Wednesday 25 January 1956 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Budhavāra. Dvādaśī began at 12:1512:15 PM yesterday, and holds until 09:119:11 AM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 112 of 112 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:317:31 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:119:11 AM
Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.
Noon
12:3012:30 PM
The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 58 m.
Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast
07:317:31 AM–09:119:11 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day, ending when dvādaśī ends at 09:11. 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
07:317:31 AM to 31:317:31 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 | 09:119:11 AM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 12:1212:12 PM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Indra | 10:4810:48 AM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 09:119:11 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:31 07:317:31 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:395:39 AM | 07:317:31 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:395:39 AM | 06:356:35 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:076:07 AM | 07:317:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:317:31 AM | 09:319:31 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:468:46 AM | 10:0110:01 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:319:31 AM | 11:3111:31 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1112:11 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:3012:30 PM | 13:451:45 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:301:30 PM | 15:303:30 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:102:10 PM | 14:502:50 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:303:30 PM | 17:305:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:305:30 PM | 19:227:22 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:305:30 PM | 17:585:58 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:305:30 PM | 18:546:54 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:397:39 PM | 21:049:04 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0612:06 AM+1 | 24:5412:54 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 26:032:03 AM+1 | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |