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Tuesday 24 January 1956 · Bucharest, Romania

Pauṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Dvādaśī began at 06:156:15 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:113:11 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:447:44 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:348:34 AM

Brahma gives way to Indra.

Noon

12:2812:28 PM

The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 28 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBucharest12:2812:28 PM
At noon, 12:2812:28 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 136° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 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

13:251:25 PM–15:183:18 PM In aparāhṇa: hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, runs past prātaḥkāla, and midday is passed over. Putradā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:475:47 AM–06:456:45 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:166:16 AM–07:447:44 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0912:09 PM–12:4712:47 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:022:02 PM–14:402:40 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:125:12 PM–17:415:41 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:125:12 PM–18:396:39 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:1610:16 PM–23:4211:42 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:379:37 AM–10:1510:15 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0610:06 AM–11:1711:17 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2812:28 PM–13:391:39 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:371:37 PM–15:043:04 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:502:50 PM–16:014:01 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:0011:00 PM–23:5811:58 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

Roga07:447:44 AM–08:558:55 AMavoid
Udvega08:558:55 AM–10:0610:06 AMavoid
Cara10:0610:06 AM–11:1711:17 AMneutral
Lābha11:1711:17 AM–12:2812:28 PMgood
Amṛta12:2812:28 PM–13:391:39 PMgood
Kāla13:391:39 PM–14:502:50 PMavoid
Śubha14:502:50 PM–16:014:01 PMgood
Roga16:014:01 PM–17:125:12 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:125:12 PM–19:017:01 PMavoid
Lābha19:017:01 PM–20:508:50 PMgood
Udvega20:508:50 PM–22:3810:38 PMavoid
Śubha22:3810:38 PM–24:2712:27 AM+1good
Amṛta24:2712:27 AM+1–26:162:16 AM+1good
Cara26:162:16 AM+1–28:054:05 AM+1neutral
Roga28:054:05 AM+1–29:545:54 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:545:54 AM+1–31:437:43 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:447:44 AM to 31:437:43 AM+1

07:447:44 AM sunrise17:125:12 PM sunsetsunrise 31:437:43 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 27:113:11 AM+1
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 08:358:35 AM
Mṛgaśirāuntil 30:126:12 AM+1
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 08:348:34 AM
Indrauntil 28:484:48 AM+1
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:464:46 PM
Bālavauntil 27:113:11 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0912:09 PM–12:4712:47 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:502:50 PM–16:014:01 PM
Pradoṣa 17:125:12 PM–19:087:08 PM
Niśītha 24:0312:03 AM+1–24:5112:51 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  3. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4712:47 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:014:01 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 28 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:087:08 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5112:51 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  13. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  14. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī27:11 03:113:11 AM WedTrayodaśī
NakṣatraRohiṇī08:358:35 AMMṛgaśirā
YogaBrahma08:348:34 AMIndra
KaraṇaBava16:464:46 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:43 07:437:43 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2012
Śaka
1877
Kali
5056
Ahargaṇa
1 847 031
Day length
9 h 28 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
13:461:46 PM
Moonset
29:315:31 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:475:47 AM07:447:44 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:475:47 AM06:456:45 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:166:16 AM07:447:44 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:447:44 AM09:379:37 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:379:37 AM11:3111:31 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:379:37 AM10:1510:15 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0610:06 AM11:1711:17 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0412:04 PM12:5212:52 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0912:09 PM12:4712:47 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2812:28 PM13:391:39 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:251:25 PM15:183:18 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:371:37 PM15:043:04 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:022:02 PM14:402:40 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:502:50 PM16:014:01 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:183:18 PM17:125:12 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:125:12 PM19:087:08 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:125:12 PM17:415:41 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:125:12 PM18:396:39 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:1610:16 PM23:4211:42 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0011:00 PM23:5811:58 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0312:03 AM+124:5112:51 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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