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Monday 6 April 2009 · Brooklyn, New York, United States

Caitra Śukla Dvādaśī

Somavāra. Dvādaśī began at 15:513:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:132:13 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 89 of 89 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:316:31 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:427:42 AM

Maghā gives way to Pūrva Phalgunī.

Noon

12:5812:58 PM

The Sun 56° above S. Day length 12 h 54 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBrooklyn12:5812:58 PM
At noon, 12:5812:58 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 143° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 90% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 143° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

06:316:31 AM–09:069:06 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Kāmadā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:025:02 AM–05:475:47 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:255:25 AM–06:316:31 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3312:33 PM–13:241:24 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:083:08 PM–15:593:59 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:267:26 PM–19:487:48 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:267:26 PM–20:328:32 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:4412:44+1 AM–26:172:17+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:088:08 AM–09:459:45 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:2211:22 AM–12:5812:58 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:241:24 PM–14:162:16 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:352:35 PM–16:124:12 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:273:27 PM–16:594:59 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta15:593:59 PM–16:514:51 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

Amṛta06:316:31 AM–08:088:08 AMgood
Kāla08:088:08 AM–09:459:45 AMavoid
Śubha09:459:45 AM–11:2211:22 AMgood
Roga11:2211:22 AM–12:5812:58 PMavoid
Udvega12:5812:58 PM–14:352:35 PMavoid
Cara14:352:35 PM–16:124:12 PMneutral
Lābha16:124:12 PM–17:495:49 PMgood
Amṛta17:495:49 PM–19:267:26 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:267:26 PM–20:498:49 PMneutral
Roga20:498:49 PM–22:1210:12 PMavoid
Kāla22:1210:12 PM–23:3511:35 PMavoid
Lābha23:3511:35 PM–24:5812:58+1 AMgood
Udvega24:5812:58+1 AM–26:212:21+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:212:21+1 AM–27:443:44+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:443:44+1 AM–29:075:07+1 AMgood
Cara29:075:07+1 AM–30:306:30+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:316:31 AM to 30:306:30+1 AM

06:316:31 AM sunrise19:267:26 PM sunsetsunrise 30:306:30+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 14:132:13 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 07:427:42 AM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 19:217:21 PM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 14:132:13 PM
Kaulavauntil 25:291:29+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:088:08 AM–09:459:45 AM
Abhijit 12:3312:33 PM–13:241:24 PM
Pradoṣa 19:267:26 PM–20:548:54 PM
Niśītha 24:3412:34+1 AM–25:221:22+1 AM

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. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:459:45 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:241:24 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 54 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:548:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:221:22+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī14:132:13 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraMaghā07:427:42 AMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaGaṇḍa19:217:21 PMVṛddhi
KaraṇaBālava14:132:13 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:30 06:306:30 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2066
Śaka
1931
Kali
5110
Ahargaṇa
1 866 462
Day length
12 h 54 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
16:334:33 PM
Moonset
29:105:10+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:025:02 AM06:316:31 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:025:02 AM05:475:47 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:255:25 AM06:316:31 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:316:31 AM09:069:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:088:08 AM09:459:45 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:069:06 AM11:4111:41 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:2211:22 AM12:5812:58 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3312:33 PM13:241:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3412:34 PM13:221:22 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:241:24 PM14:162:16 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:162:16 PM16:514:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:352:35 PM16:124:12 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:083:08 PM15:593:59 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:273:27 PM16:594:59 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:593:59 PM16:514:51 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:514:51 PM19:267:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:267:26 PM20:548:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:267:26 PM19:487:48 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:267:26 PM20:328:32 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:3412:34+1 AM25:221:22+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:4412:44+1 AM26:172:17+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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