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Thursday 4 April 1940 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Guruvāra. Dvādaśī began at 18:056:05 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:378:37 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:595:59 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:207:20 AM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

12:2112:21 PM

The Sun 57° above S. Day length 12 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2112:21 PM
At noon, 12:2112:21 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 320° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 12% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 320° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

05:595:59 AM–08:328:32 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:294:29 AM–05:145:14 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:524:52 AM–05:595:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5611:56 AM–12:4712:47 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:292:29 PM–15:203:20 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:446:44 PM–19:067:06 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:446:44 PM–19:517:51 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:319:31 PM–23:1911:19 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:595:59 AM–07:357:35 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:119:11 AM–10:4610:46 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1410:14 AM–11:0511:05 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya10:4110:41 AM–12:2912:29 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:571:57 PM–15:333:33 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:203:20 PM–16:114:11 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

Śubha05:595:59 AM–07:357:35 AMgood
Roga07:357:35 AM–09:119:11 AMavoid
Udvega09:119:11 AM–10:4610:46 AMavoid
Cara10:4610:46 AM–12:2212:22 PMneutral
Lābha12:2212:22 PM–13:571:57 PMgood
Amṛta13:571:57 PM–15:333:33 PMgood
Kāla15:333:33 PM–17:085:08 PMavoid
Śubha17:085:08 PM–18:446:44 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:446:44 PM–20:088:08 PMgood
Cara20:088:08 PM–21:329:32 PMneutral
Roga21:329:32 PM–22:5710:57 PMavoid
Kāla22:5710:57 PM–24:2112:21 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:2112:21 AM+1–25:451:45 AM+1good
Udvega25:451:45 AM+1–27:093:09 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:093:09 AM+1–28:344:34 AM+1good
Amṛta28:344:34 AM+1–29:585:58 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:595:59 AM to 29:585:58 AM+1

05:595:59 AM sunrise18:446:44 PM sunsetsunrise 29:585:58 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 20:378:37 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 29:385:38 AM+1
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 19:447:44 PM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 07:207:20 AM
Taitilauntil 20:378:37 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5611:56 AM–12:4712:47 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:571:57 PM–15:333:33 PM
Pradoṣa 18:446:44 PM–20:148:14 PM
Niśītha 23:5711:57 PM–24:4512:45 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.

  1. SunriseDvādaśī holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4712:47 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:333:33 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 44 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:148:14 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  8. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4512:45 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī20:378:37 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā29:38 05:385:38 AM FriPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaŚubha19:447:44 PMŚukla
KaraṇaKaulava07:207:20 AMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra29:58 05:585:58 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1996
Śaka
1861
Kali
5040
Ahargaṇa
1 841 258
Day length
12 h 44 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
28:314:31 AM+1
Moonset
15:333:33 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:294:29 AM05:595:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:294:29 AM05:145:14 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:524:52 AM05:595:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:595:59 AM08:328:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:595:59 AM07:357:35 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:328:32 AM11:0511:05 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:119:11 AM10:4610:46 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1410:14 AM11:0511:05 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:4110:41 AM12:2912:29 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5611:56 AM12:4712:47 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5811:58 AM12:4612:46 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM16:114:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:571:57 PM15:333:33 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:292:29 PM15:203:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:203:20 PM16:114:11 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:114:11 PM18:446:44 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:446:44 PM20:148:14 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:446:44 PM19:067:06 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:446:44 PM19:517:51 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:319:31 PM23:1911:19 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5711:57 PM24:4512:45 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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