Thursday 19 August 1937 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Guruvāra. Dvādaśī began at 06:416:41 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:098:09 AM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 84 of 84 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:355:35 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:098:09 AM
Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.
Noon
12:2212:22 PM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 34 m.
Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast
05:355:35 AM–08:098:09 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day, ending when dvādaśī ends at 08:09. Putradā 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
05:355:35 AM to 29:365:36 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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Dvādaśī | 08:098:09 AM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 08:168:16 AM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 27:21 03:213:21 AM Fri | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 08:098:09 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:36 05:365:36 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:114:11 AM | 05:355:35 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:114:11 AM | 04:534:53 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:324:32 AM | 05:355:35 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:355:35 AM | 08:178:17 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:355:35 AM | 07:167:16 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:178:17 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:588:58 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0610:06 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4912:49 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:431:43 PM | 16:264:26 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:032:03 PM | 15:453:45 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:372:37 PM | 15:313:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:313:31 PM | 16:264:26 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:264:26 PM | 19:087:08 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:464:46 PM | 18:276:27 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:087:08 PM | 20:328:32 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:087:08 PM | 19:297:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:087:08 PM | 20:118:11 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5811:58 PM | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:572:57 AM+1 | 28:394:39 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |