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Thursday 9 March 2017 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Phālguna Śukla Dvādaśī

Guruvāra. Dvādaśī began at 22:5010:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:409:40 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:206:20 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:598:59 AM

Śobhana gives way to Atigaṇḍa.

Noon

12:2112:21 PM

The Sun 79° above S. Day length 12 h 02 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:2112:21 PM
At noon, 12:2112:21 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 139° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 139° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

06:206:20 AM–08:458:45 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Āmalakī Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:444:44 AM–05:325:32 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:085:08 AM–06:206:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:5710:57 AM–12:3112:31 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:5711:57 AM–12:4512:45 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:212:21 PM–15:103:10 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:226:22 PM–18:466:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:226:22 PM–19:347:34 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:206:20 AM–07:507:50 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:219:21 AM–10:5110:51 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2110:21 AM–11:0911:09 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:511:51 PM–15:223:22 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:103:10 PM–15:583:58 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya29:535:53 AM+1–31:287:28 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

Śubha06:206:20 AM–07:507:50 AMgood
Roga07:507:50 AM–09:219:21 AMavoid
Udvega09:219:21 AM–10:5110:51 AMavoid
Cara10:5110:51 AM–12:2112:21 PMneutral
Lābha12:2112:21 PM–13:511:51 PMgood
Amṛta13:511:51 PM–15:223:22 PMgood
Kāla15:223:22 PM–16:524:52 PMavoid
Śubha16:524:52 PM–18:226:22 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:226:22 PM–19:527:52 PMgood
Cara19:527:52 PM–21:229:22 PMneutral
Roga21:229:22 PM–22:5110:51 PMavoid
Kāla22:5110:51 PM–24:2112:21 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:2112:21 AM+1–25:511:51 AM+1good
Udvega25:511:51 AM+1–27:203:20 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:203:20 AM+1–28:504:50 AM+1good
Amṛta28:504:50 AM+1–30:206:20 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:206:20 AM to 30:206:20 AM+1

06:206:20 AM sunrise18:226:22 PM sunsetsunrise 30:206:20 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 21:409:40 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 17:125:12 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 08:598:59 AM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 10:1210:12 AM
Bālavauntil 21:409:40 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5711:57 AM–12:4512:45 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:511:51 PM–15:223:22 PM
Pradoṣa 18:226:22 PM–19:587:58 PM
Niśītha 23:5711:57 PM–24:4512:45 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. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4512:45 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:223:22 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 02 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:587:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4512:45 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī21:409:40 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraPuṣya17:125:12 PMĀśleṣā
YogaŚobhana08:598:59 AMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaBava10:1210:12 AMBālava
VāraGuruvāra30:20 06:206:20 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 356
Day length
12 h 02 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
15:433:43 PM
Moonset
28:214:21 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:444:44 AM06:206:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:444:44 AM05:325:32 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:085:08 AM06:206:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:206:20 AM08:458:45 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:206:20 AM07:507:50 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:458:45 AM11:0911:09 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:219:21 AM10:5110:51 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2110:21 AM11:0911:09 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:5710:57 AM12:3112:31 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:331:33 PM15:583:58 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:511:51 PM15:223:22 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:212:21 PM15:103:10 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:103:10 PM15:583:58 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:583:58 PM18:226:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:226:22 PM19:587:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:226:22 PM18:466:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:226:22 PM19:347:34 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5711:57 PM24:4512:45 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:535:53 AM+131:287:28 AM+1sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
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