Wednesday 20 May 1959 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Budhavāra. Dvādaśī began at 10:5110:51 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:547:54 AM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 77 of 77 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:035:03 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:027:02 AM
Siddhi gives way to Vyatīpāta.
Noon
12:1512:15 PM
The Sun 71° above S. Day length 14 h 24 m.
Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast
05:035:03 AM–07:547:54 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day, ending when dvādaśī ends at 07:54. Mohinī 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
05:035:03 AM to 29:025:02 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 | 07:547:54 AM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 20:208:20 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 07:027:02 AM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 07:547:54 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:02 05:025:02 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:463:46 AM | 05:035:03 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:463:46 AM | 04:244:24 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:054:05 AM | 05:035:03 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:035:03 AM | 07:567:56 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 05:575:57 AM | 07:237:23 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:516:51 AM | 08:398:39 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:567:56 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:2710:27 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:1512:15 PM | 14:032:03 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:411:41 PM | 16:344:34 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:352:35 PM | 16:014:01 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:392:39 PM | 15:363:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:344:34 PM | 19:277:27 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:277:27 PM | 20:438:43 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:277:27 PM | 19:467:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:277:27 PM | 20:248:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5011:50 PM | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:171:17 AM+1 | 26:422:42 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |