Monday 12 May 2014 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Somavāra. Dvādaśī began at 05:245:24 AM yesterday, and holds until 05:525:52 AM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 73 of 73 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:114:11 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:525:52 AM
Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.
Noon
11:3611:36 AM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 14 h 52 m.
Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast
04:114:11 AM–05:525:52 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day, ending when dvādaśī ends at 05:52. Mohinī 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
04:114:11 AM to 28:104:10 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 | 05:525:52 AM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 10:0510:05 AM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 09:079:07 AM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 05:525:52 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 28:10 04:104:10 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 02:582:58 AM | 04:114:11 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 02:582:58 AM | 03:343:34 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:163:16 AM | 04:114:11 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:114:11 AM | 07:097:09 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:026:02 AM | 07:547:54 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:097:09 AM | 10:0810:08 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:459:45 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0711:07 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 |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0612:06 PM | 13:061:06 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:061:06 PM | 16:044:04 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:281:28 PM | 15:203:20 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:052:05 PM | 15:053:05 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:053:05 PM | 16:044:04 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:044:04 PM | 19:037:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:126:12 PM | 19:497:49 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:037:03 PM | 20:168:16 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:037:03 PM | 19:217:21 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:037:03 PM | 19:577:57 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1211:12 PM | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:563:56 AM+1 | 29:335:33 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |