Wednesday 8 August 1984 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Budhavāra. Dvādaśī began at 20:068:06 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:268:26 PM.
Observed here on this day
Dvādaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:294:29 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
04:444:44 AM
Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.
Noon
11:4611:46 AM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 14 h 32 m.
Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast
04:294:29 AM–07:247:24 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Putradā 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
04:294:29 AM to 28:304:30+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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Dvādaśī | 20:268:26 PM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 14:292:29 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 04:444:44 AM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 08:138:13 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 28:30 04:304:30 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:143:14 AM | 04:294:29 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:143:14 AM | 03:513:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:333:33 AM | 04:294:29 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:294:29 AM | 07:247:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:186:18 AM | 08:078:07 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:247:24 AM | 10:1810:18 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:507:50 AM | 09:309:30 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:569:56 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2111:21 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:4511:45 AM | 13:341:34 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:4912:49 PM | 14:292:29 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:121:12 PM | 16:074:07 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:112:11 PM | 15:093:09 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:074:07 PM | 19:017:01 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:017:01 PM | 20:178:17 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:017:01 PM | 19:207:20 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:017:01 PM | 19:587:58 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2211:22 PM | 24:1012:10+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3612:36+1 AM | 26:182:18+1 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |