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January 1938 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 13 January 1938 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Pauṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Guruvāra. Dvādaśī began at 03:203:20 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:1612:16+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Bhogi

Kept the day before Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:227:22 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:511:51 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

11:4911:49 AM

The Sun 22° above S. Day length 8 h 53 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4911:49 AM
At noon, 11:4911:49 AM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 137° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 86% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 137° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

08:348:34 AM–09:099:09 AM Once hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, is over, within prātaḥkāla. Putradā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:215:21 AM–06:226:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:515:51 AM–07:227:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3111:31 AM–12:0612:06 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:181:18 PM–13:531:53 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:154:15 PM–16:454:45 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:154:15 PM–17:465:46 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:338:33 PM–22:0010:00 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:227:22 AM–08:298:29 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:359:35 AM–10:4210:42 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2010:20 AM–10:5510:55 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:5512:55 PM–14:022:02 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:531:53 PM–14:292:29 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya16:134:13 PM–17:405:40 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Varjya28:264:26+1 AM–29:515:51+1 AMa 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

Śubha07:227:22 AM–08:298:29 AMgood
Roga08:298:29 AM–09:359:35 AMavoid
Udvega09:359:35 AM–10:4210:42 AMavoid
Cara10:4210:42 AM–11:4911:49 AMneutral
Lābha11:4911:49 AM–12:5512:55 PMgood
Amṛta12:5512:55 PM–14:022:02 PMgood
Kāla14:022:02 PM–15:093:09 PMavoid
Śubha15:093:09 PM–16:154:15 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:154:15 PM–18:086:08 PMgood
Cara18:086:08 PM–20:028:02 PMneutral
Roga20:028:02 PM–21:559:55 PMavoid
Kāla21:559:55 PM–23:4811:48 PMavoid
Lābha23:4811:48 PM–25:421:42+1 AMgood
Udvega25:421:42+1 AM–27:353:35+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:353:35+1 AM–29:285:28+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:285:28+1 AM–31:227:22+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:227:22 AM to 31:227:22+1 AM

07:227:22 AM sunrise16:154:15 PM sunsetsunrise 31:227:22+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 24:1612:16+1 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 23:2611:26 PM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 18:416:41 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 13:511:51 PM
Bālavauntil 24:1612:16+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3111:31 AM–12:0612:06 PM
Rāhu kāla 12:5512:55 PM–14:022:02 PM
Pradoṣa 16:154:15 PM–18:166:16 PM
Niśītha 23:2411:24 PM–24:1212:12+1 AM

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. AbhijitUntil 12:0612:06 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:022:02 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 8 h 53 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:166:16 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1212:12+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  10. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī24:16 00:1612:16 AM FriTrayodaśī
NakṣatraRohiṇī23:2611:26 PMMṛgaśirā
YogaŚukla18:416:41 PMBrahma
KaraṇaBava13:511:51 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra31:22 07:227:22 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1994
Śaka
1859
Kali
5038
Ahargaṇa
1 840 446
Day length
8 h 53 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
13:101:10 PM
Moonset
29:025:02+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:215:21 AM07:227:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:215:21 AM06:226:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:515:51 AM07:227:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:227:22 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:227:22 AM08:298:29 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM10:5510:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:359:35 AM10:4210:42 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2010:20 AM10:5510:55 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2511:25 AM12:1312:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3111:31 AM12:0612:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4212:42 PM14:292:29 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:5512:55 PM14:022:02 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:181:18 PM13:531:53 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:531:53 PM14:292:29 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:292:29 PM16:154:15 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:134:13 PM17:405:40 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:154:15 PM18:166:16 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:154:15 PM16:454:45 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:154:15 PM17:465:46 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:338:33 PM22:0010:00 PMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2411:24 PM24:1212:12+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:264:26+1 AM29:515:51+1 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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