Thursday 4 March 2004 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Guruvāra. Dvādaśī began at 07:057:05 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:058:05 AM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 102 of 102 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:146:14 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:058:05 AM
Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.
Noon
11:5211:52 AM
The Sun 37° above S. Day length 11 h 15 m.
Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast
06:146:14 AM–08:058:05 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day, ending when dvādaśī ends at 08:05. Āmalakī 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
06:146:14 AM to 30:136:13 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 | 08:058:05 AM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 13:251:25 PM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 13:181:18 PM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 08:058:05 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:13 06:136:13 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:324:32 AM | 06:146:14 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:324:32 AM | 05:235:23 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:584:58 AM | 06:146:14 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:146:14 AM | 08:308:30 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:146:14 AM | 07:397:39 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:386:38 AM | 08:208:20 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:308:30 AM | 10:4510:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:039:03 AM | 10:2810:28 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0010:00 AM | 10:4510:45 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3011:30 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:001:00 PM | 15:153:15 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:171:17 PM | 14:412:41 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:451:45 PM | 14:302:30 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:302:30 PM | 15:153:15 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:153:15 PM | 17:305:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:305:30 PM | 19:117:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:305:30 PM | 17:555:55 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:305:30 PM | 18:466:46 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2711:27 PM | 24:1512:15 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:372:37 AM+1 | 28:174:17 AM+1 | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |