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Friday 4 April 1997 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Śukravāra. Dvādaśī began at 05:345:34 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:312:31+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:386:38 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:3012:30 PM

Dhaniṣṭhā gives way to Śatabhiṣā.

Noon

12:4412:44 PM

The Sun 89° above S. Day length 12 h 12 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:4412:44 PM
At noon, 12:4412:44 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 316° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 14% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 316° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

13:571:57 PM–16:234:23 PM In aparāhṇa: hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, runs past prātaḥkāla, and midday is passed over. Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:035:03 AM–05:515:51 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:275:27 AM–06:386:38 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1912:19 PM–13:081:08 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:462:46 PM–15:343:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:506:50 PM–19:137:13 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:506:50 PM–20:008:00 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:393:39+1 AM–29:065:06+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika08:098:09 AM–09:419:41 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:049:04 AM–09:539:53 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:1211:12 AM–12:4412:44 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:081:08 PM–13:571:57 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:473:47 PM–17:185:18 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:596:59 PM–20:268:26 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

Cara06:386:38 AM–08:098:09 AMneutral
Lābha08:098:09 AM–09:419:41 AMgood
Amṛta09:419:41 AM–11:1211:12 AMgood
Kāla11:1211:12 AM–12:4412:44 PMavoid
Śubha12:4412:44 PM–14:152:15 PMgood
Roga14:152:15 PM–15:473:47 PMavoid
Udvega15:473:47 PM–17:185:18 PMavoid
Cara17:185:18 PM–18:506:50 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:506:50 PM–20:188:18 PMavoid
Kāla20:188:18 PM–21:479:47 PMavoid
Lābha21:479:47 PM–23:1511:15 PMgood
Udvega23:1511:15 PM–24:4312:43+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:4312:43+1 AM–26:122:12+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:122:12+1 AM–27:403:40+1 AMgood
Cara27:403:40+1 AM–29:095:09+1 AMneutral
Roga29:095:09+1 AM–30:376:37+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:386:38 AM to 30:376:37+1 AM

06:386:38 AM sunrise18:506:50 PM sunsetsunrise 30:376:37+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 26:312:31+1 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 12:3012:30 PM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 26:392:39+1 AM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 16:044:04 PM
Taitilauntil 26:312:31+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:1211:12 AM–12:4412:44 PM
Abhijit 12:1912:19 PM–13:081:08 PM
Pradoṣa 18:506:50 PM–20:248:24 PM
Niśītha 24:1912:19+1 AM–25:071:07+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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:4412:44 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:081:08 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 12 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:248:24 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:071:07+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī26:31 02:312:31 AM SatTrayodaśī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā12:3012:30 PMŚatabhiṣā
YogaŚubha26:39 02:392:39 AM SatŚukla
KaraṇaKaulava16:044:04 PMTaitila
VāraŚukravāra30:37 06:376:37 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 862 077
Day length
12 h 12 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
28:384:38+1 AM
Moonset
15:583:58 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:035:03 AM06:386:38 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:035:03 AM05:515:51 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:275:27 AM06:386:38 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:386:38 AM09:049:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:098:09 AM09:419:41 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:049:04 AM11:3111:31 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:049:04 AM09:539:53 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:1211:12 AM12:4412:44 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1912:19 PM13:081:08 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2012:20 PM13:081:08 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:081:08 PM13:571:57 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:571:57 PM16:234:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:462:46 PM15:343:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:473:47 PM17:185:18 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:234:23 PM18:506:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:506:50 PM20:248:24 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:506:50 PM19:137:13 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:506:50 PM20:008:00 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:596:59 PM20:268:26 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1912:19+1 AM25:071:07+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:393:39+1 AM29:065:06+1 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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