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Thursday 23 February 2017 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Guruvāra. Dvādaśī began at 20:208:20 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:199:19 PM.

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

08:548:54 AM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 73° above S. Day length 11 h 57 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, the Sun is in Śatabhiṣā and the Moon 320° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 12% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 320° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

06:266:26 AM–08:498:49 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Vijayā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:494:49 AM–05:375:37 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:135:13 AM–06:266:26 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0012:00 PM–12:4812:48 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:232:23 PM–15:113:11 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:226:22 PM–18:466:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:226:22 PM–19:357:35 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:4511:45 PM–25:261:26 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:266:26 AM–07:557:55 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:259:25 AM–10:5410:54 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2510:25 AM–11:1211:12 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:371:37 PM–15:193:19 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:541:54 PM–15:233:23 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:113:11 PM–15:593:59 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

Śubha06:266:26 AM–07:557:55 AMgood
Roga07:557:55 AM–09:259:25 AMavoid
Udvega09:259:25 AM–10:5410:54 AMavoid
Cara10:5410:54 AM–12:2412:24 PMneutral
Lābha12:2412:24 PM–13:541:54 PMgood
Amṛta13:541:54 PM–15:233:23 PMgood
Kāla15:233:23 PM–16:534:53 PMavoid
Śubha16:534:53 PM–18:226:22 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:226:22 PM–19:537:53 PMgood
Cara19:537:53 PM–21:239:23 PMneutral
Roga21:239:23 PM–22:5310:53 PMavoid
Kāla22:5310:53 PM–24:2412:24 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:2412:24 AM+1–25:541:54 AM+1good
Udvega25:541:54 AM+1–27:253:25 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:253:25 AM+1–28:554:55 AM+1good
Amṛta28:554:55 AM+1–30:256:25 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:266:26 AM to 30:256:25 AM+1

06:266:26 AM sunrise18:226:22 PM sunsetsunrise 30:256:25 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 21:199:19 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 22:0310:03 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 08:548:54 AM
Taitilauntil 21:199:19 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0012:00 PM–12:4812:48 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:541:54 PM–15:233:23 PM
Pradoṣa 18:226:22 PM–19:597:59 PM
Niśītha 24:0012:00 AM+1–24:4812:48 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4812:48 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:233:23 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 57 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:597:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  8. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  9. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī21:199:19 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhāpast sunriseŚravaṇa
YogaVyatīpāta22:0310:03 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaKaulava08:548:54 AMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra30:25 06:256:25 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 342
Day length
11 h 57 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
28:234:23 AM+1
Moonset
15:363:36 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:494:49 AM06:266:26 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:494:49 AM05:375:37 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:135:13 AM06:266:26 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:266:26 AM08:498:49 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:266:26 AM07:557:55 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:498:49 AM11:1211:12 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:259:25 AM10:5410:54 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2510:25 AM11:1211:12 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:361:36 PM15:593:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:371:37 PM15:193:19 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:541:54 PM15:233:23 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:232:23 PM15:113:11 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:113:11 PM15:593:59 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:593:59 PM18:226:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:226:22 PM19:597:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:226:22 PM18:466:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:226:22 PM19:357:35 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:4511:45 PM25:261:26 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0012:00 AM+124:4812:48 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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