Saturday 3 May 2008 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śanivāra. Dvādaśī began at 08:388:38 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:226:22 AM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 76 of 76 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:234:23 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:226:22 AM
Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.
Noon
11:3711:37 AM
The Sun 59° above S. Day length 14 h 29 m.
Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast
04:234:23 AM–06:226:22 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day, ending when dvādaśī ends at 06:22. Varūthinī 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
04:234:23 AM to 28:214:21+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 | Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī | 06:226:22 AM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Bhādrapadā | 12:3612:36 PM | Revatī |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 24:09 00:0912:09 AM Sun | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 06:226:22 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 28:21 04:214:21 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:073:07 AM | 04:234:23 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:073:07 AM | 03:453:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:263:26 AM | 04:234:23 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:234:23 AM | 07:177:17 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 04:234:23 AM | 06:126:12 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 04:234:23 AM | 05:215:21 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:215:21 AM | 06:196:19 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:177:17 AM | 10:1010:10 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:008:00 AM | 09:499:49 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:098:09 AM | 09:389:38 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0811:08 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:041:04 PM | 15:583:58 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:261:26 PM | 15:143:14 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:022:02 PM | 15:003:00 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:583:58 PM | 18:526:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:526:52 PM | 20:088:08 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:526:52 PM | 19:117:11 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:526:52 PM | 19:497:49 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1311:13 PM | 24:0112:01+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:2811:28 PM | 24:5512:55+1 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |