Saturday 9 April 1960 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śanivāra. Dvādaśī began at 08:228:22 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:258:25 AM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚukla Pradoṣa Vrata determinate
At sunrise
05:595:59 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:258:25 AM
Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.
Noon
12:2912:29 PM
The Sun 57° above S. Day length 13 h 00 m.
Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast
05:595:59 AM–08:258:25 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day, ending when dvādaśī ends at 08:25. Kāmadā Ekādaśī
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
05:595:59 AM to 29:585:58+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 | Śukla Dvādaśī | 08:258:25 AM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 20:448:44 PM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 26:48 02:482:48 AM Sun | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 08:258:25 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:58 05:585:58 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:314:31 AM | 05:595:59 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:314:31 AM | 05:155:15 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:534:53 AM | 05:595:59 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:595:59 AM | 08:358:35 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:595:59 AM | 07:377:37 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:595:59 AM | 06:516:51 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:516:51 AM | 07:437:43 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:358:35 AM | 11:1111:11 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:149:14 AM | 10:5110:51 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0312:03 PM | 12:5512:55 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:471:47 PM | 16:234:23 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:062:06 PM | 15:443:44 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:152:15 PM | 15:523:52 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:392:39 PM | 15:313:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:234:23 PM | 18:596:59 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:596:59 PM | 20:268:26 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:596:59 PM | 19:217:21 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:596:59 PM | 20:058:05 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0412:04+1 AM | 24:5212:52+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:503:50+1 AM | 29:255:25+1 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |