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Thursday 2 March 2000 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Guruvāra. Dvādaśī began at 06:456:45 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 32:458:45+1 AM, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:536:53 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

19:497:49 PM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

12:5312:53 PM

The Sun 76° above S. Day length 11 h 59 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:5312:53 PM
At noon, 12:5312:53 PM, the Sun is in Śatabhiṣā and the Moon 315° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 15% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 315° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

14:052:05 PM–16:294:29 PM In aparāhṇa: hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, runs past prātaḥkāla, and midday is passed over. Vijayā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:175:17 AM–06:056:05 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:415:41 AM–06:536:53 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2912:29 PM–13:171:17 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:532:53 PM–15:413:41 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:526:52 PM–19:167:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:526:52 PM–20:048:04 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:477:47 PM–21:349:34 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:536:53 AM–08:238:23 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:099:09 AM–10:5610:56 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:539:53 AM–11:2311:23 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:5310:53 AM–11:4111:41 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:232:23 PM–15:533:53 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:413:41 PM–16:294:29 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

Śubha06:536:53 AM–08:238:23 AMgood
Roga08:238:23 AM–09:539:53 AMavoid
Udvega09:539:53 AM–11:2311:23 AMavoid
Cara11:2311:23 AM–12:5312:53 PMneutral
Lābha12:5312:53 PM–14:232:23 PMgood
Amṛta14:232:23 PM–15:533:53 PMgood
Kāla15:533:53 PM–17:235:23 PMavoid
Śubha17:235:23 PM–18:526:52 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:526:52 PM–20:228:22 PMgood
Cara20:228:22 PM–21:529:52 PMneutral
Roga21:529:52 PM–23:2311:23 PMavoid
Kāla23:2311:23 PM–24:5312:53+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:5312:53+1 AM–26:232:23+1 AMgood
Udvega26:232:23+1 AM–27:533:53+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:533:53+1 AM–29:235:23+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:235:23+1 AM–30:536:53+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:536:53 AM sunrise18:526:52 PM sunsetsunrise 30:536:53+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 26:532:53+1 AM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 29:125:12+1 AM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 19:497:49 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2912:29 PM–13:171:17 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:232:23 PM–15:533:53 PM
Pradoṣa 18:526:52 PM–20:288:28 PM
Niśītha 24:2912:29+1 AM–25:171:17+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 13:171:17 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:533:53 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 11 h 59 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 20:288:28 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 25:171:17+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  9. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  10. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśīpast sunriseTrayodaśī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā26:53 02:532:53 AM FriŚravaṇa
YogaVarīyān29:12 05:125:12 AM FriParigha
KaraṇaKaulava19:497:49 PMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra30:53 06:536:53 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 863 140
Day length
11 h 59 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
28:364:36+1 AM
Moonset
15:483:48 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:175:17 AM06:536:53 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:175:17 AM06:056:05 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:415:41 AM06:536:53 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:536:53 AM09:179:17 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:536:53 AM08:238:23 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:099:09 AM10:5610:56 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:179:17 AM11:4111:41 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:539:53 AM11:2311:23 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:5310:53 AM11:4111:41 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2912:29 PM13:171:17 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2912:29 PM13:171:17 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:052:05 PM16:294:29 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:232:23 PM15:533:53 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:532:53 PM15:413:41 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:413:41 PM16:294:29 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:294:29 PM18:526:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:526:52 PM20:288:28 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:526:52 PM19:167:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:526:52 PM20:048:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:477:47 PM21:349:34 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:2912:29+1 AM25:171:17+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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