Friday 20 October 1972 · Beijing, China
Śukravāra. Dvādaśī began at 08:468:46 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:496:49 AM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 104 of 104 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:306:30 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:496:49 AM
Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.
Noon
11:5911:59 AM
The Sun 40° above S. Day length 10 h 58 m.
Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast
06:306:30 AM–06:496:49 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day, ending when dvādaśī ends at 06:49. Pāśāṅkuśā 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
06:306:30 AM to 30:316:31 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 | 06:496:49 AM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 17:075:07 PM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 21:529:52 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 06:496:49 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:31 06:316:31 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:464:46 AM | 06:306:30 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:464:46 AM | 05:385:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:125:12 AM | 06:306:30 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:306:30 AM | 08:428:42 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:527:52 AM | 09:149:14 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:428:42 AM | 10:5310:53 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:428:42 AM | 09:259:25 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:389:38 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:3710:37 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3511:35 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3711:37 AM | 12:2112:21 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2112:21 PM | 13:051:05 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:051:05 PM | 15:163:16 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:491:49 PM | 14:322:32 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:432:43 PM | 16:064:06 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:163:16 PM | 17:285:28 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:285:28 PM | 19:127:12 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:285:28 PM | 17:545:54 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:285:28 PM | 18:466:46 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3611:36 PM | 24:2412:24 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:501:50 AM+1 | 27:173:17 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |