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January 2000 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 3 January 2000 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Somavāra. Dvādaśī began at 13:501:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:224:22 PM.

Observed here on this day

Kṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 98 of 98 minutes of pradoṣa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:536:53 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:332:33 PM

Śūla gives way to Gaṇḍa.

Noon

12:4512:45 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:4512:45 PM
At noon, 12:4512:45 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 322° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 10% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 322° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

06:536:53 AM–09:149:14 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Saphalā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:155:15 AM–06:046:04 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:395:39 AM–06:536:53 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2112:21 PM–13:081:08 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:091:09 PM–14:572:57 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:422:42 PM–15:293:29 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:366:36 PM–19:017:01 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:366:36 PM–19:507:50 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:218:21 AM–09:499:49 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1711:17 AM–12:4512:45 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:081:08 PM–13:551:55 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:132:13 PM–15:413:41 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:293:29 PM–16:164:16 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

Amṛta06:536:53 AM–08:218:21 AMgood
Kāla08:218:21 AM–09:499:49 AMavoid
Śubha09:499:49 AM–11:1711:17 AMgood
Roga11:1711:17 AM–12:4512:45 PMavoid
Udvega12:4512:45 PM–14:132:13 PMavoid
Cara14:132:13 PM–15:413:41 PMneutral
Lābha15:413:41 PM–17:095:09 PMgood
Amṛta17:095:09 PM–18:366:36 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:366:36 PM–20:098:09 PMneutral
Roga20:098:09 PM–21:419:41 PMavoid
Kāla21:419:41 PM–23:1311:13 PMavoid
Lābha23:1311:13 PM–24:4512:45+1 AMgood
Udvega24:4512:45+1 AM–26:172:17+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:172:17+1 AM–27:493:49+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:493:49+1 AM–29:215:21+1 AMgood
Cara29:215:21+1 AM–30:536:53+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:536:53 AM to 30:536:53+1 AM

06:536:53 AM sunrise18:366:36 PM sunsetsunrise 30:536:53+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 16:224:22 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 24:5112:51+1 AM
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 14:332:33 PM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 16:224:22 PM
Garauntil 29:415:41+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:218:21 AM–09:499:49 AM
Abhijit 12:2112:21 PM–13:081:08 PM
Pradoṣa 18:366:36 PM–20:158:15 PM
Niśītha 24:2112:21+1 AM–25:091:09+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:499:49 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:081:08 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  5. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  6. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:158:15 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:091:09+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī16:224:22 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraAnurādhā24:51 00:5112:51 AM TueJyeṣṭhā
YogaŚūla14:332:33 PMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaTaitila16:224:22 PMGara
VāraSomavāra30:53 06:536:53 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 863 081
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
28:464:46+1 AM
Moonset
16:014:01 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:155:15 AM06:536:53 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:155:15 AM06:046:04 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:395:39 AM06:536:53 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:536:53 AM09:149:14 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:218:21 AM09:499:49 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:149:14 AM11:3411:34 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1711:17 AM12:4512:45 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:2112:21 PM13:091:09 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2112:21 PM13:081:08 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:081:08 PM13:551:55 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:091:09 PM14:572:57 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:551:55 PM16:164:16 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:132:13 PM15:413:41 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:422:42 PM15:293:29 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:293:29 PM16:164:16 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:164:16 PM18:366:36 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:366:36 PM20:158:15 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:366:36 PM19:017:01 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:366:36 PM19:507:50 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2112:21+1 AM25:091:09+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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