Saturday 24 July 1976 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śanivāra. Dvādaśī began at 09:559:55 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:5210:52 AM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 77 of 77 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:125:12 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:5210:52 AM
Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.
Noon
12:2512:25 PM
The Sun 71° above S. Day length 14 h 24 m.
Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast
05:125:12 AM–08:058:05 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Kāmikā 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
05:125:12 AM to 29:135:13 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 | 10:5210:52 AM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 20:028:02 PM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 11:3311:33 AM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 10:5210:52 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:13 05:135:13 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:563:56 AM | 05:125:12 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:563:56 AM | 04:344:34 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:154:15 AM | 05:125:12 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:125:12 AM | 08:058:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:125:12 AM | 07:007:00 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:125:12 AM | 06:106:10 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:106:10 AM | 07:077:07 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:058:05 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:488:48 AM | 10:3610:36 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:4410:44 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:5312:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:511:51 PM | 16:444:44 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:122:12 PM | 16:004:00 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:482:48 PM | 15:463:46 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:444:44 PM | 19:367:36 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:367:36 PM | 20:538:53 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:367:36 PM | 19:567:56 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:367:36 PM | 20:348:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:404:40 AM+1 | 30:196:19 AM+1 | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |