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Thursday 23 May 1968 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Guruvāra. Dvādaśī began at 16:404:40 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:566:56 PM.

Observed here on this day

Kṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 74 of 74 minutes of pradoṣa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:245:24 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:465:46 AM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

12:4712:47 PM

The Sun 69° above S. Day length 14 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChicago12:4712:47 PM
At noon, 12:4712:47 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 321° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 11% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 321° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

05:245:24 AM–08:218:21 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Aparā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:104:10 AM–04:474:47 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:284:28 AM–05:245:24 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:169:16 AM–11:0311:03 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:1812:18 PM–13:171:17 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:153:15 PM–16:154:15 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:118:11 PM–20:308:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:118:11 PM–21:079:07 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:245:24 AM–07:157:15 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:069:06 AM–10:5710:57 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2010:20 AM–11:1911:19 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:392:39 PM–16:294:29 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:154:15 PM–17:145:14 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

Śubha05:245:24 AM–07:157:15 AMgood
Roga07:157:15 AM–09:069:06 AMavoid
Udvega09:069:06 AM–10:5710:57 AMavoid
Cara10:5710:57 AM–12:4812:48 PMneutral
Lābha12:4812:48 PM–14:392:39 PMgood
Amṛta14:392:39 PM–16:294:29 PMgood
Kāla16:294:29 PM–18:206:20 PMavoid
Śubha18:206:20 PM–20:118:11 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta20:118:11 PM–21:209:20 PMgood
Cara21:209:20 PM–22:2910:29 PMneutral
Roga22:2910:29 PM–23:3811:38 PMavoid
Kāla23:3811:38 PM–24:4712:47 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:4712:47 AM+1–25:561:56 AM+1good
Udvega25:561:56 AM+1–27:053:05 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:053:05 AM+1–28:144:14 AM+1good
Amṛta28:144:14 AM+1–29:235:23 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:245:24 AM to 29:235:23 AM+1

05:245:24 AM sunrise20:118:11 PM sunsetsunrise 29:235:23 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 18:566:56 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 11:5711:57 AM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 13:281:28 PM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 05:465:46 AM
Taitilauntil 18:566:56 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1812:18 PM–13:171:17 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:392:39 PM–16:294:29 PM
Pradoṣa 20:118:11 PM–21:259:25 PM
Niśītha 24:2312:23 AM+1–25:111:11 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  3. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:171:17 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:294:29 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  8. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  9. SunsetDay length 14 h 48 m.
  10. PradoṣaUntil 21:259:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:111:11 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī18:566:56 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraRevatī11:5711:57 AMAśvinī
YogaĀyuṣmān13:281:28 PMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaKaulava05:465:46 AMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra29:23 05:235:23 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2025
Śaka
1890
Kali
5069
Ahargaṇa
1 851 534
Day length
14 h 48 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
27:523:52 AM+1
Moonset
16:564:56 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:104:10 AM05:245:24 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:104:10 AM04:474:47 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:284:28 AM05:245:24 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:245:24 AM08:218:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:245:24 AM07:157:15 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:218:21 AM11:1911:19 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:069:06 AM10:5710:57 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:169:16 AM11:0311:03 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2010:20 AM11:1911:19 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1812:18 PM13:171:17 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2412:24 PM13:121:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:162:16 PM17:145:14 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:392:39 PM16:294:29 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:153:15 PM16:154:15 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:154:15 PM17:145:14 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:145:14 PM20:118:11 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:118:11 PM21:259:25 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:118:11 PM20:308:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:118:11 PM21:079:07 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2312:23 AM+125:111:11 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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