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Saturday 6 December 2025 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Śanivāra. Dvitīyā began at 03:263:26 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:5611:56 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:118:11 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1911:19 AM

Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.

Noon

13:041:04 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:041:04 PM
At noon, 13:041:04 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 198° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 198° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:176:17 AM–07:147:14 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:466:46 AM–08:118:11 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4412:44 PM–13:231:23 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:412:41 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
  • Amṛta kāla23:4811:48 PM–25:141:14+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika08:118:11 AM–09:249:24 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:118:11 AM–08:508:50 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta08:508:50 AM–09:299:29 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:3810:38 AM–11:5111:51 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:172:17 PM–15:303:30 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:486:48 PM–20:148:14 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

Kāla08:118:11 AM–09:249:24 AMavoid
Śubha09:249:24 AM–10:3810:38 AMgood
Roga10:3810:38 AM–11:5111:51 AMavoid
Udvega11:5111:51 AM–13:041:04 PMavoid
Cara13:041:04 PM–14:172:17 PMneutral
Lābha14:172:17 PM–15:303:30 PMgood
Amṛta15:303:30 PM–16:434:43 PMgood
Kāla16:434:43 PM–17:575:57 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:575:57 PM–19:447:44 PMgood
Udvega19:447:44 PM–21:309:30 PMavoid
Śubha21:309:30 PM–23:1711:17 PMgood
Amṛta23:1711:17 PM–25:041:04+1 AMgood
Cara25:041:04+1 AM–26:512:51+1 AMneutral
Roga26:512:51+1 AM–28:384:38+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:384:38+1 AM–30:256:25+1 AMavoid
Lābha30:256:25+1 AM–32:128:12+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:118:11 AM to 32:128:12+1 AM

08:118:11 AM sunrise17:575:57 PM sunsetsunrise 32:128:12+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 23:5611:56 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 11:1911:19 AM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 26:162:16+1 AM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 13:381:38 PM
Garauntil 23:5611:56 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:3810:38 AM–11:5111:51 AM
Abhijit 12:4412:44 PM–13:231:23 PM
Pradoṣa 17:575:57 PM–19:517:51 PM
Niśītha 24:4012:40+1 AM–25:281:28+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:5111:51 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:231:23 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 45 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:517:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:281:28+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā23:5611:56 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā11:1911:19 AMĀrdrā
YogaŚubha26:16 02:162:16 AM SunŚukla
KaraṇaTaitila13:381:38 PMGara
VāraŚanivāra32:12 08:128:12 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 550
Day length
9 h 45 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
19:077:07 PM
Moonset
09:439:43 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:176:17 AM08:118:11 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:176:17 AM07:147:14 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:466:46 AM08:118:11 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:118:11 AM10:0810:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:118:11 AM09:249:24 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:118:11 AM08:508:50 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:508:50 AM09:299:29 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon10:0810:08 AM12:0512:05 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:3810:38 AM11:5111:51 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:4012:40 PM13:281:28 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4412:44 PM13:231:23 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:022:02 PM15:593:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:172:17 PM15:303:30 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:412:41 PM15:203:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:593:59 PM17:575:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:575:57 PM19:517:51 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
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:486:48 PM20:148:14 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:4811:48 PM25:141:14+1 AMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4012:40+1 AM25:281:28+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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