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Thursday 18 March 2004 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Guruvāra. Dvādaśī began at 10:2610:26 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:578:57 AM.

Observed here on this day

Kṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 95 of 95 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:256:25 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:578:57 AM

Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.

Noon

12:2612:26 PM

The Sun 50° above S. Day length 12 h 03 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2612:26 PM
At noon, 12:2612:26 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 326° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 9% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 326° falls in Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

06:256:25 AM–08:508:50 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:494:49 AM–05:375:37 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:135:13 AM–06:256:25 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0212:02 PM–12:5112:51 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla14:192:19 PM–15:523:52 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:272:27 PM–15:153:15 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:286:28 PM–18:526:52 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:286:28 PM–19:397:39 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:256:25 AM–07:567:56 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:269:26 AM–10:5610:56 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2610:26 AM–11:1411:14 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:571:57 PM–15:273:27 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:153:15 PM–16:034:03 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Śubha06:256:25 AM–07:567:56 AMgood
Roga07:567:56 AM–09:269:26 AMavoid
Udvega09:269:26 AM–10:5610:56 AMavoid
Cara10:5610:56 AM–12:2712:27 PMneutral
Lābha12:2712:27 PM–13:571:57 PMgood
Amṛta13:571:57 PM–15:273:27 PMgood
Kāla15:273:27 PM–16:574:57 PMavoid
Śubha16:574:57 PM–18:286:28 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:286:28 PM–19:577:57 PMgood
Cara19:577:57 PM–21:279:27 PMneutral
Roga21:279:27 PM–22:5610:56 PMavoid
Kāla22:5610:56 PM–24:2612:26 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:2612:26 AM+1–25:551:55 AM+1good
Udvega25:551:55 AM+1–27:253:25 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:253:25 AM+1–28:544:54 AM+1good
Amṛta28:544:54 AM+1–30:246:24 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:256:25 AM to 30:246:24 AM+1

06:256:25 AM sunrise18:286:28 PM sunsetsunrise 30:246:24 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 08:578:57 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 24:2712:27 AM+1
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 22:3210:32 PM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 08:578:57 AM
Garauntil 20:198:19 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0212:02 PM–12:5112:51 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:571:57 PM–15:273:27 PM
Pradoṣa 18:286:28 PM–20:038:03 PM
Niśītha 24:0212:02 AM+1–24:5012:50 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5112:51 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:273:27 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 03 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:038:03 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  9. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5012:50 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī08:578:57 AMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā24:27 00:2712:27 AM FriŚatabhiṣā
YogaSiddha22:3210:32 PMSādhya
KaraṇaTaitila08:578:57 AMGara
VāraGuruvāra30:24 06:246:24 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 617
Day length
12 h 03 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
29:515:51 AM+1
Moonset
15:293:29 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:494:49 AM06:256:25 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:494:49 AM05:375:37 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:135:13 AM06:256:25 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:256:25 AM08:508:50 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:256:25 AM07:567:56 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:508:50 AM11:1411:14 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:269:26 AM10:5610:56 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2610:26 AM11:1411:14 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0212:02 PM12:5112:51 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0312:03 PM12:5112:51 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:391:39 PM16:034:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:571:57 PM15:273:27 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:192:19 PM15:523:52 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:272:27 PM15:153:15 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:153:15 PM16:034:03 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:034:03 PM18:286:28 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:286:28 PM20:038:03 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:286:28 PM18:526:52 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:286:28 PM19:397:39 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0212:02 AM+124:5012:50 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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