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Monday 18 April 2016 · Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Caitra Śukla Dvādaśī

Somavāra. Dvādaśī began at 01:371:37 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:493:49+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:305:30 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:271:27 PM

Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.

Noon

11:5211:52 AM

The Sun 79° above S. Day length 12 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChattogram11:5211:52 AM
At noon, 11:5211:52 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 137° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 86% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 137° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

13:081:08 PM–15:413:41 PM In aparāhṇa: hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, runs past prātaḥkāla, and midday is passed over. Kāmadā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:004:00 AM–04:454:45 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:234:23 AM–05:305:30 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2711:27 AM–12:1812:18 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:591:59 PM–14:502:50 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:373:37 PM–17:235:23 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:146:14 PM–18:366:36 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:146:14 PM–19:217:21 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:067:06 AM–08:418:41 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1710:17 AM–11:5211:52 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1812:18 PM–13:081:08 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:281:28 PM–15:033:03 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:502:50 PM–15:413:41 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

Amṛta05:305:30 AM–07:067:06 AMgood
Kāla07:067:06 AM–08:418:41 AMavoid
Śubha08:418:41 AM–10:1710:17 AMgood
Roga10:1710:17 AM–11:5211:52 AMavoid
Udvega11:5211:52 AM–13:281:28 PMavoid
Cara13:281:28 PM–15:033:03 PMneutral
Lābha15:033:03 PM–16:384:38 PMgood
Amṛta16:384:38 PM–18:146:14 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:146:14 PM–19:387:38 PMneutral
Roga19:387:38 PM–21:039:03 PMavoid
Kāla21:039:03 PM–22:2710:27 PMavoid
Lābha22:2710:27 PM–23:5211:52 PMgood
Udvega23:5211:52 PM–25:161:16+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:161:16+1 AM–26:412:41+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:412:41+1 AM–28:054:05+1 AMgood
Cara28:054:05+1 AM–29:305:30+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:305:30 AM to 29:305:30+1 AM

05:305:30 AM sunrise18:146:14 PM sunsetsunrise 29:305:30+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 27:493:49+1 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 22:4310:43 PM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 13:271:27 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:412:41 PM
Bālavauntil 27:493:49+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:067:06 AM–08:418:41 AM
Abhijit 11:2711:27 AM–12:1812:18 PM
Pradoṣa 18:146:14 PM–19:447:44 PM
Niśītha 23:2811:28 PM–24:1612:16+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. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:418:41 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1812:18 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 43 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:447:44 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1612:16+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī27:49 03:493:49 AM TueTrayodaśī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī22:4310:43 PMUttara Phalgunī
YogaVṛddhi13:271:27 PMDhruva
KaraṇaBava14:412:41 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra29:30 05:305:30 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 031
Day length
12 h 43 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
15:103:10 PM
Moonset
27:413:41+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:004:00 AM05:305:30 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:004:00 AM04:454:45 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:234:23 AM05:305:30 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:305:30 AM08:038:03 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:067:06 AM08:418:41 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:038:03 AM10:3610:36 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1710:17 AM11:5211:52 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2711:27 AM12:1812:18 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2811:28 AM12:1612:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1812:18 PM13:081:08 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:081:08 PM15:413:41 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:281:28 PM15:033:03 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:591:59 PM14:502:50 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:502:50 PM15:413:41 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:373:37 PM17:235:23 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:413:41 PM18:146:14 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:146:14 PM19:447:44 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:146:14 PM18:366:36 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:146:14 PM19:217:21 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2811:28 PM24:1612:16+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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