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Monday 9 January 2017 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Pauṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Somavāra. Dvādaśī began at 05:035:03 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:012:01 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:266:26 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:1710:17 AM

Kṛttikā gives way to Rohiṇī.

Noon

12:1812:18 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:1812:18 PM
At noon, 12:1812:18 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 136° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 86% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 136° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

13:281:28 PM–15:493:49 PM In aparāhṇa: hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, runs past prātaḥkāla, and midday is passed over. Putradā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:474:47 AM–05:365:36 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:125:12 AM–06:266:26 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:068:06 AM–09:339:33 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:5411:54 AM–12:4112:41 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:152:15 PM–15:023:02 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:106:10 PM–18:346:34 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:106:10 PM–19:247:24 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:035:03 AM+1–30:296:29 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:547:54 AM–09:229:22 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5010:50 AM–12:1812:18 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4112:41 PM–13:281:28 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:461:46 PM–15:143:14 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:023:02 PM–15:493:49 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya24:4312:43 AM+1–26:092:09 AM+1a 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

Amṛta06:266:26 AM–07:547:54 AMgood
Kāla07:547:54 AM–09:229:22 AMavoid
Śubha09:229:22 AM–10:5010:50 AMgood
Roga10:5010:50 AM–12:1812:18 PMavoid
Udvega12:1812:18 PM–13:461:46 PMavoid
Cara13:461:46 PM–15:143:14 PMneutral
Lābha15:143:14 PM–16:424:42 PMgood
Amṛta16:424:42 PM–18:106:10 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:106:10 PM–19:427:42 PMneutral
Roga19:427:42 PM–21:149:14 PMavoid
Kāla21:149:14 PM–22:4610:46 PMavoid
Lābha22:4610:46 PM–24:1812:18 AM+1good
Udvega24:1812:18 AM+1–25:501:50 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:501:50 AM+1–27:223:22 AM+1good
Amṛta27:223:22 AM+1–28:544:54 AM+1good
Cara28:544:54 AM+1–30:266:26 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:266:26 AM to 30:266:26 AM+1

06:266:26 AM sunrise18:106:10 PM sunsetsunrise 30:266:26 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 26:012:01 AM+1
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 10:1710:17 AM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 12:4712:47 PM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 15:333:33 PM
Bālavauntil 26:012:01 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:547:54 AM–09:229:22 AM
Abhijit 11:5411:54 AM–12:4112:41 PM
Pradoṣa 18:106:10 PM–19:487:48 PM
Niśītha 23:5411:54 PM–24:4212:42 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 09:229:22 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4112:41 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:487:48 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4212:42 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 Dvādaśī26:01 02:012:01 AM TueTrayodaśī
NakṣatraKṛttikā10:1710:17 AMRohiṇī
YogaŚubha12:4712:47 PMŚukla
KaraṇaBava15:333:33 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra30:26 06:266:26 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 297
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
15:133:13 PM
Moonset
27:563:56 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:474:47 AM06:266:26 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:474:47 AM05:365:36 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:125:12 AM06:266:26 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:266:26 AM08:468:46 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:547:54 AM09:229:22 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:068:06 AM09:339:33 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:468:46 AM11:0711:07 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5010:50 AM12:1812:18 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5411:54 AM12:4212:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5411:54 AM12:4112:41 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4112:41 PM13:281:28 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:281:28 PM15:493:49 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:461:46 PM15:143:14 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:152:15 PM15:023:02 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:023:02 PM15:493:49 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:493:49 PM18:106:10 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:106:10 PM19:487:48 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:106:10 PM18:346:34 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:106:10 PM19:247:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5411:54 PM24:4212:42 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:4312:43 AM+126:092:09 AM+1sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:035:03 AM+130:296:29 AM+1sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
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