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Monday 18 April 2016 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Caitra Śukla Dvādaśī

Somavāra. Dvādaśī began at 01:071:07 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:193:19 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:016:01 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:5712:57 PM

Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.

Noon

12:1012:10 PM

The Sun 86° above N. Day length 12 h 17 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:1012:10 PM
At noon, 12:1012:10 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 137° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 87% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 137° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

07:407:40 AM–08:298:29 AM Once hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, is over, within prātaḥkāla. Kāmadā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:284:28 AM–05:155:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:514:51 AM–06:016:01 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4511:45 AM–12:3512:35 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:132:13 PM–15:023:02 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:073:07 PM–16:534:53 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:196:19 PM–18:426:42 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:196:19 PM–19:297:29 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:347:34 AM–09:069:06 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3810:38 AM–12:1012:10 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3512:35 PM–13:241:24 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:421:42 PM–15:143:14 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:023:02 PM–15:513:51 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

Amṛta06:016:01 AM–07:347:34 AMgood
Kāla07:347:34 AM–09:069:06 AMavoid
Śubha09:069:06 AM–10:3810:38 AMgood
Roga10:3810:38 AM–12:1012:10 PMavoid
Udvega12:1012:10 PM–13:421:42 PMavoid
Cara13:421:42 PM–15:143:14 PMneutral
Lābha15:143:14 PM–16:464:46 PMgood
Amṛta16:464:46 PM–18:196:19 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:196:19 PM–19:467:46 PMneutral
Roga19:467:46 PM–21:149:14 PMavoid
Kāla21:149:14 PM–22:4210:42 PMavoid
Lābha22:4210:42 PM–24:1012:10 AM+1good
Udvega24:1012:10 AM+1–25:381:38 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:381:38 AM+1–27:053:05 AM+1good
Amṛta27:053:05 AM+1–28:334:33 AM+1good
Cara28:334:33 AM+1–30:016:01 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:016:01 AM to 30:016:01 AM+1

06:016:01 AM sunrise18:196:19 PM sunsetsunrise 30:016:01 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 27:193:19 AM+1
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 22:1310:13 PM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 12:5712:57 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:112:11 PM
Bālavauntil 27:193:19 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:347:34 AM–09:069:06 AM
Abhijit 11:4511:45 AM–12:3512:35 PM
Pradoṣa 18:196:19 PM–19:527:52 PM
Niśītha 23:4611:46 PM–24:3412:34 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 09:069:06 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3512:35 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 17 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:527:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3412:34 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī27:19 03:193:19 AM TueTrayodaśī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī22:1310:13 PMUttara Phalgunī
YogaVṛddhi12:5712:57 PMDhruva
KaraṇaBava14:112:11 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra30:01 06:016:01 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 031
Day length
12 h 17 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
15:353:35 PM
Moonset
27:573:57 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:284:28 AM06:016:01 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:284:28 AM05:155:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:514:51 AM06:016:01 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:016:01 AM08:298:29 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:347:34 AM09:069:06 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:298:29 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3810:38 AM12:1012:10 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4511:45 AM12:3512:35 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4611:46 AM12:3412:34 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3512:35 PM13:241:24 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:241:24 PM15:513:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:421:42 PM15:143:14 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:132:13 PM15:023:02 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:023:02 PM15:513:51 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:073:07 PM16:534:53 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:513:51 PM18:196:19 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:196:19 PM19:527:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:196:19 PM18:426:42 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:196:19 PM19:297:29 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4611:46 PM24:3412:34 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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