Saturday 3 October 1998 · Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
Śanivāra. Dvādaśī began at 07:557:55 AM yesterday, and holds until 05:485:48 AM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 96 of 96 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:485:48 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:485:48 AM
Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.
Noon
11:5011:50 AM
The Sun 80° above S. Day length 12 h 03 m.
Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast
05:485:48 AM–05:485:48 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day, ending when dvādaśī ends at 05:48. Pāśāṅkuśā Ekādaśī
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
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
05:485:48 AM to 29:485:48+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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Dvādaśī | 05:485:48 AM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 22:2310:23 PM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 12:0612:06 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 05:485:48 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:48 05:485:48 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:134:13 AM | 05:485:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:134:13 AM | 05:015:01 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:374:37 AM | 05:485:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:485:48 AM | 08:138:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:485:48 AM | 07:197:19 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:485:48 AM | 06:376:37 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:376:37 AM | 07:257:25 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:536:53 AM | 08:218:21 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:138:13 AM | 10:3810:38 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:498:49 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:021:02 PM | 15:273:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:201:20 PM | 14:512:51 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:501:50 PM | 14:392:39 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:273:27 PM | 17:515:51 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:453:45 PM | 17:135:13 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:515:51 PM | 19:277:27 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:515:51 PM | 18:156:15 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:515:51 PM | 19:037:03 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2611:26 PM | 24:1412:14+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:094:09+1 AM | 29:365:36+1 AM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |