:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:3410:34 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:178:17 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:3410:34 AM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

13:071:07 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 41 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:071:07 PM
At noon, 13:071:07 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā 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 muhūrta06:226:22 AM–07:197:19 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:516:51 AM–08:178:17 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:442:44 PM–15:233:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:575:57 PM–18:266:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:575:57 PM–19:237:23 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:283:28+1 AM–28:544:54+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa09:299:29 AM–10:4210:42 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5511:55 AM–13:071:07 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4812:48 PM–13:261:26 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:071:07 PM–14:202:20 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:526:52 PM–20:188:18 PMa 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

Lābha08:178:17 AM–09:299:29 AMgood
Amṛta09:299:29 AM–10:4210:42 AMgood
Kāla10:4210:42 AM–11:5511:55 AMavoid
Śubha11:5511:55 AM–13:071:07 PMgood
Roga13:071:07 PM–14:202:20 PMavoid
Udvega14:202:20 PM–15:323:32 PMavoid
Cara15:323:32 PM–16:454:45 PMneutral
Lābha16:454:45 PM–17:575:57 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:575:57 PM–19:457:45 PMavoid
Śubha19:457:45 PM–21:329:32 PMgood
Amṛta21:329:32 PM–23:2011:20 PMgood
Cara23:2011:20 PM–25:071:07+1 AMneutral
Roga25:071:07+1 AM–26:552:55+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:552:55+1 AM–28:424:42+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:424:42+1 AM–30:306:30+1 AMgood
Udvega30:306:30+1 AM–32:178:17+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:178:17 AM to 32:178:17+1 AM

08:178:17 AM sunrise17:575:57 PM sunsetsunrise 32:178:17+1 AM
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 10:3410:34 AM
Tṛtīyāuntil 31:207:20+1 AM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 29:375:37+1 AM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 12:0012:00 PM
Brahmauntil 32:088:08+1 AM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 10:3410:34 AM
Vaṇijauntil 20:568:56 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 31:207:20+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:071:07 PM–14:202:20 PM
Pradoṣa 17:575:57 PM–19:527:52 PM
Niśītha 24:4312:43+1 AM–25:311:31+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  3. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:202:20 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 41 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:527:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:311:31+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  11. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  12. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  13. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  14. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā10:3410:34 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPunarvasu29:37 05:375:37 AM ThuPuṣya
YogaŚukla12:0012:00 PMBrahma
KaraṇaGara10:3410:34 AMVaṇija
VāraBudhavāra32:17 08:178:17 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 426
Day length
9 h 41 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
20:088:08 PM
Moonset
09:599:59 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:226:22 AM08:178:17 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:226:22 AM07:197:19 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:516:51 AM08:178:17 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:178:17 AM10:1310:13 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:299:29 AM10:4210:42 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:1310:13 AM12:0912:09 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5511:55 AM13:071:07 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:4312:43 PM13:311:31 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4812:48 PM13:261:26 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:071:07 PM14:202:20 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:052:05 PM16:014:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:442:44 PM15:233:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:014:01 PM17:575:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:575:57 PM19:527:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:575:57 PM18:266:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:575:57 PM19:237:23 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:526:52 PM20:188:18 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4312:43+1 AM25:311:31+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:283:28+1 AM28:544:54+1 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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