Wednesday 7 December 2011 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Budhavāra. Dvādaśī began at 11:2811:28 AM yesterday, and holds until 14:022:02 PM.
Observed here on this day
Dvādaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚukla Pradoṣa Vrata determinate
At sunrise
06:106:10 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:5910:59 AM
Aśvinī gives way to Bharaṇī.
Noon
12:0212:02 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 44 m.
Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast
06:106:10 AM–08:318:31 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Mokṣadā 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
06:106:10 AM to 30:106:10 AM+1
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 | Śukla Dvādaśī | 14:022:02 PM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 10:5910:59 AM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Parigha | 28:13 04:134:13 AM Thu | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 14:022:02 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:10 06:106:10 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:324:32 AM | 06:106:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:324:32 AM | 05:215:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:564:56 AM | 06:106:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:106:10 AM | 08:318:31 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:286:28 AM | 08:178:17 AM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:387:38 AM | 09:069:06 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:318:31 AM | 10:5110:51 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:3410:34 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:0212:02 PM | 13:301:30 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:121:12 PM | 15:333:33 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:591:59 PM | 14:462:46 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:333:33 PM | 17:545:54 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:545:54 PM | 19:327:32 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:545:54 PM | 18:186:18 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:545:54 PM | 19:077:07 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:439:43 PM | 23:3011:30 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3811:38 PM | 24:2612:26 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |