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Monday 24 December 2012 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Somavāra. Dvādaśī began at 05:195:19 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 32:038:03 AM+1, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Akhaṇḍa Dvādaśī

Dvādaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:196:19 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:485:48 PM

Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.

Noon

12:1012:10 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:1012:10 PM
At noon, 12:1012:10 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 135° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 85% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 135° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

13:211:21 PM–15:413:41 PM In aparāhṇa: hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, runs past prātaḥkāla, and midday is passed over. Mokṣadā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:404:40 AM–05:305:30 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:055:05 AM–06:196:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4711:47 AM–12:3412:34 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:2312:23 PM–14:112:11 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:072:07 PM–14:542:54 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:026:02 PM–18:266:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:026:02 PM–19:167:16 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:477:47 AM–09:159:15 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4210:42 AM–12:1012:10 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3412:34 PM–13:211:21 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:381:38 PM–15:063:06 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:542:54 PM–15:413:41 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Amṛta06:196:19 AM–07:477:47 AMgood
Kāla07:477:47 AM–09:159:15 AMavoid
Śubha09:159:15 AM–10:4210:42 AMgood
Roga10:4210:42 AM–12:1012:10 PMavoid
Udvega12:1012:10 PM–13:381:38 PMavoid
Cara13:381:38 PM–15:063:06 PMneutral
Lābha15:063:06 PM–16:344:34 PMgood
Amṛta16:344:34 PM–18:026:02 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:026:02 PM–19:347:34 PMneutral
Roga19:347:34 PM–21:069:06 PMavoid
Kāla21:069:06 PM–22:3810:38 PMavoid
Lābha22:3810:38 PM–24:1112:11 AM+1good
Udvega24:1112:11 AM+1–25:431:43 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:431:43 AM+1–27:153:15 AM+1good
Amṛta27:153:15 AM+1–28:474:47 AM+1good
Cara28:474:47 AM+1–30:196:19 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:196:19 AM to 30:196:19 AM+1

06:196:19 AM sunrise18:026:02 PM sunsetsunrise 30:196:19 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 17:485:48 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 25:481:48 AM+1
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 18:406:40 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:477:47 AM–09:159:15 AM
Abhijit 11:4711:47 AM–12:3412:34 PM
Pradoṣa 18:026:02 PM–19:407:40 PM
Niśītha 23:4711:47 PM–24:3512:35 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:159:15 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3412:34 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:407:40 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3512:35 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  10. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśīpast sunriseTrayodaśī
NakṣatraBharaṇī17:485:48 PMKṛttikā
YogaSiddha25:48 01:481:48 AM TueSādhya
KaraṇaBava18:406:40 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra30:19 06:196:19 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 820
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
14:572:57 PM
Moonset
27:363:36 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:404:40 AM06:196:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:404:40 AM05:305:30 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:055:05 AM06:196:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:196:19 AM08:398:39 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:477:47 AM09:159:15 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:398:39 AM11:0011:00 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4210:42 AM12:1012:10 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4611:46 AM12:3412:34 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4711:47 AM12:3412:34 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:2312:23 PM14:112:11 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3412:34 PM13:211:21 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:211:21 PM15:413:41 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:381:38 PM15:063:06 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:072:07 PM14:542:54 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:542:54 PM15:413:41 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:413:41 PM18:026:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:026:02 PM19:407:40 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:026:02 PM18:266:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:026:02 PM19:167:16 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4711:47 PM24:3512:35 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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