Sunday 2 September 1956 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Ravivāra. Dvādaśī began at 16:244:24 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:121:12 PM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 88 of 88 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:485:48 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:121:12 PM
Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.
Noon
12:1812:18 PM
The Sun 59° above S. Day length 13 h 00 m.
Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast
05:485:48 AM–08:248:24 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Ajā 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
05:485:48 AM to 29:495:49 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 | 13:121:12 PM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 23:1211:12 PM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 17:545:54 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 13:121:12 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:49 05:495:49 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:204:20 AM | 05:485:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:204:20 AM | 05:045:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:424:42 AM | 05:485:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:485:48 AM | 08:248:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:248:24 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:538:53 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:551:55 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:351:35 PM | 16:114:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:272:27 PM | 15:193:19 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:323:32 PM | 17:105:10 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:114:11 PM | 18:476:47 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:035:03 PM | 17:555:55 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:105:10 PM | 18:476:47 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:285:28 PM | 18:546:54 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:476:47 PM | 20:168:16 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:476:47 PM | 19:097:09 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:476:47 PM | 19:537:53 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5411:54 PM | 24:4212:42 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |