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Monday 18 April 2016 · Daegu, South Korea

Caitra Śukla Dvādaśī

Somavāra. Dvādaśī began at 04:374:37 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:496:49 AM+1, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:495:49 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:274:27 PM

Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.

Noon

12:2512:25 PM

The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 12 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaegu12:2512:25 PM
At noon, 12:2512:25 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 136° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 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

13:441:44 PM–16:234:23 PM In aparāhṇa: hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, runs past prātaḥkāla, and midday is passed over. Kāmadā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:234:23 AM–05:065:06 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:444:44 AM–05:495:49 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5911:59 AM–12:5212:52 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:372:37 PM–15:303:30 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla18:376:37 PM–20:238:23 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:017:01 PM–19:237:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:017:01 PM–20:068:06 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:287:28 AM–09:079:07 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya07:567:56 AM–09:439:43 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4610:46 AM–12:2512:25 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5212:52 PM–13:441:44 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:042:04 PM–15:433:43 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:303:30 PM–16:234:23 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

Amṛta05:495:49 AM–07:287:28 AMgood
Kāla07:287:28 AM–09:079:07 AMavoid
Śubha09:079:07 AM–10:4610:46 AMgood
Roga10:4610:46 AM–12:2512:25 PMavoid
Udvega12:2512:25 PM–14:042:04 PMavoid
Cara14:042:04 PM–15:433:43 PMneutral
Lābha15:433:43 PM–17:225:22 PMgood
Amṛta17:225:22 PM–19:017:01 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:017:01 PM–20:228:22 PMneutral
Roga20:228:22 PM–21:439:43 PMavoid
Kāla21:439:43 PM–23:0411:04 PMavoid
Lābha23:0411:04 PM–24:2512:25 AM+1good
Udvega24:2512:25 AM+1–25:451:45 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:451:45 AM+1–27:063:06 AM+1good
Amṛta27:063:06 AM+1–28:274:27 AM+1good
Cara28:274:27 AM+1–29:485:48 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:495:49 AM to 29:485:48 AM+1

05:495:49 AM sunrise19:017:01 PM sunsetsunrise 29:485:48 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 25:431:43 AM+1
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 16:274:27 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 17:415:41 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:287:28 AM–09:079:07 AM
Abhijit 11:5911:59 AM–12:5212:52 PM
Pradoṣa 19:017:01 PM–20:288:28 PM
Niśītha 24:0112:01 AM+1–24:4912:49 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 09:079:07 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5212:52 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 12 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:288:28 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4912:49 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  10. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśīpast sunriseTrayodaśī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī25:43 01:431:43 AM TueUttara Phalgunī
YogaVṛddhi16:274:27 PMDhruva
KaraṇaBava17:415:41 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra29:48 05:485:48 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 031
Day length
13 h 12 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
15:323:32 PM
Moonset
28:144:14 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:234:23 AM05:495:49 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:234:23 AM05:065:06 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:444:44 AM05:495:49 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:495:49 AM08:288:28 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:287:28 AM09:079:07 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:567:56 AM09:439:43 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:288:28 AM11:0611:06 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4610:46 AM12:2512:25 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5911:59 AM12:5212:52 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0112:01 PM12:4912:49 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5212:52 PM13:441:44 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:441:44 PM16:234:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:042:04 PM15:433:43 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:372:37 PM15:303:30 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:303:30 PM16:234:23 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:234:23 PM19:017:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:376:37 PM20:238:23 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk19:017:01 PM20:288:28 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:017:01 PM19:237:23 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:017:01 PM20:068:06 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0112:01 AM+124:4912:49 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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