Thursday 21 April 2005 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Guruvāra. Dvādaśī began at 17:485:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:486:48 PM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 68 of 81 minutes of pradoṣa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:434:43 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:236:23 AM
Bava gives way to Bālava.
Noon
11:3911:39 AM
The Sun 55° above S. Day length 13 h 52 m.
Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast
04:434:43 AM–07:307:30 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. 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
04:434:43 AM to 28:414:41 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 | 18:486:48 PM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 09:359:35 AM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 20:348:34 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 06:236:23 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 28:41 04:414:41 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:223:22 AM | 04:434:43 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:223:22 AM | 04:034:03 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:423:42 AM | 04:434:43 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:434:43 AM | 07:307:30 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 04:434:43 AM | 06:276:27 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:307:30 AM | 10:1610:16 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:118:11 AM | 09:559:55 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:219:21 AM | 10:1610:16 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1111:11 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:021:02 PM | 15:493:49 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:231:23 PM | 15:073:07 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:581:58 PM | 14:532:53 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:532:53 PM | 15:493:49 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:493:49 PM | 18:356:35 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:095:09 PM | 18:506:50 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:356:35 PM | 19:567:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:356:35 PM | 18:556:55 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:356:35 PM | 19:367:36 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1411:14 PM | 24:0212:02 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:153:15 AM+1 | 28:564:56 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |