Thursday 8 January 1948 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Guruvāra. Dvādaśī began at 08:028:02 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:299:29 AM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 115 of 115 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:377:37 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:457:45 AM
Anurādhā gives way to Jyeṣṭhā.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 34 m.
Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast
07:377:37 AM–09:299:29 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day, ending when dvādaśī ends at 09:29. Saphalā 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
07:377:37 AM to 31:377:37 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 | Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī | 09:299:29 AM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 07:457:45 AM | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 13:321:32 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 09:299:29 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 31:37 07:377:37 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:425:42 AM | 07:377:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:425:42 AM | 06:406:40 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:116:11 AM | 07:377:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:377:37 AM | 09:329:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:377:37 AM | 08:498:49 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:329:32 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:0110:01 AM | 11:1311:13 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:4910:49 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:4412:44 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:221:22 PM | 15:173:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:361:36 PM | 14:482:48 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:531:53 PM | 15:383:38 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:002:00 PM | 14:392:39 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:392:39 PM | 15:173:17 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:173:17 PM | 17:125:12 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:125:12 PM | 19:077:07 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:125:12 PM | 17:405:40 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:125:12 PM | 18:386:38 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:2412:24 AM+1 | 26:092:09 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |