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Saturday 19 April 1997 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Caitra Śukla Dvādaśī

Śanivāra. Dvādaśī began at 19:277:27 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:519:51 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:316:31 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:418:41 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:4012:40 PM

The Sun 86° above N. Day length 12 h 17 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:4012:40 PM
At noon, 12:4012:40 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 140° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 140° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

06:316:31 AM–08:598:59 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Kāmadā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:574:57 AM–05:445:44 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:215:21 AM–06:316:31 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:208:20 AM–10:0810:08 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:1512:15 PM–13:041:04 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:432:43 PM–15:323:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:486:48 PM–19:127:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:486:48 PM–19:597:59 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika06:316:31 AM–08:038:03 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:316:31 AM–07:207:20 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:207:20 AM–08:098:09 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:359:35 AM–11:0811:08 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:122:12 PM–15:443:44 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:3211:32 PM–25:191:19+1 AMa 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

Kāla06:316:31 AM–08:038:03 AMavoid
Śubha08:038:03 AM–09:359:35 AMgood
Roga09:359:35 AM–11:0811:08 AMavoid
Udvega11:0811:08 AM–12:4012:40 PMavoid
Cara12:4012:40 PM–14:122:12 PMneutral
Lābha14:122:12 PM–15:443:44 PMgood
Amṛta15:443:44 PM–17:165:16 PMgood
Kāla17:165:16 PM–18:486:48 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:486:48 PM–20:168:16 PMgood
Udvega20:168:16 PM–21:449:44 PMavoid
Śubha21:449:44 PM–23:1211:12 PMgood
Amṛta23:1211:12 PM–24:4012:40+1 AMgood
Cara24:4012:40+1 AM–26:072:07+1 AMneutral
Roga26:072:07+1 AM–27:353:35+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:353:35+1 AM–29:035:03+1 AMavoid
Lābha29:035:03+1 AM–30:316:31+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:316:31 AM to 30:316:31+1 AM

06:316:31 AM sunrise18:486:48 PM sunsetsunrise 30:316:31+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 21:519:51 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 15:323:32 PM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 29:585:58+1 AM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 08:418:41 AM
Bālavauntil 21:519:51 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:359:35 AM–11:0811:08 AM
Abhijit 12:1512:15 PM–13:041:04 PM
Pradoṣa 18:486:48 PM–20:228:22 PM
Niśītha 24:1612:16+1 AM–25:041:04+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:0811:08 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:041:04 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 17 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:228:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:041:04+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī21:519:51 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī15:323:32 PMUttara Phalgunī
YogaDhruva29:58 05:585:58 AM SunVyāghāta
KaraṇaBava08:418:41 AMBālava
VāraŚanivāra30:31 06:316:31 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 092
Day length
12 h 17 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
16:164:16 PM
Moonset
28:364:36+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:574:57 AM06:316:31 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:574:57 AM05:445:44 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:215:21 AM06:316:31 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:316:31 AM08:598:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:316:31 AM08:038:03 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:316:31 AM07:207:20 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:207:20 AM08:098:09 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:208:20 AM10:0810:08 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:598:59 AM11:2611:26 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:359:35 AM11:0811:08 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1512:15 PM13:041:04 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1612:16 PM13:041:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:541:54 PM16:214:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:122:12 PM15:443:44 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:432:43 PM15:323:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:214:21 PM18:486:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:486:48 PM20:228:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:486:48 PM19:127:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:486:48 PM19:597:59 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:3211:32 PM25:191:19+1 AMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1612:16+1 AM25:041:04+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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