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April 1956 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Kṛṣṇa to Caitra KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Sunday 8 April 1956 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Ravivāra. Dvādaśī began at 11:1411:14 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:0212:02 PM.

Observed here on this day

Kṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 88 of 88 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:016:01 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:0212:02 PM

Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.

Noon

12:2912:29 PM

The Sun 57° above S. Day length 12 h 57 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2912:29 PM
At noon, 12:2912:29 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 324° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 9% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 324° falls in Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

06:016:01 AM–08:368:36 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:324:32 AM–05:165:16 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:544:54 AM–06:016:01 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla06:136:13 AM–07:547:54 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:0312:03 PM–12:5512:55 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:392:39 PM–15:303:30 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:586:58 PM–19:207:20 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:586:58 PM–20:048:04 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:2912:29 PM–14:062:06 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:433:43 PM–17:205:20 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta17:145:14 PM–18:066:06 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla17:205:20 PM–18:586:58 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:258:25 PM–22:0410:04 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Udvega06:016:01 AM–07:387:38 AMavoid
Cara07:387:38 AM–09:159:15 AMneutral
Lābha09:159:15 AM–10:5210:52 AMgood
Amṛta10:5210:52 AM–12:2912:29 PMgood
Kāla12:2912:29 PM–14:062:06 PMavoid
Śubha14:062:06 PM–15:433:43 PMgood
Roga15:433:43 PM–17:205:20 PMavoid
Udvega17:205:20 PM–18:586:58 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:586:58 PM–20:208:20 PMgood
Amṛta20:208:20 PM–21:439:43 PMgood
Cara21:439:43 PM–23:0611:06 PMneutral
Roga23:0611:06 PM–24:2812:28+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:2812:28+1 AM–25:511:51+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:511:51+1 AM–27:143:14+1 AMgood
Udvega27:143:14+1 AM–28:364:36+1 AMavoid
Śubha28:364:36+1 AM–29:595:59+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:016:01 AM to 29:595:59+1 AM

06:016:01 AM sunrise18:586:58 PM sunsetsunrise 29:595:59+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 12:0212:02 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 13:491:49 PM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 22:1810:18 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 12:0212:02 PM
Garauntil 24:1112:11+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0312:03 PM–12:5512:55 PM
Rāhu kāla 17:205:20 PM–18:586:58 PM
Pradoṣa 18:586:58 PM–20:268:26 PM
Niśītha 24:0412:04+1 AM–24:5212:52+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.

  1. SunriseDvādaśī holds. Ravivāra begins.
  2. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5512:55 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:586:58 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 57 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:268:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5212:52+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī12:0212:02 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā13:491:49 PMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaŚukla22:1810:18 PMBrahma
KaraṇaTaitila12:0212:02 PMGara
VāraRavivāra29:59 05:595:59 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2012
Śaka
1877
Kali
5056
Ahargaṇa
1 847 106
Day length
12 h 57 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
28:374:37+1 AM
Moonset
16:094:09 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:324:32 AM06:016:01 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:324:32 AM05:165:16 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:544:54 AM06:016:01 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:016:01 AM08:368:36 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra06:136:13 AM07:547:54 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:368:36 AM11:1111:11 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0312:03 PM12:5512:55 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0512:05 PM12:5312:53 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:2912:29 PM14:062:06 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:224:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:392:39 PM15:303:30 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:433:43 PM17:205:20 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:224:22 PM18:586:58 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta17:145:14 PM18:066:06 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day17:205:20 PM18:586:58 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:586:58 PM20:268:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:586:58 PM19:207:20 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:586:58 PM20:048:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:258:25 PM22:0410:04 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0412:04+1 AM24:5212:52+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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