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Sunday 15 December 1918 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Ravivāra. Dvādaśī began at 14:172:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:2711:27 AM.

Observed here on this day

Akhaṇḍa Dvādaśī

Dvādaśī covers 16 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoŚukla Pradoṣa Vrata determinate

At sunrise

07:177:17 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:2711:27 AM

Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.

Noon

11:3511:35 AM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3511:35 AM
At noon, 11:3511:35 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 144° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 90% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 144° falls in Śukla Trayodaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

07:177:17 AM–09:009:00 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Mokṣadā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:145:14 AM–06:156:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:455:45 AM–07:177:17 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1811:18 AM–11:5211:52 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:0312:03 PM–13:311:31 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:011:01 PM–13:351:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:523:52 PM–16:234:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:523:52 PM–17:255:25 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa11:3511:35 AM–12:3912:39 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika13:441:44 PM–14:482:48 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:442:44 PM–15:183:18 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:482:48 PM–15:523:52 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya27:223:22 AM+1–28:494:49 AM+1a 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

Udvega07:177:17 AM–08:218:21 AMavoid
Cara08:218:21 AM–09:269:26 AMneutral
Lābha09:269:26 AM–10:3010:30 AMgood
Amṛta10:3010:30 AM–11:3511:35 AMgood
Kāla11:3511:35 AM–12:3912:39 PMavoid
Śubha12:3912:39 PM–13:441:44 PMgood
Roga13:441:44 PM–14:482:48 PMavoid
Udvega14:482:48 PM–15:523:52 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha15:523:52 PM–17:485:48 PMgood
Amṛta17:485:48 PM–19:447:44 PMgood
Cara19:447:44 PM–21:399:39 PMneutral
Roga21:399:39 PM–23:3511:35 PMavoid
Kāla23:3511:35 PM–25:311:31 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:311:31 AM+1–27:263:26 AM+1good
Udvega27:263:26 AM+1–29:225:22 AM+1avoid
Śubha29:225:22 AM+1–31:187:18 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:177:17 AM to 31:187:18 AM+1

07:177:17 AM sunrise15:523:52 PM sunsetsunrise 31:187:18 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 11:2711:27 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 16:264:26 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 16:414:41 PM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:2711:27 AM
Kaulavauntil 22:0110:01 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1811:18 AM–11:5211:52 AM
Rāhu kāla 14:482:48 PM–15:523:52 PM
Pradoṣa 15:523:52 PM–17:565:56 PM
Niśītha 23:1111:11 PM–23:5911:59 PM

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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 11:5211:52 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:523:52 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 35 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 17:565:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  9. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 23:5911:59 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī11:2711:27 AMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraBharaṇī16:264:26 PMKṛttikā
YogaŚiva16:414:41 PMSiddha
KaraṇaBālava11:2711:27 AMKaulava
VāraRavivāra31:18 07:187:18 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1975
Śaka
1840
Kali
5019
Ahargaṇa
1 833 477
Day length
8 h 35 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
13:421:42 PM
Moonset
29:165:16 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:145:14 AM07:177:17 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:145:14 AM06:156:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:455:45 AM07:177:17 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:177:17 AM09:009:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:009:00 AM10:4310:43 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1111:11 AM11:5911:59 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1811:18 AM11:5211:52 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:3511:35 AM12:3912:39 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:0312:03 PM13:311:31 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2612:26 PM14:092:09 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:011:01 PM13:351:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:441:44 PM14:482:48 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:092:09 PM15:523:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:442:44 PM15:183:18 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:482:48 PM15:523:52 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk15:523:52 PM17:565:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:523:52 PM16:234:23 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:523:52 PM17:255:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1111:11 PM23:5911:59 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:223:22 AM+128:494:49 AM+1sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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