Wednesday 20 April 1955 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Budhavāra. Dvādaśī began at 07:307:30 AM yesterday, and holds until 05:475:47 AM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 82 of 82 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:464:46 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:475:47 AM
Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.
Noon
11:3911:39 AM
The Sun 55° above S. Day length 13 h 46 m.
Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast
04:464:46 AM–05:475:47 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day, ending when dvādaśī ends at 05:47. Varūthinī Ekādaśī
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
04:464:46 AM to 28:454:45 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 | Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī | 05:475:47 AM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 11:4411:44 AM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Indra | 23:0811:08 PM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 05:475:47 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 28:45 04:454:45 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:243:24 AM | 04:464:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:243:24 AM | 04:054:05 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:453:45 AM | 04:464:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:464:46 AM | 07:327:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:306:30 AM | 08:138:13 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:327:32 AM | 10:1710:17 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:569:56 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:4011:40 AM | 13:231:23 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:021:02 PM | 15:473:47 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:571:57 PM | 14:522:52 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:473:47 PM | 18:336:33 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:336:33 PM | 19:547:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:336:33 PM | 18:536:53 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:336:33 PM | 19:347:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:368:36 PM | 22:0510:05 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1511:15 PM | 24:0312:03 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |