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Monday 18 April 2016 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Caitra Śukla Dvādaśī

Somavāra. Dvādaśī began at 03:373:37 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:495:49 AM+1, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:385:38 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:273:27 PM

Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.

Noon

12:1712:17 PM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 13 h 20 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1712:17 PM
At noon, 12:1712:17 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 136° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 86% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 136° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

13:381:38 PM–16:184:18 PM In aparāhṇa: hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, runs past prātaḥkāla, and midday is passed over. Kāmadā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:124:12 AM–04:554:55 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:344:34 AM–05:385:38 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5111:51 AM–12:4412:44 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:312:31 PM–15:243:24 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:375:37 PM–19:237:23 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:586:58 PM–19:197:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:586:58 PM–20:028:02 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya06:566:56 AM–08:438:43 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla07:187:18 AM–08:588:58 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3810:38 AM–12:1812:18 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4412:44 PM–13:381:38 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:581:58 PM–15:383:38 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:243:24 PM–16:184:18 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

Amṛta05:385:38 AM–07:187:18 AMgood
Kāla07:187:18 AM–08:588:58 AMavoid
Śubha08:588:58 AM–10:3810:38 AMgood
Roga10:3810:38 AM–12:1812:18 PMavoid
Udvega12:1812:18 PM–13:581:58 PMavoid
Cara13:581:58 PM–15:383:38 PMneutral
Lābha15:383:38 PM–17:185:18 PMgood
Amṛta17:185:18 PM–18:586:58 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:586:58 PM–20:188:18 PMneutral
Roga20:188:18 PM–21:379:37 PMavoid
Kāla21:379:37 PM–22:5710:57 PMavoid
Lābha22:5710:57 PM–24:1712:17 AM+1good
Udvega24:1712:17 AM+1–25:371:37 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:371:37 AM+1–26:572:57 AM+1good
Amṛta26:572:57 AM+1–28:174:17 AM+1good
Cara28:174:17 AM+1–29:365:36 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:385:38 AM to 29:365:36 AM+1

05:385:38 AM sunrise18:586:58 PM sunsetsunrise 29:365:36 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 24:4312:43 AM+1
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 15:273:27 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:414:41 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:187:18 AM–08:588:58 AM
Abhijit 11:5111:51 AM–12:4412:44 PM
Pradoṣa 18:586:58 PM–20:238:23 PM
Niśītha 23:5311:53 PM–24:4112:41 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:588:58 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4412:44 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 20 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:238:23 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4112:41 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  10. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśīpast sunriseTrayodaśī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī24:43 00:4312:43 AM TueUttara Phalgunī
YogaVṛddhi15:273:27 PMDhruva
KaraṇaBava16:414:41 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra29:36 05:365:36 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 031
Day length
13 h 20 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
15:253:25 PM
Moonset
28:094:09 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:124:12 AM05:385:38 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:124:12 AM04:554:55 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:344:34 AM05:385:38 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:385:38 AM08:188:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:566:56 AM08:438:43 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:187:18 AM08:588:58 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:188:18 AM10:5810:58 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3810:38 AM12:1812:18 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:4412:44 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5411:54 AM12:4212:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4412:44 PM13:381:38 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM16:184:18 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:581:58 PM15:383:38 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:312:31 PM15:243:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:243:24 PM16:184:18 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:184:18 PM18:586:58 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:375:37 PM19:237:23 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:586:58 PM20:238:23 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:586:58 PM19:197:19 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:586:58 PM20:028:02 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5311:53 PM24:4112:41 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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