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January 1997 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 20 January 1997 · Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

Pauṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Somavāra. Dvādaśī began at 08:218:21 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:329:32 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 97 of 97 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:176:17 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:329:32 AM

Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.

Noon

12:1212:12 PM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 11 h 51 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonAccra12:1212:12 PM
At noon, 12:1212:12 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 145° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 91% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 145° falls in Śukla Trayodaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

06:176:17 AM–08:398:39 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Putradā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:394:39 AM–05:285:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:045:04 AM–06:176:17 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4811:48 AM–12:3612:36 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla11:5611:56 AM–13:401:40 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:102:10 PM–14:582:58 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:076:07 PM–18:326:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:076:07 PM–19:207:20 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:457:45 AM–09:149:14 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4310:43 AM–12:1212:12 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3612:36 PM–13:231:23 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:411:41 PM–15:103:10 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:582:58 PM–15:453:45 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

Amṛta06:176:17 AM–07:457:45 AMgood
Kāla07:457:45 AM–09:149:14 AMavoid
Śubha09:149:14 AM–10:4310:43 AMgood
Roga10:4310:43 AM–12:1212:12 PMavoid
Udvega12:1212:12 PM–13:411:41 PMavoid
Cara13:411:41 PM–15:103:10 PMneutral
Lābha15:103:10 PM–16:384:38 PMgood
Amṛta16:384:38 PM–18:076:07 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:076:07 PM–19:387:38 PMneutral
Roga19:387:38 PM–21:109:10 PMavoid
Kāla21:109:10 PM–22:4110:41 PMavoid
Lābha22:4110:41 PM–24:1212:12+1 AMgood
Udvega24:1212:12+1 AM–25:431:43+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:431:43+1 AM–27:143:14+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:143:14+1 AM–28:464:46+1 AMgood
Cara28:464:46+1 AM–30:176:17+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:176:17 AM to 30:176:17+1 AM

06:176:17 AM sunrise18:076:07 PM sunsetsunrise 30:176:17+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 09:329:32 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 21:259:25 PM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 26:432:43+1 AM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 09:329:32 AM
Kaulavauntil 22:1610:16 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:457:45 AM–09:149:14 AM
Abhijit 11:4811:48 AM–12:3612:36 PM
Pradoṣa 18:076:07 PM–19:447:44 PM
Niśītha 23:4811:48 PM–24:3612:36+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. SunriseDvādaśī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:149:14 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:3612:36 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 51 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:447:44 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3612:36+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī09:329:32 AMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā21:259:25 PMĀrdrā
YogaIndra26:43 02:432:43 AM TueVaidhṛti
KaraṇaBālava09:329:32 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:17 06:176:17 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 862 003
Day length
11 h 51 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
15:453:45 PM
Moonset
28:214:21+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:394:39 AM06:176:17 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:394:39 AM05:285:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:045:04 AM06:176:17 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:176:17 AM08:398:39 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:457:45 AM09:149:14 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:398:39 AM11:0111:01 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4310:43 AM12:1212:12 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4811:48 AM12:3612:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4811:48 AM12:3612:36 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:5611:56 AM13:401:40 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3612:36 PM13:231:23 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:231:23 PM15:453:45 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:411:41 PM15:103:10 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:102:10 PM14:582:58 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:582:58 PM15:453:45 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:453:45 PM18:076:07 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:076:07 PM19:447:44 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:076:07 PM18:326:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:076:07 PM19:207:20 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4811:48 PM24:3612:36+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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