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January 1969 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 29 January 1969 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Māgha Śukla Dvādaśī

Budhavāra. Dvādaśī began at 22:3810:38 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:081:08 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Bhīṣma Dvādaśī

Dvādaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:067:06 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:5411:54 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:0412:04 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 55 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChicago12:0412:04 PM
At noon, 12:0412:04 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 138° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 87% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 138° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

07:067:06 AM–09:059:05 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Jayā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:145:14 AM–06:106:10 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:425:42 AM–07:067:06 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:431:43 PM–14:232:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:025:02 PM–17:305:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:025:02 PM–18:266:26 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:218:21 AM–09:359:35 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5010:50 AM–12:0412:04 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4411:44 AM–12:2412:24 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0412:04 PM–13:181:18 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya26:102:10 AM+1–27:573:57 AM+1a 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

Lābha07:067:06 AM–08:218:21 AMgood
Amṛta08:218:21 AM–09:359:35 AMgood
Kāla09:359:35 AM–10:5010:50 AMavoid
Śubha10:5010:50 AM–12:0412:04 PMgood
Roga12:0412:04 PM–13:181:18 PMavoid
Udvega13:181:18 PM–14:332:33 PMavoid
Cara14:332:33 PM–15:473:47 PMneutral
Lābha15:473:47 PM–17:025:02 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:025:02 PM–18:476:47 PMavoid
Śubha18:476:47 PM–20:338:33 PMgood
Amṛta20:338:33 PM–22:1810:18 PMgood
Cara22:1810:18 PM–24:0412:04 AM+1neutral
Roga24:0412:04 AM+1–25:491:49 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:491:49 AM+1–27:353:35 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:353:35 AM+1–29:205:20 AM+1good
Udvega29:205:20 AM+1–31:057:05 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:067:06 AM to 31:057:05 AM+1

07:067:06 AM sunrise17:025:02 PM sunsetsunrise 31:057:05 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 25:081:08 AM+1
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 16:474:47 PM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 29:345:34 AM+1
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:5411:54 AM
Bālavauntil 25:081:08 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0412:04 PM–13:181:18 PM
Pradoṣa 17:025:02 PM–18:546:54 PM
Niśītha 23:4011:40 PM–24:2812:28 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:181:18 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 55 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:546:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:2812:28 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī25:08 01:081:08 AM ThuTrayodaśī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā16:474:47 PMĀrdrā
YogaVaidhṛti29:34 05:345:34 AM ThuViṣkambha
KaraṇaBava11:5411:54 AMBālava
VāraBudhavāra31:05 07:057:05 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2025
Śaka
1890
Kali
5069
Ahargaṇa
1 851 785
Day length
9 h 55 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
13:141:14 PM
Moonset
29:355:35 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:145:14 AM07:067:06 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:145:14 AM06:106:10 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:425:42 AM07:067:06 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:067:06 AM09:059:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:218:21 AM09:359:35 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:059:05 AM11:0511:05 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5010:50 AM12:0412:04 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4011:40 AM12:2812:28 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4411:44 AM12:2412:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0412:04 PM13:181:18 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:041:04 PM15:033:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:431:43 PM14:232:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:033:03 PM17:025:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:025:02 PM18:546:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:025:02 PM17:305:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:025:02 PM18:266:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4011:40 PM24:2812:28 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:102:10 AM+127:573:57 AM+1sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
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