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Saturday 5 December 1908 · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Śanivāra. Dvādaśī began at 08:048:04 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:216:21 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 101 of 101 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:186:18 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:216:21 AM

Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.

Noon

11:5911:59 AM

The Sun 55° above S. Day length 11 h 23 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChennai11:5911:59 AM
At noon, 11:5911:59 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 147° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 92% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 147° falls in Śukla Trayodaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

06:186:18 AM–06:216:21 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day, ending when dvādaśī ends at 06:21. Mokṣadā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:374:37 AM–05:275:27 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:025:02 AM–06:186:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3711:37 AM–12:2212:22 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:531:53 PM–14:392:39 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:415:41 PM–18:066:06 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:415:41 PM–18:576:57 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:5311:53 PM–25:261:26 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:186:18 AM–07:437:43 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:186:18 AM–07:037:03 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:037:03 AM–07:497:49 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:099:09 AM–10:3410:34 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:251:25 PM–14:502:50 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:362:36 PM–16:094:09 PMa 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

Kāla06:186:18 AM–07:437:43 AMavoid
Śubha07:437:43 AM–09:099:09 AMgood
Roga09:099:09 AM–10:3410:34 AMavoid
Udvega10:3410:34 AM–11:5911:59 AMavoid
Cara11:5911:59 AM–13:251:25 PMneutral
Lābha13:251:25 PM–14:502:50 PMgood
Amṛta14:502:50 PM–16:164:16 PMgood
Kāla16:164:16 PM–17:415:41 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:415:41 PM–19:167:16 PMgood
Udvega19:167:16 PM–20:508:50 PMavoid
Śubha20:508:50 PM–22:2510:25 PMgood
Amṛta22:2510:25 PM–24:0012:00 AM+1good
Cara24:0012:00 AM+1–25:341:34 AM+1neutral
Roga25:341:34 AM+1–27:093:09 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:093:09 AM+1–28:444:44 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:444:44 AM+1–30:186:18 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:186:18 AM to 30:186:18 AM+1

06:186:18 AM sunrise17:415:41 PM sunsetsunrise 30:186:18 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 06:216:21 AM
Trayodaśīuntil 28:554:55 AM+1
Caturdaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 28:324:32 AM+1
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 21:419:41 PM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 06:216:21 AM
Kaulavauntil 17:365:36 PM
Taitilauntil 28:554:55 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:099:09 AM–10:3410:34 AM
Abhijit 11:3711:37 AM–12:2212:22 PM
Pradoṣa 17:415:41 PM–19:227:22 PM
Niśītha 23:3611:36 PM–24:2412:24 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:3410:34 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:2212:22 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 23 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:227:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2412:24 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  12. CaturdaśīTithi: Trayodaśī ends.
  13. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  14. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī06:216:21 AMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraBharaṇī28:32 04:324:32 AM SunKṛttikā
YogaParigha21:419:41 PMŚiva
KaraṇaBālava06:216:21 AMKaulava
VāraŚanivāra30:18 06:186:18 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1965
Śaka
1830
Kali
5009
Ahargaṇa
1 829 815
Day length
11 h 23 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
15:473:47 PM
Moonset
28:344:34 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:374:37 AM06:186:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:374:37 AM05:275:27 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:025:02 AM06:186:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:186:18 AM08:348:34 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:186:18 AM07:437:43 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:186:18 AM07:037:03 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:037:03 AM07:497:49 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:348:34 AM10:5110:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:099:09 AM10:3410:34 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3511:35 AM12:2312:23 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3711:37 AM12:2212:22 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:081:08 PM15:243:24 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:251:25 PM14:502:50 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:531:53 PM14:392:39 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:362:36 PM16:094:09 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:243:24 PM17:415:41 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:415:41 PM19:227:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:415:41 PM18:066:06 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:415:41 PM18:576:57 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3611:36 PM24:2412:24 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:5311:53 PM25:261:26 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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