Monday 24 April 2017 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Somavāra. Dvādaśī began at 06:356:35 AM yesterday, and holds until 04:564:56 AM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 80 of 80 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:384:38 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
04:564:56 AM
Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.
Noon
11:3811:38 AM
The Sun 56° above S. Day length 14 h 02 m.
Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast
04:384:38 AM–04:564:56 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day, ending when dvādaśī ends at 04:56. 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
04:384:38 AM to 28:364:36 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 | Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī | 04:564:56 AM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Bhādrapadā | 26:35 02:352:35 AM Tue | Revatī |
| Yoga | Indra | 09:519:51 AM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 04:564:56 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 28:36 04:364:36 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:183:18 AM | 04:384:38 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:183:18 AM | 03:583:58 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:383:38 AM | 04:384:38 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:384:38 AM | 07:267:26 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:236:23 AM | 08:088:08 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:267:26 AM | 10:1410:14 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:539:53 AM | 11:3911:39 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| 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 |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0712:07 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:031:03 PM | 15:513:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:081:08 PM | 14:382:38 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:241:24 PM | 15:093:09 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:591:59 PM | 14:552:55 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:552:55 PM | 15:513:51 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:513:51 PM | 18:396:39 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:396:39 PM | 19:597:59 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:396:39 PM | 18:596:59 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:396:39 PM | 19:397:39 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:0610:06 PM | 23:3611:36 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1411:14 PM | 24:0212:02 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |