Wednesday 23 October 1996 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Budhavāra. Dvādaśī began at 06:096:09 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:523:52 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:366:36 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:349:34 AM
Śatabhiṣā gives way to Pūrva Bhādrapadā.
Noon
12:0212:02 PM
The Sun 40° above S. Day length 10 h 53 m.
Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast
13:081:08 PM–15:183:18 PM In aparāhṇa: hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, runs past prātaḥkāla, and midday is passed over. Pāśāṅkuśā 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
06:366:36 AM to 30:376:37 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 | 27:52 03:523:52 AM Thu | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 09:349:34 AM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 10:2610:26 AM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 17:005:00 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:37 06:376:37 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:514:51 AM | 06:366:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:514:51 AM | 05:435:43 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:175:17 AM | 06:366:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:366:36 AM | 08:468:46 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:577:57 AM | 09:199:19 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:468:46 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4110:41 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:0212:02 PM | 13:241:24 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:081:08 PM | 15:183:18 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:511:51 PM | 14:352:35 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:183:18 PM | 17:295:29 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:333:33 PM | 17:035:03 PM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:295:29 PM | 19:147:14 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:295:29 PM | 17:555:55 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:295:29 PM | 18:476:47 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3911:39 PM | 24:2712:27 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3212:32 AM+1 | 26:012:01 AM+1 | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |