Thursday 4 March 2004 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Guruvāra. Dvādaśī began at 07:057:05 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:058:05 AM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 100 of 100 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:476:47 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:058:05 AM
Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.
Noon
12:3012:30 PM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 11 h 27 m.
Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast
06:476:47 AM–08:058:05 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day, ending when dvādaśī ends at 08:05. Āmalakī 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
06:476:47 AM to 30:456:45 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 | 08:058:05 AM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 13:251:25 PM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 13:181:18 PM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 08:058:05 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:45 06:456:45 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:065:06 AM | 06:476:47 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:065:06 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:315:31 AM | 06:476:47 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:476:47 AM | 09:049:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:476:47 AM | 08:138:13 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:049:04 AM | 11:2111:21 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:389:38 AM | 11:0411:04 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:3610:36 AM | 11:2111:21 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:391:39 PM | 15:563:56 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:561:56 PM | 15:223:22 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:252:25 PM | 15:103:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:103:10 PM | 15:563:56 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:563:56 PM | 18:146:14 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:146:14 PM | 19:547:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:146:14 PM | 18:396:39 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:146:14 PM | 19:297:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0512:05 AM+1 | 24:5312:53 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:372:37 AM+1 | 28:174:17 AM+1 | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |