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Wednesday 22 December 1954 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Budhavāra. Dvādaśī began at 06:006:00 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:408:40 AM.

Observed here on this day

Kṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 117 of 117 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:347:34 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:408:40 AM

Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.

Noon

12:1612:16 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 26 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1612:16 PM
At noon, 12:1612:16 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 326° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 9% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 326° falls in Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:375:37 AM–06:356:35 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:066:06 AM–07:347:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:511:51 PM–14:282:28 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:594:59 PM–17:285:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:594:59 PM–18:276:27 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:535:53 AM+1–31:417:41 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:448:44 AM–09:559:55 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:0611:06 AM–12:1612:16 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5811:58 AM–12:3512:35 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1612:16 PM–13:271:27 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:077:07 PM–20:558:55 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Lābha07:347:34 AM–08:448:44 AMgood
Amṛta08:448:44 AM–09:559:55 AMgood
Kāla09:559:55 AM–11:0611:06 AMavoid
Śubha11:0611:06 AM–12:1612:16 PMgood
Roga12:1612:16 PM–13:271:27 PMavoid
Udvega13:271:27 PM–14:382:38 PMavoid
Cara14:382:38 PM–15:493:49 PMneutral
Lābha15:493:49 PM–16:594:59 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:594:59 PM–18:496:49 PMavoid
Śubha18:496:49 PM–20:388:38 PMgood
Amṛta20:388:38 PM–22:2710:27 PMgood
Cara22:2710:27 PM–24:1712:17 AM+1neutral
Roga24:1712:17 AM+1–26:062:06 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:062:06 AM+1–27:553:55 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:553:55 AM+1–29:455:45 AM+1good
Udvega29:455:45 AM+1–31:347:34 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:347:34 AM to 31:347:34 AM+1

07:347:34 AM sunrise16:594:59 PM sunsetsunrise 31:347:34 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 08:408:40 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 14:382:38 PM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 27:053:05 AM+1
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 08:408:40 AM
Garauntil 21:589:58 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1612:16 PM–13:271:27 PM
Pradoṣa 16:594:59 PM–18:566:56 PM
Niśītha 23:5311:53 PM–24:4112:41 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:271:27 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 26 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:566:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4112:41 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī08:408:40 AMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraViśākhā14:382:38 PMAnurādhā
YogaDhṛti27:05 03:053:05 AM ThuŚūla
KaraṇaTaitila08:408:40 AMGara
VāraBudhavāra31:34 07:347:34 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2011
Śaka
1876
Kali
5055
Ahargaṇa
1 846 633
Day length
9 h 26 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
29:465:46 AM+1
Moonset
14:302:30 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:375:37 AM07:347:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:375:37 AM06:356:35 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:066:06 AM07:347:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:347:34 AM09:279:27 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:448:44 AM09:559:55 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:279:27 AM11:2011:20 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:0611:06 AM12:1612:16 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5211:52 AM12:4012:40 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5811:58 AM12:3512:35 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1612:16 PM13:271:27 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:131:13 PM15:063:06 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:511:51 PM14:282:28 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:063:06 PM16:594:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:594:59 PM18:566:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:594:59 PM17:285:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:594:59 PM18:276:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:077:07 PM20:558:55 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5311:53 PM24:4112:41 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:535:53 AM+131:417:41 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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