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Tuesday 20 December 1988 · Bucharest, Romania

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Dvādaśī began at 12:5312:53 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:0711:07 AM.

Observed here on this day

Akhaṇḍa Dvādaśī

Dvādaśī does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoŚukla Pradoṣa Vrata determinate

At sunrise

07:497:49 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:0711:07 AM

Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.

Noon

12:1312:13 PM

The Sun 22° above S. Day length 8 h 49 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBucharest12:1312:13 PM
At noon, 12:1312:13 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 145° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 91% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 145° falls in Śukla Trayodaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

07:497:49 AM–09:349:34 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Mokṣadā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:475:47 AM–06:486:48 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:176:17 AM–07:497:49 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5611:56 AM–12:3112:31 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:172:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:384:38 PM–17:085:08 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:384:38 PM–18:096:09 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:503:50 AM+1–29:225:22 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:349:34 AM–10:1010:10 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0110:01 AM–11:0711:07 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1312:13 PM–13:191:19 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:262:26 PM–15:323:32 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:376:37 PM–20:098:09 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:4210:42 PM–23:4311:43 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

Roga07:497:49 AM–08:558:55 AMavoid
Udvega08:558:55 AM–10:0110:01 AMavoid
Cara10:0110:01 AM–11:0711:07 AMneutral
Lābha11:0711:07 AM–12:1312:13 PMgood
Amṛta12:1312:13 PM–13:191:19 PMgood
Kāla13:191:19 PM–14:262:26 PMavoid
Śubha14:262:26 PM–15:323:32 PMgood
Roga15:323:32 PM–16:384:38 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:384:38 PM–18:326:32 PMavoid
Lābha18:326:32 PM–20:268:26 PMgood
Udvega20:268:26 PM–22:2010:20 PMavoid
Śubha22:2010:20 PM–24:1412:14 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1412:14 AM+1–26:072:07 AM+1good
Cara26:072:07 AM+1–28:014:01 AM+1neutral
Roga28:014:01 AM+1–29:555:55 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:555:55 AM+1–31:497:49 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:497:49 AM to 31:497:49 AM+1

07:497:49 AM sunrise16:384:38 PM sunsetsunrise 31:497:49 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 11:0711:07 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 30:096:09 AM+1
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 20:458:45 PM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:0711:07 AM
Kaulavauntil 22:1810:18 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5611:56 AM–12:3112:31 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:262:26 PM–15:323:32 PM
Pradoṣa 16:384:38 PM–18:406:40 PM
Niśītha 23:5011:50 PM–24:3812:38 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. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3112:31 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:323:32 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 49 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:406:40 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī11:0711:07 AMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraKṛttikā30:09 06:096:09 AM WedRohiṇī
YogaSiddha20:458:45 PMSādhya
KaraṇaBālava11:0711:07 AMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:49 07:497:49 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2045
Śaka
1910
Kali
5089
Ahargaṇa
1 859 050
Day length
8 h 49 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
14:032:03 PM
Moonset
30:086:08 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:475:47 AM07:497:49 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:475:47 AM06:486:48 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:176:17 AM07:497:49 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:497:49 AM09:349:34 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:349:34 AM11:2011:20 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:349:34 AM10:1010:10 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0110:01 AM11:0711:07 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4911:49 AM12:3712:37 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5611:56 AM12:3112:31 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1312:13 PM13:191:19 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:061:06 PM14:522:52 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:172:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:262:26 PM15:323:32 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:522:52 PM16:384:38 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:384:38 PM18:406:40 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:384:38 PM17:085:08 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:384:38 PM18:096:09 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:376:37 PM20:098:09 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4210:42 PM23:4311:43 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:503:50 AM+129:225:22 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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