Friday 26 August 2011 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śukravāra. Dvādaśī began at 19:587:58 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:446:44 PM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 86 of 86 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:415:41 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:277:27 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
12:2012:20 PM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 13 h 17 m.
Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast
05:415:41 AM–08:218:21 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Ajā 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
05:415:41 AM to 29:425:42 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 | 18:446:44 PM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 19:357:35 PM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 26:46 02:462:46 AM Sat | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 07:277:27 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:42 05:425:42 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:164:16 AM | 05:415:41 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:164:16 AM | 04:584:58 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:374:37 AM | 05:415:41 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:415:41 AM | 08:218:21 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:217:21 AM | 09:019:01 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:507:50 AM | 09:249:24 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:218:21 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:218:21 AM | 09:149:14 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:4010:40 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:401:40 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:401:40 PM | 16:194:19 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:332:33 PM | 15:263:26 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:393:39 PM | 17:195:19 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:194:19 PM | 18:586:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:145:14 PM | 18:486:48 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:586:58 PM | 20:248:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:586:58 PM | 19:207:20 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:586:58 PM | 20:038:03 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5611:56 PM | 24:4412:44 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:103:10 AM+1 | 28:414:41 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |