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Tuesday 28 December 1971 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Pauṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Dvādaśī began at 23:2411:24 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:518:51 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:187:18 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0710:07 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

11:5211:52 AM

The Sun 25° above S. Day length 9 h 09 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChicago11:5211:52 AM
At noon, 11:5211:52 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 139° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 139° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

07:187:18 AM–09:089:08 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Putradā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:195:19 AM–06:186:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:495:49 AM–07:187:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3411:34 AM–12:1012:10 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:241:24 PM–14:002:00 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:264:26 PM–16:564:56 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:264:26 PM–17:565:56 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:1211:12 PM–24:4012:40 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:089:08 AM–09:449:44 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:359:35 AM–10:4410:44 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5211:52 AM–13:011:01 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:092:09 PM–15:183:18 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:202:20 PM–15:483:48 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:2310:23 PM–23:2311:23 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

Roga07:187:18 AM–08:268:26 AMavoid
Udvega08:268:26 AM–09:359:35 AMavoid
Cara09:359:35 AM–10:4410:44 AMneutral
Lābha10:4410:44 AM–11:5211:52 AMgood
Amṛta11:5211:52 AM–13:011:01 PMgood
Kāla13:011:01 PM–14:092:09 PMavoid
Śubha14:092:09 PM–15:183:18 PMgood
Roga15:183:18 PM–16:264:26 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:264:26 PM–18:186:18 PMavoid
Lābha18:186:18 PM–20:098:09 PMgood
Udvega20:098:09 PM–22:0110:01 PMavoid
Śubha22:0110:01 PM–23:5211:52 PMgood
Amṛta23:5211:52 PM–25:441:44 AM+1good
Cara25:441:44 AM+1–27:353:35 AM+1neutral
Roga27:353:35 AM+1–29:275:27 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:275:27 AM+1–31:187:18 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:187:18 AM sunrise16:264:26 PM sunsetsunrise 31:187:18 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 20:518:51 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 25:251:25 AM+1
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 25:141:14 AM+1
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 10:0710:07 AM
Bālavauntil 20:518:51 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3411:34 AM–12:1012:10 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:092:09 PM–15:183:18 PM
Pradoṣa 16:264:26 PM–18:256:25 PM
Niśītha 23:2811:28 PM–24:1612:16 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1012:10 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:183:18 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 09 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:256:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1612:16 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  11. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī20:518:51 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraKṛttikā25:25 01:251:25 AM WedRohiṇī
YogaSādhya25:14 01:141:14 AM WedŚubha
KaraṇaBava10:0710:07 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:18 07:187:18 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2028
Śaka
1893
Kali
5072
Ahargaṇa
1 852 848
Day length
9 h 09 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
13:241:24 PM
Moonset
29:125:12 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:195:19 AM07:187:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:195:19 AM06:186:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:495:49 AM07:187:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:187:18 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM10:5710:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:089:08 AM09:449:44 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:359:35 AM10:4410:44 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2811:28 AM12:1612:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3411:34 AM12:1012:10 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5211:52 AM13:011:01 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4712:47 PM14:372:37 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:241:24 PM14:002:00 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:092:09 PM15:183:18 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:202:20 PM15:483:48 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening14:372:37 PM16:264:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:264:26 PM18:256:25 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:264:26 PM16:564:56 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:264:26 PM17:565:56 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:2310:23 PM23:2311:23 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:1211:12 PM24:4012:40 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2811:28 PM24:1612:16 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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