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Thursday 20 December 2018 · Daegu, South Korea

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Guruvāra. Dvādaśī began at 11:0511:05 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:569:56 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 114 of 114 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:317:31 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:427:42 AM

Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.

Noon

12:2312:23 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaegu12:2312:23 PM
At noon, 12:2312:23 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 145° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 91% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 145° falls in Śukla Trayodaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

07:317:31 AM–09:289:28 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Mokṣadā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:375:37 AM–06:346:34 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:066:06 AM–07:317:31 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0412:04 PM–12:4212:42 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:002:00 PM–14:392:39 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:145:14 PM–17:435:43 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:145:14 PM–18:406:40 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:174:17 AM+1–29:485:48 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:317:31 AM–08:448:44 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:579:57 AM–11:1011:10 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:4610:46 AM–11:2511:25 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:361:36 PM–14:492:49 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:392:39 PM–15:183:18 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya19:087:08 PM–20:398:39 PMa 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

Śubha07:317:31 AM–08:448:44 AMgood
Roga08:448:44 AM–09:579:57 AMavoid
Udvega09:579:57 AM–11:1011:10 AMavoid
Cara11:1011:10 AM–12:2312:23 PMneutral
Lābha12:2312:23 PM–13:361:36 PMgood
Amṛta13:361:36 PM–14:492:49 PMgood
Kāla14:492:49 PM–16:024:02 PMavoid
Śubha16:024:02 PM–17:145:14 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:145:14 PM–19:027:02 PMgood
Cara19:027:02 PM–20:498:49 PMneutral
Roga20:498:49 PM–22:3610:36 PMavoid
Kāla22:3610:36 PM–24:2312:23 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:2312:23 AM+1–26:102:10 AM+1good
Udvega26:102:10 AM+1–27:583:58 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:583:58 AM+1–29:455:45 AM+1good
Amṛta29:455:45 AM+1–31:327:32 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:317:31 AM to 31:327:32 AM+1

07:317:31 AM sunrise17:145:14 PM sunsetsunrise 31:327:32 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 09:569:56 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 07:427:42 AM
Kṛttikāuntil 30:346:34 AM+1
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 22:5510:55 PM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 09:569:56 AM
Kaulavauntil 21:059:05 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0412:04 PM–12:4212:42 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:361:36 PM–14:492:49 PM
Pradoṣa 17:145:14 PM–19:097:09 PM
Niśītha 23:5911:59 PM–24:4712:47 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. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  3. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4212:42 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:492:49 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 43 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:097:09 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī09:569:56 AMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraBharaṇī07:427:42 AMKṛttikā
YogaSiddha22:5510:55 PMSādhya
KaraṇaBālava09:569:56 AMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra31:32 07:327:32 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2075
Śaka
1940
Kali
5119
Ahargaṇa
1 870 007
Day length
9 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
15:263:26 PM
Moonset
29:255:25 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:375:37 AM07:317:31 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:375:37 AM06:346:34 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:066:06 AM07:317:31 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:317:31 AM09:289:28 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:317:31 AM08:448:44 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:289:28 AM11:2511:25 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:579:57 AM11:1011:10 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:4610:46 AM11:2511:25 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5911:59 AM12:4712:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0412:04 PM12:4212:42 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:211:21 PM15:183:18 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:361:36 PM14:492:49 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:002:00 PM14:392:39 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:392:39 PM15:183:18 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:183:18 PM17:145:14 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:145:14 PM19:097:09 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:145:14 PM17:435:43 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:145:14 PM18:406:40 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:087:08 PM20:398:39 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:174:17 AM+129:485:48 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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