Sunday 11 December 1955 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Ravivāra. Dvādaśī began at 06:106:10 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:547:54 AM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 117 of 117 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:387:38 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:547:54 AM
Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.
Noon
12:2012:20 PM
The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 23 m.
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
07:387:38 AM to 31:397:39+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 | 07:547:54 AM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 10:0410:04 AM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 19:147:14 PM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 07:547:54 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:39 07:397:39 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:415:41 AM | 07:387:38 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:415:41 AM | 06:406:40 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:116:11 AM | 07:387:38 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:387:38 AM | 09:319:31 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:319:31 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:3812:38 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:301:30 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:161:16 PM | 15:083:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:531:53 PM | 14:312:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:402:40 PM | 15:513:51 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:083:08 PM | 17:015:01 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:463:46 PM | 16:234:23 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:513:51 PM | 17:015:01 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:164:16 PM | 18:036:03 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:015:01 PM | 18:586:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:015:01 PM | 17:305:30 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:015:01 PM | 18:296:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5611:56 PM | 24:4412:44+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:552:55+1 AM | 28:424:42+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |