Tuesday 6 August 2002 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Maṅgalavāra. Dvādaśī began at 08:008:00 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:217:21 AM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 93 of 93 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:356:35 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:217:21 AM
Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.
Noon
12:4712:47 PM
The Sun 80° above N. Day length 12 h 23 m.
Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast
06:356:35 AM–07:217:21 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day, ending when dvādaśī ends at 07:21. Kāmikā Ekādaśī
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
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
06:356:35 AM to 30:356:35+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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī | 07:217:21 AM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 18:456:45 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 13:171:17 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 07:217:21 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:35 06:356:35 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:025:02 AM | 06:356:35 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:025:02 AM | 05:485:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:255:25 AM | 06:356:35 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:356:35 AM | 09:039:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:528:52 AM | 10:2710:27 AM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:039:03 AM | 11:3211:32 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:039:03 AM | 09:539:53 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:419:41 AM | 11:1411:14 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2212:22 PM | 13:111:11 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2212:22 PM | 13:101:10 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4612:46 PM | 14:192:19 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:012:01 PM | 16:294:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:502:50 PM | 15:403:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:523:52 PM | 17:255:25 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:294:29 PM | 18:586:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:586:58 PM | 20:318:31 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:586:58 PM | 19:217:21 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:586:58 PM | 20:088:08 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:3711:37 PM | 24:2312:23+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2312:23+1 AM | 25:111:11+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 30:156:15+1 AM | 31:477:47+1 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |