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Saturday 30 December 2017 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Pauṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Śanivāra. Dvādaśī began at 21:559:55 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:556:55 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 48 of 98 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:226:22 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:298:29 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:1312:13 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:1312:13 PM
At noon, 12:1312:13 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 140° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 140° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

06:226:22 AM–08:428:42 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Putradā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:434:43 AM–05:325:32 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:085:08 AM–06:226:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5011:50 AM–12:3712:37 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:102:10 PM–14:572:57 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:056:05 PM–18:296:29 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:056:05 PM–19:187:18 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:286:28 PM–19:557:55 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:226:22 AM–07:497:49 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:226:22 AM–07:087:08 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:087:08 AM–07:557:55 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:179:17 AM–10:4510:45 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:479:47 AM–11:1411:14 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:411:41 PM–15:093:09 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Kāla06:226:22 AM–07:497:49 AMavoid
Śubha07:497:49 AM–09:179:17 AMgood
Roga09:179:17 AM–10:4510:45 AMavoid
Udvega10:4510:45 AM–12:1312:13 PMavoid
Cara12:1312:13 PM–13:411:41 PMneutral
Lābha13:411:41 PM–15:093:09 PMgood
Amṛta15:093:09 PM–16:374:37 PMgood
Kāla16:374:37 PM–18:056:05 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:056:05 PM–19:377:37 PMgood
Udvega19:377:37 PM–21:099:09 PMavoid
Śubha21:099:09 PM–22:4110:41 PMgood
Amṛta22:4110:41 PM–24:1312:13+1 AMgood
Cara24:1312:13+1 AM–25:451:45+1 AMneutral
Roga25:451:45+1 AM–27:183:18+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:183:18+1 AM–28:504:50+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:504:50+1 AM–30:226:22+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:226:22 AM to 30:226:22+1 AM

06:226:22 AM sunrise18:056:05 PM sunsetsunrise 30:226:22+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 18:556:55 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 20:388:38 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 18:076:07 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 08:298:29 AM
Bālavauntil 18:556:55 PM
Kaulavauntil 29:155:15+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:179:17 AM–10:4510:45 AM
Abhijit 11:5011:50 AM–12:3712:37 PM
Pradoṣa 18:056:05 PM–19:437:43 PM
Niśītha 23:4911:49 PM–24:3712:37+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.

  1. SunriseDvādaśī holds. Śanivāra begins.
  2. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:4510:45 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3712:37 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:437:43 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  8. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3712:37+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  13. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī18:556:55 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraKṛttikā20:388:38 PMRohiṇī
YogaSādhya18:076:07 PMŚubha
KaraṇaBava08:298:29 AMBālava
VāraŚanivāra30:22 06:226:22 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 652
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
15:283:28 PM
Moonset
28:104:10+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:434:43 AM06:226:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:434:43 AM05:325:32 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:085:08 AM06:226:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:226:22 AM08:428:42 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:226:22 AM07:497:49 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:226:22 AM07:087:08 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:087:08 AM07:557:55 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:428:42 AM11:0311:03 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:179:17 AM10:4510:45 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:479:47 AM11:1411:14 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4911:49 AM12:3712:37 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5011:50 AM12:3712:37 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:231:23 PM15:443:44 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:411:41 PM15:093:09 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:102:10 PM14:572:57 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:443:44 PM18:056:05 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:056:05 PM19:437:43 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:056:05 PM18:296:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:056:05 PM19:187:18 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:286:28 PM19:557:55 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4911:49 PM24:3712:37+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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