December 1957 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 18 December 1957 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Budhavāra. Dvādaśī began at 19:047:04 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:275:27 PM.

Observed here on this day

Kṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 30 of 124 minutes of pradoṣa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:207:20 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:275:27 PM

Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.

Noon

11:3611:36 AM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3611:36 AM
At noon, 11:3611:36 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 321° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 11% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 321° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

07:207:20 AM–09:029:02 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Saphalā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:165:16 AM–06:186:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:475:47 AM–07:207:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:021:02 PM–13:361:36 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:533:53 PM–16:244:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:533:53 PM–17:265:26 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:068:06 PM–21:389:38 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:248:24 AM–09:289:28 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3210:32 AM–11:3611:36 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:5110:51 AM–12:2312:23 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta11:1911:19 AM–11:5411:54 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:3611:36 AM–12:4112:41 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha07:207:20 AM–08:248:24 AMgood
Amṛta08:248:24 AM–09:289:28 AMgood
Kāla09:289:28 AM–10:3210:32 AMavoid
Śubha10:3210:32 AM–11:3611:36 AMgood
Roga11:3611:36 AM–12:4112:41 PMavoid
Udvega12:4112:41 PM–13:451:45 PMavoid
Cara13:451:45 PM–14:492:49 PMneutral
Lābha14:492:49 PM–15:533:53 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega15:533:53 PM–17:495:49 PMavoid
Śubha17:495:49 PM–19:457:45 PMgood
Amṛta19:457:45 PM–21:419:41 PMgood
Cara21:419:41 PM–23:3711:37 PMneutral
Roga23:3711:37 PM–25:331:33 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:331:33 AM+1–27:283:28 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:283:28 AM+1–29:245:24 AM+1good
Udvega29:245:24 AM+1–31:207:20 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:207:20 AM to 31:207:20 AM+1

07:207:20 AM sunrise15:533:53 PM sunsetsunrise 31:207:20 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 17:275:27 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 28:354:35 AM+1
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 23:0311:03 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 17:275:27 PM
Garauntil 28:434:43 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:3611:36 AM–12:4112:41 PM
Pradoṣa 15:533:53 PM–17:575:57 PM
Niśītha 23:1311:13 PM–24:0112:01 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:4112:41 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. SunsetDay length 8 h 34 m.
  4. PradoṣaUntil 17:575:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  5. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  6. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  7. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0112:01 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  10. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī17:275:27 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraViśākhā28:35 04:354:35 AM ThuAnurādhā
YogaSukarmā23:0311:03 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaTaitila17:275:27 PMGara
VāraBudhavāra31:20 07:207:20 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2014
Śaka
1879
Kali
5058
Ahargaṇa
1 847 725
Day length
8 h 34 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
28:544:54 AM+1
Moonset
13:411:41 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:165:16 AM07:207:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:165:16 AM06:186:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:475:47 AM07:207:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:207:20 AM09:029:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:248:24 AM09:289:28 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:029:02 AM10:4510:45 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3210:32 AM11:3611:36 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:5110:51 AM12:2312:23 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1211:12 AM12:0012:00 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:1911:19 AM11:5411:54 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:3611:36 AM12:4112:41 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2812:28 PM14:112:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:021:02 PM13:361:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:112:11 PM15:533:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk15:533:53 PM17:575:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:533:53 PM16:244:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:533:53 PM17:265:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:068:06 PM21:389:38 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1311:13 PM24:0112:01 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
This page as JSON · Markdown · ICS
Profile
pac-rp@2026.1 · upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Ayanāṃśa
lahiri-iae1985 · 23°16′22″
Engine · ruleset
0.1.0 · 2026.3-draft
Place
46°35′ N 125°00′ E · GeoNames 2037860