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Friday 6 January 2012 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Pauṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Śukravāra. Dvādaśī began at 08:368:36 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:3310:33 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 98 of 98 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:246:24 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:3310:33 AM

Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.

Noon

12:1612:16 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:1612:16 PM
At noon, 12:1612:16 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 145° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 91% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 145° falls in Śukla Trayodaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

06:246:24 AM–08:458:45 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Putradā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:464:46 AM–05:355:35 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:115:11 AM–06:246:24 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5311:53 AM–12:4012:40 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:132:13 PM–15:003:00 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:086:08 PM–18:336:33 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:086:08 PM–19:227:22 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:5210:52 PM–24:3612:36 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:527:52 AM–09:209:20 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:458:45 AM–09:329:32 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:4810:48 AM–12:1612:16 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4012:40 PM–13:271:27 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:123:12 PM–16:404:40 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:395:39 PM–19:237:23 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Cara06:246:24 AM–07:527:52 AMneutral
Lābha07:527:52 AM–09:209:20 AMgood
Amṛta09:209:20 AM–10:4810:48 AMgood
Kāla10:4810:48 AM–12:1612:16 PMavoid
Śubha12:1612:16 PM–13:441:44 PMgood
Roga13:441:44 PM–15:123:12 PMavoid
Udvega15:123:12 PM–16:404:40 PMavoid
Cara16:404:40 PM–18:086:08 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:086:08 PM–19:407:40 PMavoid
Kāla19:407:40 PM–21:129:12 PMavoid
Lābha21:129:12 PM–22:4410:44 PMgood
Udvega22:4410:44 PM–24:1612:16 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:1612:16 AM+1–25:481:48 AM+1good
Amṛta25:481:48 AM+1–27:203:20 AM+1good
Cara27:203:20 AM+1–28:534:53 AM+1neutral
Roga28:534:53 AM+1–30:256:25 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:246:24 AM to 30:256:25 AM+1

06:246:24 AM sunrise18:086:08 PM sunsetsunrise 30:256:25 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 10:3310:33 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 26:212:21 AM+1
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 10:5410:54 AM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 10:3310:33 AM
Kaulavauntil 23:2011:20 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:4810:48 AM–12:1612:16 PM
Abhijit 11:5311:53 AM–12:4012:40 PM
Pradoṣa 18:086:08 PM–19:467:46 PM
Niśītha 23:5211:52 PM–24:4012:40 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.

  1. SunriseDvādaśī holds. Śukravāra begins.
  2. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:1612:16 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  5. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:4012:40 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:467:46 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4012:40 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī10:3310:33 AMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraRohiṇī26:21 02:212:21 AM SatMṛgaśirā
YogaŚubha10:5410:54 AMŚukla
KaraṇaBālava10:3310:33 AMKaulava
VāraŚukravāra30:25 06:256:25 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2068
Śaka
1933
Kali
5112
Ahargaṇa
1 867 467
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
15:413:41 PM
Moonset
28:274:27 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:464:46 AM06:246:24 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:464:46 AM05:355:35 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:115:11 AM06:246:24 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:246:24 AM08:458:45 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:527:52 AM09:209:20 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:458:45 AM11:0611:06 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:458:45 AM09:329:32 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:4810:48 AM12:1612:16 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5211:52 AM12:4012:40 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5311:53 AM12:4012:40 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4012:40 PM13:271:27 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:271:27 PM15:473:47 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:132:13 PM15:003:00 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:123:12 PM16:404:40 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:473:47 PM18:086:08 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:395:39 PM19:237:23 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:086:08 PM19:467:46 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:086:08 PM18:336:33 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:086:08 PM19:227:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:5210:52 PM24:3612:36 AM+1sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5211:52 PM24:4012:40 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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