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Wednesday 24 April 2002 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Caitra Śukla Dvādaśī

Budhavāra. Dvādaśī began at 00:4612:46 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 21:289:28 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata

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

05:305:30 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:119:11 AM

Pūrva Phalgunī gives way to Uttara Phalgunī.

Noon

12:1612:16 PM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1612:16 PM
At noon, 12:1612:16 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 139° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 139° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

05:565:56 AM–08:138:13 AM Once hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, is over, within prātaḥkāla. Kāmadā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:074:07 AM–04:484:48 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:284:28 AM–05:305:30 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:322:32 PM–15:263:26 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:037:03 PM–19:247:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:037:03 PM–20:068:06 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:1012:10 AM+1–25:351:35 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:127:12 AM–08:548:54 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3510:35 AM–12:1712:17 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5011:50 AM–12:4412:44 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1712:17 PM–13:581:58 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:363:36 PM–17:025:02 PMa 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

Lābha05:305:30 AM–07:127:12 AMgood
Amṛta07:127:12 AM–08:548:54 AMgood
Kāla08:548:54 AM–10:3510:35 AMavoid
Śubha10:3510:35 AM–12:1712:17 PMgood
Roga12:1712:17 PM–13:581:58 PMavoid
Udvega13:581:58 PM–15:403:40 PMavoid
Cara15:403:40 PM–17:215:21 PMneutral
Lābha17:215:21 PM–19:037:03 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:037:03 PM–20:218:21 PMavoid
Śubha20:218:21 PM–21:409:40 PMgood
Amṛta21:409:40 PM–22:5810:58 PMgood
Cara22:5810:58 PM–24:1612:16 AM+1neutral
Roga24:1612:16 AM+1–25:341:34 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:341:34 AM+1–26:532:53 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:532:53 AM+1–28:114:11 AM+1good
Udvega28:114:11 AM+1–29:295:29 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:305:30 AM to 29:295:29 AM+1

05:305:30 AM sunrise19:037:03 PM sunsetsunrise 29:295:29 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 21:289:28 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 09:119:11 AM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 14:312:31 PM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:0911:09 AM
Bālavauntil 21:289:28 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1712:17 PM–13:581:58 PM
Pradoṣa 19:037:03 PM–20:268:26 PM
Niśītha 23:5211:52 PM–24:4012:40 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:581:58 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 33 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:268:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4012:40 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī21:289:28 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī09:119:11 AMUttara Phalgunī
YogaDhruva14:312:31 PMVyāghāta
KaraṇaBava11:0911:09 AMBālava
VāraBudhavāra29:29 05:295:29 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 863 923
Day length
13 h 33 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
15:383:38 PM
Moonset
28:344:34 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:074:07 AM05:305:30 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:074:07 AM04:484:48 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:284:28 AM05:305:30 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:305:30 AM08:138:13 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:127:12 AM08:548:54 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:138:13 AM10:5510:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3510:35 AM12:1712:17 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5011:50 AM12:4412:44 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5311:53 AM12:4112:41 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1712:17 PM13:581:58 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM16:204:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:322:32 PM15:263:26 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:363:36 PM17:025:02 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:204:20 PM19:037:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:037:03 PM20:268:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:037:03 PM19:247:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:037:03 PM20:068:06 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5211:52 PM24:4012:40 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:1012:10 AM+125:351:35 AM+1sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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