Thursday 17 February 2000 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Guruvāra. Dvādaśī began at 11:1311:13 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:278:27 AM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 109 of 109 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:436:43 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:278:27 AM
Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.
Noon
11:5411:54 AM
The Sun 31° above S. Day length 10 h 23 m.
Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast
06:436:43 AM–08:278:27 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day, ending when dvādaśī ends at 08:27. Jayā 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
06:436:43 AM to 30:416:41 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 | Śukla Dvādaśī | 08:278:27 AM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 17:345:34 PM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 21:249:24 PM | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 08:278:27 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:41 06:416:41 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:544:54 AM | 06:436:43 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:544:54 AM | 05:485:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:215:21 AM | 06:436:43 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:436:43 AM | 08:478:47 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:436:43 AM | 08:018:01 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:478:47 AM | 10:5210:52 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:199:19 AM | 10:3610:36 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:1110:11 AM | 10:5210:52 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3011:30 AM | 12:1812:18 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3411:34 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5712:57 PM | 15:013:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:121:12 PM | 14:302:30 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:381:38 PM | 14:202:20 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:202:20 PM | 15:013:01 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:013:01 PM | 17:065:06 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:223:22 PM | 16:504:50 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:065:06 PM | 18:556:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:065:06 PM | 17:335:33 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:065:06 PM | 18:286:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3011:30 PM | 24:1812:18 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5312:53 AM+1 | 26:212:21 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |