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Tuesday 25 December 1917 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Dvādaśī began at 20:028:02 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:546:54 PM.

Observed here on this day

Akhaṇḍa Dvādaśī

Dvādaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:237:23 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:257:25 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

11:4011:40 AM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4011:40 AM
At noon, 11:4011:40 AM, the Sun is in Mūla 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

07:237:23 AM–09:069:06 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Mokṣadā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:205:20 AM–06:216:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:505:50 AM–07:237:23 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2311:23 AM–11:5711:57 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:051:05 PM–13:401:40 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:573:57 PM–16:274:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:573:57 PM–17:295:29 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:312:31 AM+1–28:064:06 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:069:06 AM–09:409:40 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:329:32 AM–10:3610:36 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:4011:40 AM–12:4412:44 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla13:481:48 PM–14:522:52 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:045:04 PM–18:396:39 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:0710:07 PM–23:0911:09 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

Roga07:237:23 AM–08:278:27 AMavoid
Udvega08:278:27 AM–09:329:32 AMavoid
Cara09:329:32 AM–10:3610:36 AMneutral
Lābha10:3610:36 AM–11:4011:40 AMgood
Amṛta11:4011:40 AM–12:4412:44 PMgood
Kāla12:4412:44 PM–13:481:48 PMavoid
Śubha13:481:48 PM–14:522:52 PMgood
Roga14:522:52 PM–15:573:57 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla15:573:57 PM–17:525:52 PMavoid
Lābha17:525:52 PM–19:487:48 PMgood
Udvega19:487:48 PM–21:449:44 PMavoid
Śubha21:449:44 PM–23:4011:40 PMgood
Amṛta23:4011:40 PM–25:361:36 AM+1good
Cara25:361:36 AM+1–27:323:32 AM+1neutral
Roga27:323:32 AM+1–29:285:28 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:285:28 AM+1–31:247:24 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:237:23 AM to 31:247:24 AM+1

07:237:23 AM sunrise15:573:57 PM sunsetsunrise 31:247:24 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 18:546:54 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 28:534:53 AM+1
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 11:0211:02 AM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 07:257:25 AM
Bālavauntil 18:546:54 PM
Kaulavauntil 30:286:28 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2311:23 AM–11:5711:57 AM
Rāhu kāla 13:481:48 PM–14:522:52 PM
Pradoṣa 15:573:57 PM–18:006:00 PM
Niśītha 23:1611:16 PM–24:0412:04 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 11:5711:57 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:522:52 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 33 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:006:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0412:04 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  12. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī18:546:54 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraKṛttikā28:53 04:534:53 AM WedRohiṇī
YogaSiddha11:0211:02 AMSādhya
KaraṇaBava07:257:25 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:24 07:247:24 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1974
Śaka
1839
Kali
5018
Ahargaṇa
1 833 122
Day length
8 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
13:131:13 PM
Moonset
29:115:11 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:205:20 AM07:237:23 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:205:20 AM06:216:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:505:50 AM07:237:23 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:237:23 AM09:069:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:069:06 AM10:4910:49 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:069:06 AM09:409:40 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:329:32 AM10:3610:36 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1611:16 AM12:0412:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2311:23 AM11:5711:57 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4011:40 AM12:4412:44 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3112:31 PM14:142:14 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:051:05 PM13:401:40 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:481:48 PM14:522:52 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:142:14 PM15:573:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk15:573:57 PM18:006:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:573:57 PM16:274:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:573:57 PM17:295:29 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:045:04 PM18:396:39 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:0710:07 PM23:0911:09 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:1611:16 PM24:0412:04 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:312:31 AM+128:064:06 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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