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Sunday 20 March 2016 · Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Phālguna Śukla Dvādaśī

Ravivāra. Dvādaśī began at 10:5010:50 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:0212:02 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 95 of 95 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:575:57 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:187:18 AM

Sukarmā gives way to Dhṛti.

Noon

12:0012:00 PM

The Sun 68° above S. Day length 12 h 07 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChattogram12:0012:00 PM
At noon, 12:0012:00 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 144° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 90% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 144° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

05:575:57 AM–08:228:22 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Āmalakī Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:224:22 AM–05:095:09 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:464:46 AM–05:575:57 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:2210:22 AM–12:0512:05 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:3611:36 AM–12:2412:24 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:012:01 PM–14:502:50 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:046:04 PM–18:276:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:046:04 PM–19:157:15 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:0012:00 PM–13:311:31 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:023:02 PM–16:334:33 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:274:27 PM–17:155:15 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:334:33 PM–18:046:04 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya25:101:10+1 AM–26:552:55+1 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Udvega05:575:57 AM–07:287:28 AMavoid
Cara07:287:28 AM–08:598:59 AMneutral
Lābha08:598:59 AM–10:2910:29 AMgood
Amṛta10:2910:29 AM–12:0012:00 PMgood
Kāla12:0012:00 PM–13:311:31 PMavoid
Śubha13:311:31 PM–15:023:02 PMgood
Roga15:023:02 PM–16:334:33 PMavoid
Udvega16:334:33 PM–18:046:04 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:046:04 PM–19:337:33 PMgood
Amṛta19:337:33 PM–21:029:02 PMgood
Cara21:029:02 PM–22:3110:31 PMneutral
Roga22:3110:31 PM–24:0012:00+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:0012:00+1 AM–25:291:29+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:291:29+1 AM–26:582:58+1 AMgood
Udvega26:582:58+1 AM–28:274:27+1 AMavoid
Śubha28:274:27+1 AM–29:565:56+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:575:57 AM to 29:565:56+1 AM

05:575:57 AM sunrise18:046:04 PM sunsetsunrise 29:565:56+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 12:0212:02 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 12:0512:05 PM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 07:187:18 AM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 12:0212:02 PM
Kaulavauntil 24:4912:49+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3611:36 AM–12:2412:24 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:334:33 PM–18:046:04 PM
Pradoṣa 18:046:04 PM–19:397:39 PM
Niśītha 23:3611:36 PM–24:2412:24+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2412:24 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  7. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:046:04 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 07 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:397:39 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2412:24+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī12:0212:02 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā12:0512:05 PMMaghā
YogaSukarmā07:187:18 AMDhṛti
KaraṇaBālava12:0212:02 PMKaulava
VāraRavivāra29:56 05:565:56 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 869 002
Day length
12 h 07 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
15:323:32 PM
Moonset
28:254:25+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:224:22 AM05:575:57 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:224:22 AM05:095:09 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:464:46 AM05:575:57 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:575:57 AM08:228:22 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:228:22 AM10:4810:48 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:2210:22 AM12:0512:05 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3611:36 AM12:2412:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3611:36 AM12:2412:24 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:0012:00 PM13:311:31 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:131:13 PM15:383:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:012:01 PM14:502:50 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:023:02 PM16:334:33 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:383:38 PM18:046:04 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:274:27 PM17:155:15 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:334:33 PM18:046:04 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:046:04 PM19:397:39 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:046:04 PM18:276:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:046:04 PM19:157:15 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3611:36 PM24:2412:24+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:101:10+1 AM26:552:55+1 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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