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Friday 19 December 2014 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Śukravāra. Dvādaśī began at 11:5311:53 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:4611:46 AM.

Observed here on this day

Kṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata

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

At sunrise

06:166:16 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:4611:46 AM

Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.

Noon

12:0812:08 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:0812:08 PM
At noon, 12:0812:08 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 324° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 9% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 324° falls in Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

06:166:16 AM–08:378:37 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Saphalā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:384:38 AM–05:275:27 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:025:02 AM–06:166:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4411:44 AM–12:3112:31 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:571:57 PM–15:343:34 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:052:05 PM–14:522:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:595:59 PM–18:246:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:595:59 PM–19:137:13 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:447:44 AM–09:129:12 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:378:37 AM–09:249:24 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:4010:40 AM–12:0812:08 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3112:31 PM–13:181:18 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:033:03 PM–16:314:31 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya26:422:42+1 AM–28:164:16+1 AMa 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

Cara06:166:16 AM–07:447:44 AMneutral
Lābha07:447:44 AM–09:129:12 AMgood
Amṛta09:129:12 AM–10:4010:40 AMgood
Kāla10:4010:40 AM–12:0812:08 PMavoid
Śubha12:0812:08 PM–13:351:35 PMgood
Roga13:351:35 PM–15:033:03 PMavoid
Udvega15:033:03 PM–16:314:31 PMavoid
Cara16:314:31 PM–17:595:59 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:595:59 PM–19:317:31 PMavoid
Kāla19:317:31 PM–21:039:03 PMavoid
Lābha21:039:03 PM–22:3610:36 PMgood
Udvega22:3610:36 PM–24:0812:08+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:0812:08+1 AM–25:401:40+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:401:40+1 AM–27:123:12+1 AMgood
Cara27:123:12+1 AM–28:444:44+1 AMneutral
Roga28:444:44+1 AM–30:176:17+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:166:16 AM to 30:176:17+1 AM

06:166:16 AM sunrise17:595:59 PM sunsetsunrise 30:176:17+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 11:4611:46 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 22:4810:48 PM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 16:444:44 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 11:4611:46 AM
Garauntil 23:2511:25 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:4010:40 AM–12:0812:08 PM
Abhijit 11:4411:44 AM–12:3112:31 PM
Pradoṣa 17:595:59 PM–19:377:37 PM
Niśītha 23:4411:44 PM–24:3212:32+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.

  1. SunriseDvādaśī holds. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:0812:08 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3112:31 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:377:37 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  10. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3212:32+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī11:4611:46 AMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraViśākhā22:4810:48 PMAnurādhā
YogaSukarmā16:444:44 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaTaitila11:4611:46 AMGara
VāraŚukravāra30:17 06:176:17 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2071
Śaka
1936
Kali
5115
Ahargaṇa
1 868 545
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
28:244:24+1 AM
Moonset
15:363:36 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:384:38 AM06:166:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:384:38 AM05:275:27 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:025:02 AM06:166:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:166:16 AM08:378:37 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:447:44 AM09:129:12 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:378:37 AM10:5710:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:378:37 AM09:249:24 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:4010:40 AM12:0812:08 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4411:44 AM12:3212:32 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4411:44 AM12:3112:31 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3112:31 PM13:181:18 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:181:18 PM15:383:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:571:57 PM15:343:34 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:052:05 PM14:522:52 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:033:03 PM16:314:31 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:383:38 PM17:595:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:595:59 PM19:377:37 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:595:59 PM18:246:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:595:59 PM19:137:13 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4411:44 PM24:3212:32+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:422:42+1 AM28:164:16+1 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
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