Monday 17 January 1916 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Somavāra. Dvādaśī began at 06:226:22 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:009:00 AM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 120 of 120 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:207:20 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:009:00 AM
Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.
Noon
11:5011:50 AM
The Sun 22° above S. Day length 8 h 59 m.
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
07:207:20 AM to 31:207:20 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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Dvādaśī | 09:009:00 AM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 28:48 04:484:48 AM Tue | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 15:353:35 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 09:009:00 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:20 07:207:20 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:205:20 AM | 07:207:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:205:20 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:505:50 AM | 07:207:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:207:20 AM | 09:089:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:038:03 AM | 09:529:52 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:288:28 AM | 09:359:35 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:089:08 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4310:43 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0812:08 PM | 12:4412:44 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4412:44 PM | 14:322:32 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:5712:57 PM | 14:052:05 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:201:20 PM | 13:561:56 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:561:56 PM | 14:322:32 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:322:32 PM | 16:204:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:204:20 PM | 18:206:20 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:204:20 PM | 16:504:50 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:204:20 PM | 17:505:50 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:536:53 PM | 20:418:41 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2611:26 PM | 24:1412:14 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |