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Monday 17 July 1978 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Āṣāḍha Śukla Dvādaśī

Somavāra. Dvādaśī began at 01:301:30 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:2510:25 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī does not reach pradoṣa on either day. Boundary: no day qualifies and the rule does not say what then. Why this date, here

At sunrise

04:034:03 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:448:44 AM

Anurādhā gives way to Jyeṣṭhā.

Noon

11:4611:46 AM

The Sun 65° above S. Day length 15 h 25 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4611:46 AM
At noon, 11:4611:46 AM, the Sun is in Punarvasu and the Moon 138° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 87% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 138° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

06:436:43 AM–07:087:08 AM Once hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, is over, within prātaḥkāla. Hariśayanī Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta02:552:55 AM–03:293:29 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:123:12 AM–04:034:03 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1511:15 AM–12:1712:17 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:202:20 PM–15:223:22 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:287:28 PM–19:467:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:287:28 PM–20:208:20 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:2310:23 PM–23:5011:50 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla05:595:59 AM–07:547:54 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:509:50 AM–11:4611:46 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1712:17 PM–13:181:18 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:411:41 PM–15:373:37 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:461:46 PM–15:123:12 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta15:223:22 PM–16:234:23 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

Amṛta04:034:03 AM–05:595:59 AMgood
Kāla05:595:59 AM–07:547:54 AMavoid
Śubha07:547:54 AM–09:509:50 AMgood
Roga09:509:50 AM–11:4611:46 AMavoid
Udvega11:4611:46 AM–13:411:41 PMavoid
Cara13:411:41 PM–15:373:37 PMneutral
Lābha15:373:37 PM–17:335:33 PMgood
Amṛta17:335:33 PM–19:287:28 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:287:28 PM–20:338:33 PMneutral
Roga20:338:33 PM–21:379:37 PMavoid
Kāla21:379:37 PM–22:4210:42 PMavoid
Lābha22:4210:42 PM–23:4611:46 PMgood
Udvega23:4611:46 PM–24:5112:51+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:5112:51+1 AM–25:551:55+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:551:55+1 AM–27:003:00+1 AMgood
Cara27:003:00+1 AM–28:044:04+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:034:03 AM to 28:044:04+1 AM

04:034:03 AM sunrise19:287:28 PM sunsetsunrise 28:044:04+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 22:2510:25 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 08:448:44 AM
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 13:001:00 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:0112:01 PM
Bālavauntil 22:2510:25 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 05:595:59 AM–07:547:54 AM
Abhijit 11:1511:15 AM–12:1712:17 PM
Pradoṣa 19:287:28 PM–20:378:37 PM
Niśītha 23:2211:22 PM–24:1012:10+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 07:547:54 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1712:17 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 15 h 25 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:378:37 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:1012:10+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī22:2510:25 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraAnurādhā08:448:44 AMJyeṣṭhā
YogaŚukla13:001:00 PMBrahma
KaraṇaBava12:0112:01 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra28:04 04:044:04 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āṣāḍha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āṣāḍha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 241
Day length
15 h 25 m
Sun in
Karka
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
16:204:20 PM
Moonset
25:571:57+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn02:552:55 AM04:034:03 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn02:552:55 AM03:293:29 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:123:12 AM04:034:03 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:034:03 AM07:087:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day05:595:59 AM07:547:54 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:087:08 AM10:1310:13 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:509:50 AM11:4611:46 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1511:15 AM12:1712:17 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2211:22 AM12:1012:10 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1712:17 PM13:181:18 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:181:18 PM16:234:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:411:41 PM15:373:37 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:461:46 PM15:123:12 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:202:20 PM15:223:22 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:223:22 PM16:234:23 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:234:23 PM19:287:28 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:287:28 PM20:378:37 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:287:28 PM19:467:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:287:28 PM20:208:20 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:2310:23 PM23:5011:50 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2211:22 PM24:1012:10+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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