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Monday 7 May 1956 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Somavāra. Dvādaśī began at 02:462:46 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:172:17+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:205:20 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:236:23 AM

Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.

Noon

12:2312:23 PM

The Sun 67° above S. Day length 14 h 07 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2312:23 PM
At noon, 12:2312:23 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 317° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 13% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 317° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

13:481:48 PM–16:384:38 PM In aparāhṇa: hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, runs past prātaḥkāla, and midday is passed over. Varūthinī Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:014:01 AM–04:414:41 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:214:21 AM–05:205:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5511:55 AM–12:5212:52 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:452:45 PM–15:413:41 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla19:147:14 PM–20:518:51 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:277:27 PM–19:477:47 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:277:27 PM–20:268:26 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:067:06 AM–08:528:52 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:319:31 AM–11:0811:08 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3810:38 AM–12:2412:24 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5212:52 PM–13:481:48 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:092:09 PM–15:553:55 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:413:41 PM–16:384:38 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

Amṛta05:205:20 AM–07:067:06 AMgood
Kāla07:067:06 AM–08:528:52 AMavoid
Śubha08:528:52 AM–10:3810:38 AMgood
Roga10:3810:38 AM–12:2412:24 PMavoid
Udvega12:2412:24 PM–14:092:09 PMavoid
Cara14:092:09 PM–15:553:55 PMneutral
Lābha15:553:55 PM–17:415:41 PMgood
Amṛta17:415:41 PM–19:277:27 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:277:27 PM–20:418:41 PMneutral
Roga20:418:41 PM–21:559:55 PMavoid
Kāla21:559:55 PM–23:0911:09 PMavoid
Lābha23:0911:09 PM–24:2312:23+1 AMgood
Udvega24:2312:23+1 AM–25:371:37+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:371:37+1 AM–26:512:51+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:512:51+1 AM–28:054:05+1 AMgood
Cara28:054:05+1 AM–29:195:19+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:205:20 AM to 29:195:19+1 AM

05:205:20 AM sunrise19:277:27 PM sunsetsunrise 29:195:19+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 26:172:17+1 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 24:0512:05+1 AM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 06:236:23 AM
Viṣkambhauntil 28:524:52+1 AM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 14:372:37 PM
Taitilauntil 26:172:17+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:067:06 AM–08:528:52 AM
Abhijit 11:5511:55 AM–12:5212:52 PM
Pradoṣa 19:277:27 PM–20:468:46 PM
Niśītha 23:5911:59 PM–24:4712:47+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:528:52 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5212:52 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 07 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:468:46 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  10. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī26:17 02:172:17 AM TueTrayodaśī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā24:05 00:0512:05 AM TueRevatī
YogaVaidhṛti06:236:23 AMViṣkambha
KaraṇaKaulava14:372:37 PMTaitila
VāraSomavāra29:19 05:195:19 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 135
Day length
14 h 07 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
27:343:34+1 AM
Moonset
15:583:58 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:014:01 AM05:205:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:014:01 AM04:414:41 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:214:21 AM05:205:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:205:20 AM08:108:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:067:06 AM08:528:52 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:108:10 AM10:5910:59 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:319:31 AM11:0811:08 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3810:38 AM12:2412:24 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5511:55 AM12:5212:52 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5212:52 PM13:481:48 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:481:48 PM16:384:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:092:09 PM15:553:55 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:452:45 PM15:413:41 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:413:41 PM16:384:38 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:384:38 PM19:277:27 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:147:14 PM20:518:51 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk19:277:27 PM20:468:46 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:277:27 PM19:477:47 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:277:27 PM20:268:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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