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May 1956 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Kṛṣṇa to Vaiśākha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 21 May 1956 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Dvādaśī

Somavāra. Dvādaśī began at 21:129:12 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:039:03 PM.

Observed here on this day

Paraśurāma Dvādaśī

Dvādaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoRukmiṇī Dvādaśī determinate

At sunrise

05:075:07 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:336:33 AM

Hasta gives way to Citrā.

Noon

12:2312:23 PM

The Sun 70° above S. Day length 14 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2312:23 PM
At noon, 12:2312:23 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 140° ahead of it, in Citrā, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 140° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

05:075:07 AM–08:028:02 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Mohinī Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:513:51 AM–04:294:29 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:104:10 AM–05:075:07 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5411:54 AM–12:5312:53 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:492:49 PM–15:473:47 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:407:40 PM–19:597:59 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:407:40 PM–20:378:37 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:4212:42+1 AM–26:202:20+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla06:566:56 AM–08:458:45 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3410:34 AM–12:2412:24 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5312:53 PM–13:511:51 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:132:13 PM–16:024:02 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:482:48 PM–16:274:27 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta15:473:47 PM–16:464:46 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

Amṛta05:075:07 AM–06:566:56 AMgood
Kāla06:566:56 AM–08:458:45 AMavoid
Śubha08:458:45 AM–10:3410:34 AMgood
Roga10:3410:34 AM–12:2412:24 PMavoid
Udvega12:2412:24 PM–14:132:13 PMavoid
Cara14:132:13 PM–16:024:02 PMneutral
Lābha16:024:02 PM–17:515:51 PMgood
Amṛta17:515:51 PM–19:407:40 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:407:40 PM–20:518:51 PMneutral
Roga20:518:51 PM–22:0210:02 PMavoid
Kāla22:0210:02 PM–23:1211:12 PMavoid
Lābha23:1211:12 PM–24:2312:23+1 AMgood
Udvega24:2312:23+1 AM–25:341:34+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:341:34+1 AM–26:452:45+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:452:45+1 AM–27:553:55+1 AMgood
Cara27:553:55+1 AM–29:065:06+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:075:07 AM to 29:065:06+1 AM

05:075:07 AM sunrise19:407:40 PM sunsetsunrise 29:065:06+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 21:039:03 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 06:336:33 AM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 12:2312:23 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 09:049:04 AM
Bālavauntil 21:039:03 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 06:566:56 AM–08:458:45 AM
Abhijit 11:5411:54 AM–12:5312:53 PM
Pradoṣa 19:407:40 PM–20:568:56 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. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:458:45 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:5312:53 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 33 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:568:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī21:039:03 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraHasta06:336:33 AMCitrā
YogaSiddhi12:2312:23 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaBava09:049:04 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra29:06 05:065:06 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 149
Day length
14 h 33 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
16:304:30 PM
Moonset
27:173:17+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:513:51 AM05:075:07 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:513:51 AM04:294:29 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:104:10 AM05:075:07 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:075:07 AM08:028:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day06:566:56 AM08:458:45 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:028:02 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3410:34 AM12:2412:24 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5411:54 AM12:5312:53 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5312:53 PM13:511:51 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:511:51 PM16:464:46 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:132:13 PM16:024:02 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:482:48 PM16:274:27 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:492:49 PM15:473:47 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:473:47 PM16:464:46 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:464:46 PM19:407:40 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:407:40 PM20:568:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:407:40 PM19:597:59 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:407:40 PM20:378:37 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:4212:42+1 AM26:202:20+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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