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Thursday 3 April 2008 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Guruvāra. Dvādaśī began at 20:128:12 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:087:08 PM.

Observed here on this day

Kṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 75 of 90 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:086:08 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:467:46 AM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

12:3012:30 PM

The Sun 55° above S. Day length 12 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3012:30 PM
At noon, 12:3012:30 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 321° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 11% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 321° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

06:086:08 AM–08:418:41 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:384:38 AM–05:235:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:005:00 AM–06:086:08 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0512:05 PM–12:5612:56 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:382:38 PM–15:293:29 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:536:53 PM–19:157:15 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:536:53 PM–20:008:00 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:2210:22 PM–23:5511:55 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:086:08 AM–07:447:44 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:199:19 AM–10:5510:55 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2310:23 AM–11:1411:14 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:031:03 PM–14:362:36 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:062:06 PM–15:423:42 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:293:29 PM–16:204:20 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

Śubha06:086:08 AM–07:447:44 AMgood
Roga07:447:44 AM–09:199:19 AMavoid
Udvega09:199:19 AM–10:5510:55 AMavoid
Cara10:5510:55 AM–12:3012:30 PMneutral
Lābha12:3012:30 PM–14:062:06 PMgood
Amṛta14:062:06 PM–15:423:42 PMgood
Kāla15:423:42 PM–17:175:17 PMavoid
Śubha17:175:17 PM–18:536:53 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:536:53 PM–20:178:17 PMgood
Cara20:178:17 PM–21:419:41 PMneutral
Roga21:419:41 PM–23:0511:05 PMavoid
Kāla23:0511:05 PM–24:3012:30+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:3012:30+1 AM–25:541:54+1 AMgood
Udvega25:541:54+1 AM–27:183:18+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:183:18+1 AM–28:424:42+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:424:42+1 AM–30:066:06+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:086:08 AM to 30:066:06+1 AM

06:086:08 AM sunrise18:536:53 PM sunsetsunrise 30:066:06+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 19:087:08 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 29:215:21+1 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 23:0911:09 PM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 07:467:46 AM
Taitilauntil 19:087:08 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0512:05 PM–12:5612:56 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:062:06 PM–15:423:42 PM
Pradoṣa 18:536:53 PM–20:238:23 PM
Niśītha 24:0612:06+1 AM–24:5412:54+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5612:56 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:423:42 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 45 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:238:23 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  8. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  9. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5412:54+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī19:087:08 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā29:21 05:215:21 AM FriPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaŚubha23:0911:09 PMŚukla
KaraṇaKaulava07:467:46 AMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra30:06 06:066:06 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2064
Śaka
1929
Kali
5108
Ahargaṇa
1 866 094
Day length
12 h 45 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
28:544:54+1 AM
Moonset
15:383:38 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:384:38 AM06:086:08 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:384:38 AM05:235:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:005:00 AM06:086:08 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:086:08 AM08:418:41 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:086:08 AM07:447:44 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:418:41 AM11:1411:14 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:199:19 AM10:5510:55 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2310:23 AM11:1411:14 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0512:05 PM12:5612:56 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0612:06 PM12:5412:54 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:031:03 PM14:362:36 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:204:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:062:06 PM15:423:42 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:382:38 PM15:293:29 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:293:29 PM16:204:20 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:204:20 PM18:536:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:536:53 PM20:238:23 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:536:53 PM19:157:15 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:536:53 PM20:008:00 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:2210:22 PM23:5511:55 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0612:06+1 AM24:5412:54+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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