Tuesday 15 March 1988 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Dvādaśī began at 23:2411:24 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:158:15 PM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī does not reach pradoṣa on either day. Boundary: no day qualifies and the rule does not say what then. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:306:30 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:529:52 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
12:2712:27 PM
The Sun 49° above S. Day length 11 h 55 m.
Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast
06:306:30 AM–08:538:53 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Pāpamocanī 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
06:306:30 AM to 30:296:29 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 | 20:158:15 PM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 16:524:52 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Śiva | 19:567:56 PM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 09:529:52 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:29 06:296:29 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:534:53 AM | 06:306:30 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:534:53 AM | 05:425:42 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:175:17 AM | 06:306:30 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:306:30 AM | 08:538:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:287:28 AM | 08:558:55 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:538:53 AM | 11:1611:16 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:538:53 AM | 09:419:41 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:299:29 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0312:03 PM | 12:5112:51 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0412:04 PM | 12:5112:51 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:2712:27 PM | 13:571:57 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:391:39 PM | 16:024:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:272:27 PM | 15:143:14 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:263:26 PM | 16:554:55 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:024:02 PM | 18:256:25 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:256:25 PM | 20:018:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:256:25 PM | 18:496:49 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:256:25 PM | 19:377:37 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:268:26 PM | 21:519:51 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1411:14 PM | 24:0312:03 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0312:03 AM+1 | 24:5112:51 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:005:00 AM+1 | 30:256:25 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |