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Sunday 13 January 1957 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Ravivāra. Dvādaśī began at 02:112:11 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:0512:05 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Bhogi

Kept the day before Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:367:36 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:131:13 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:2712:27 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 41 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2712:27 PM
At noon, 12:2712:27 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 138° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 87% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 138° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

07:397:39 AM–09:339:33 AM Once hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, is over, within prātaḥkāla. Putradā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:425:42 AM–06:396:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:106:10 AM–07:367:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0812:08 PM–12:4612:46 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:042:04 PM–14:422:42 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:175:17 PM–17:465:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:175:17 PM–18:436:43 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:008:00 PM–21:309:30 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:2712:27 PM–13:401:40 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika14:522:52 PM–16:054:05 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:283:28 PM–16:594:59 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta16:004:00 PM–16:394:39 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:054:05 PM–17:175:17 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya28:084:08 AM+1–29:365:36 AM+1a 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

Udvega07:367:36 AM–08:498:49 AMavoid
Cara08:498:49 AM–10:0210:02 AMneutral
Lābha10:0210:02 AM–11:1411:14 AMgood
Amṛta11:1411:14 AM–12:2712:27 PMgood
Kāla12:2712:27 PM–13:401:40 PMavoid
Śubha13:401:40 PM–14:522:52 PMgood
Roga14:522:52 PM–16:054:05 PMavoid
Udvega16:054:05 PM–17:175:17 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha17:175:17 PM–19:057:05 PMgood
Amṛta19:057:05 PM–20:528:52 PMgood
Cara20:528:52 PM–22:3910:39 PMneutral
Roga22:3910:39 PM–24:2712:27 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:2712:27 AM+1–26:142:14 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:142:14 AM+1–28:014:01 AM+1good
Udvega28:014:01 AM+1–29:495:49 AM+1avoid
Śubha29:495:49 AM+1–31:367:36 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:367:36 AM to 31:367:36 AM+1

07:367:36 AM sunrise17:175:17 PM sunsetsunrise 31:367:36 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 24:0512:05 AM+1
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 23:0111:01 PM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 17:555:55 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 13:131:13 PM
Bālavauntil 24:0512:05 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0812:08 PM–12:4612:46 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:054:05 PM–17:175:17 PM
Pradoṣa 17:175:17 PM–19:127:12 PM
Niśītha 24:0312:03 AM+1–24:5112:51 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:4612:46 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:175:17 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 41 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:127:12 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  8. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5112:51 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī24:05 00:0512:05 AM MonTrayodaśī
NakṣatraRohiṇī23:0111:01 PMMṛgaśirā
YogaŚukla17:555:55 PMBrahma
KaraṇaBava13:131:13 PMBālava
VāraRavivāra31:36 07:367:36 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 386
Day length
9 h 41 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
14:192:19 PM
Moonset
29:145:14 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:425:42 AM07:367:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:425:42 AM06:396:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:106:10 AM07:367:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:367:36 AM09:339:33 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:339:33 AM11:2911:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0312:03 PM12:5112:51 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0812:08 PM12:4612:46 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:2712:27 PM13:401:40 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:251:25 PM15:213:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:042:04 PM14:422:42 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:522:52 PM16:054:05 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:213:21 PM17:175:17 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:283:28 PM16:594:59 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:004:00 PM16:394:39 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:054:05 PM17:175:17 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk17:175:17 PM19:127:12 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:175:17 PM17:465:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:175:17 PM18:436:43 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:008:00 PM21:309:30 PMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0312:03 AM+124:5112:51 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:084:08 AM+129:365:36 AM+1sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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