Monday 1 April 1996 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Somavāra. Dvādaśī began at 05:275:27 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:576:57 AM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚukla Pradoṣa Vrata determinate
At sunrise
05:205:20 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:576:57 AM
Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.
Noon
11:4411:44 AM
The Sun 48° above S. Day length 12 h 48 m.
Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast
05:205:20 AM–06:576:57 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day, ending when dvādaśī ends at 06:57. Kāmadā 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
05:205:20 AM to 29:185:18+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 | 06:576:57 AM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 10:0610:06 AM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Śūla | 08:018:01 AM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 06:576:57 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:18 05:185:18 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:503:50 AM | 05:205:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:503:50 AM | 04:354:35 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:134:13 AM | 05:205:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:205:20 AM | 07:547:54 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:566:56 AM | 08:328:32 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:307:30 AM | 09:149:14 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:547:54 AM | 10:2810:28 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0810:08 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1911:19 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2011:20 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1012:10 PM | 13:011:01 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:011:01 PM | 15:353:35 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:201:20 PM | 14:562:56 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:521:52 PM | 14:442:44 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:442:44 PM | 15:353:35 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:353:35 PM | 18:086:08 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:086:08 PM | 19:387:38 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:086:08 PM | 18:316:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:086:08 PM | 19:157:15 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:366:36 PM | 20:188:18 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1911:19 PM | 24:0712:07+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:474:47+1 AM | 30:296:29+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |