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Thursday 14 December 2017 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Guruvāra. Dvādaśī began at 05:565:56 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 31:387:38 AM+1, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:177:17 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

18:446:44 PM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

11:3511:35 AM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3511:35 AM
At noon, 11:3511:35 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 315° ahead of it, in Svātī, 15% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 315° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

12:2612:26 PM–14:092:09 PM In aparāhṇa: hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, runs past prātaḥkāla, and midday is passed over. Saphalā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:135:13 AM–06:156:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:445:44 AM–07:177:17 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1711:17 AM–11:5211:52 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:001:00 PM–13:351:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:523:52 PM–16:234:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:523:52 PM–17:255:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla16:004:00 PM–17:445:44 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:177:17 AM–08:218:21 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:269:26 AM–10:3010:30 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0910:09 AM–10:4310:43 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:3912:39 PM–13:431:43 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:351:35 PM–14:092:09 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Śubha07:177:17 AM–08:218:21 AMgood
Roga08:218:21 AM–09:269:26 AMavoid
Udvega09:269:26 AM–10:3010:30 AMavoid
Cara10:3010:30 AM–11:3511:35 AMneutral
Lābha11:3511:35 AM–12:3912:39 PMgood
Amṛta12:3912:39 PM–13:431:43 PMgood
Kāla13:431:43 PM–14:482:48 PMavoid
Śubha14:482:48 PM–15:523:52 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta15:523:52 PM–17:485:48 PMgood
Cara17:485:48 PM–19:447:44 PMneutral
Roga19:447:44 PM–21:399:39 PMavoid
Kāla21:399:39 PM–23:3511:35 PMavoid
Lābha23:3511:35 PM–25:311:31 AM+1good
Udvega25:311:31 AM+1–27:263:26 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:263:26 AM+1–29:225:22 AM+1good
Amṛta29:225:22 AM+1–31:187:18 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:177:17 AM to 31:187:18 AM+1

07:177:17 AM sunrise15:523:52 PM sunsetsunrise 31:187:18 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 25:341:34 AM+1
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 27:443:44 AM+1
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 18:446:44 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1711:17 AM–11:5211:52 AM
Rāhu kāla 12:3912:39 PM–13:431:43 PM
Pradoṣa 15:523:52 PM–17:565:56 PM
Niśītha 23:1111:11 PM–23:5911:59 PM

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.

  1. SunriseDvādaśī holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 11:5211:52 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:431:43 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 8 h 36 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 17:565:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 23:5911:59 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  9. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  10. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśīpast sunriseTrayodaśī
NakṣatraSvātī25:34 01:341:34 AM FriViśākhā
YogaAtigaṇḍa27:44 03:443:44 AM FriSukarmā
KaraṇaKaulava18:446:44 PMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra31:18 07:187:18 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 636
Day length
8 h 36 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
27:553:55 AM+1
Moonset
13:541:54 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:135:13 AM07:177:17 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:135:13 AM06:156:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:445:44 AM07:177:17 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:177:17 AM09:009:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:177:17 AM08:218:21 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:009:00 AM10:4310:43 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:269:26 AM10:3010:30 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0910:09 AM10:4310:43 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1111:11 AM11:5911:59 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1711:17 AM11:5211:52 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2612:26 PM14:092:09 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:3912:39 PM13:431:43 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:001:00 PM13:351:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:351:35 PM14:092:09 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:092:09 PM15:523:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk15:523:52 PM17:565:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:523:52 PM16:234:23 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:523:52 PM17:255:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:004:00 PM17:445:44 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1111:11 PM23:5911:59 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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