Thursday 18 March 2004 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Guruvāra. Dvādaśī began at 08:268:26 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:576:57 AM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 95 of 95 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:466:46 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:576:57 AM
Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.
Noon
12:4912:49 PM
The Sun 82° above S. Day length 12 h 05 m.
Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast
06:466:46 AM–06:576:57 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day, ending when dvādaśī ends at 06:57. Pāpamocanī 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
06:466:46 AM to 30:466:46+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 | 06:576:57 AM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 22:2710:27 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Siddha | 20:328:32 PM | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 06:576:57 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:46 06:466:46 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:115:11 AM | 06:466:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:115:11 AM | 05:585:58 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:355:35 AM | 06:466:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:466:46 AM | 09:119:11 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:466:46 AM | 08:178:17 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:119:11 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:479:47 AM | 11:1811:18 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:4810:48 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:1912:19 PM | 13:521:52 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2512:25 PM | 13:131:13 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2512:25 PM | 13:131:13 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:012:01 PM | 16:264:26 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:192:19 PM | 15:503:50 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:502:50 PM | 15:383:38 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:383:38 PM | 16:264:26 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:264:26 PM | 18:516:51 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:516:51 PM | 20:278:27 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:516:51 PM | 19:157:15 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:516:51 PM | 20:038:03 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2412:24+1 AM | 25:121:12+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:355:35+1 AM | 31:107:10+1 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |