Saturday 19 August 2017 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Śanivāra. Dvādaśī began at 10:0110:01 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:187:18 AM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 93 of 93 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:056:05 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:187:18 AM
Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.
Noon
12:1412:14 PM
The Sun 84° above N. Day length 12 h 19 m.
Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast
06:056:05 AM–07:187:18 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day, ending when dvādaśī ends at 07:18. Ajā Ekādaśī
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
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
06:056:05 AM to 30:056:05+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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī | 07:187:18 AM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 19:097:09 PM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 15:003:00 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 07:187:18 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:05 06:056:05 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:314:31 AM | 06:056:05 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:314:31 AM | 05:185:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:554:55 AM | 06:056:05 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:056:05 AM | 08:338:33 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:056:05 AM | 07:377:37 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:056:05 AM | 06:546:54 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:546:54 AM | 07:437:43 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:068:06 AM | 09:349:34 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:338:33 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:099:09 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:281:28 PM | 15:563:56 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:471:47 PM | 15:193:19 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:172:17 PM | 15:073:07 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:563:56 PM | 18:246:24 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:564:56 PM | 18:256:25 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:246:24 PM | 19:577:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:246:24 PM | 18:476:47 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:246:24 PM | 19:347:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5011:50 PM | 24:3812:38+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:332:33+1 AM | 28:024:02+1 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |