Tuesday 31 December 2002 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Maṅgalavāra. Dvādaśī began at 10:4510:45 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:258:25 AM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 98 of 98 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:526:52 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:258:25 AM
Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.
Noon
12:4312:43 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 43 m.
Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast
06:526:52 AM–08:258:25 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day, ending when dvādaśī ends at 08:25. Saphalā 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
06:526:52 AM to 30:526:52+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 | 08:258:25 AM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 20:468:46 PM | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 16:494:49 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 08:258:25 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:52 06:526:52 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:145:14 AM | 06:526:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:145:14 AM | 06:036:03 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:385:38 AM | 06:526:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:526:52 AM | 09:129:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:129:12 AM | 11:3311:33 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:129:12 AM | 09:599:59 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:489:48 AM | 11:1611:16 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:0411:04 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1912:19 PM | 13:071:07 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:071:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4312:43 PM | 14:112:11 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:541:54 PM | 16:144:14 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:412:41 PM | 15:283:28 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:393:39 PM | 17:075:07 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:144:14 PM | 18:356:35 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:356:35 PM | 20:138:13 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:356:35 PM | 19:007:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:356:35 PM | 19:497:49 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:3011:30 PM | 24:1912:19+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2012:20+1 AM | 25:081:08+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:022:02+1 AM | 27:323:32+1 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |