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January 1971 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 7 January 1971 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Pauṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Guruvāra. Dvādaśī began at 06:336:33 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:066:06+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:197:19 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:223:22 PM

Kṛttikā gives way to Rohiṇī.

Noon

11:5711:57 AM

The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 17 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChicago11:5711:57 AM
At noon, 11:5711:57 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 135° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 85% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 135° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

12:5312:53 PM–14:442:44 PM In aparāhṇa: hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, runs past prātaḥkāla, and midday is passed over. Putradā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:215:21 AM–06:206:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:505:50 AM–07:197:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3811:38 AM–12:1612:16 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:5912:59 PM–14:342:34 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:301:30 PM–14:072:07 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:354:35 PM–17:055:05 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:354:35 PM–18:046:04 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:197:19 AM–08:288:28 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:389:38 AM–10:4710:47 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2410:24 AM–11:0111:01 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:071:07 PM–14:162:16 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:072:07 PM–14:442:44 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

Śubha07:197:19 AM–08:288:28 AMgood
Roga08:288:28 AM–09:389:38 AMavoid
Udvega09:389:38 AM–10:4710:47 AMavoid
Cara10:4710:47 AM–11:5711:57 AMneutral
Lābha11:5711:57 AM–13:071:07 PMgood
Amṛta13:071:07 PM–14:162:16 PMgood
Kāla14:162:16 PM–15:263:26 PMavoid
Śubha15:263:26 PM–16:354:35 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:354:35 PM–18:266:26 PMgood
Cara18:266:26 PM–20:168:16 PMneutral
Roga20:168:16 PM–22:0610:06 PMavoid
Kāla22:0610:06 PM–23:5711:57 PMavoid
Lābha23:5711:57 PM–25:471:47+1 AMgood
Udvega25:471:47+1 AM–27:383:38+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:383:38+1 AM–29:285:28+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:285:28+1 AM–31:187:18+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:197:19 AM to 31:187:18+1 AM

07:197:19 AM sunrise16:354:35 PM sunsetsunrise 31:187:18+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 30:066:06+1 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 15:223:22 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 20:448:44 PM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 18:166:16 PM
Bālavauntil 30:066:06+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3811:38 AM–12:1612:16 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:071:07 PM–14:162:16 PM
Pradoṣa 16:354:35 PM–18:336:33 PM
Niśītha 23:3311:33 PM–24:2112:21+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:1612:16 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:162:16 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 17 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:336:33 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2112:21+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī30:06 06:066:06 AM FriTrayodaśī
NakṣatraKṛttikā15:223:22 PMRohiṇī
YogaŚubha20:448:44 PMŚukla
KaraṇaBava18:166:16 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra31:18 07:187:18 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2027
Śaka
1892
Kali
5071
Ahargaṇa
1 852 493
Day length
9 h 17 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
13:011:01 PM
Moonset
29:015:01+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:215:21 AM07:197:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:215:21 AM06:206:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:505:50 AM07:197:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:197:19 AM09:109:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:197:19 AM08:288:28 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:109:10 AM11:0111:01 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:389:38 AM10:4710:47 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2410:24 AM11:0111:01 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3311:33 AM12:2112:21 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3811:38 AM12:1612:16 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5312:53 PM14:442:44 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:5912:59 PM14:342:34 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:071:07 PM14:162:16 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:301:30 PM14:072:07 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:072:07 PM14:442:44 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:442:44 PM16:354:35 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:354:35 PM18:336:33 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:354:35 PM17:055:05 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:354:35 PM18:046:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3311:33 PM24:2112:21+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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