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Thursday 22 January 2009 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Guruvāra. Dvādaśī began at 05:475:47 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 32:288:28+1 AM, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:447:44 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

19:077:07 PM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

12:3812:38 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 49 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3812:38 PM
At noon, 12:3812:38 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 315° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 15% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 315° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

13:371:37 PM–15:353:35 PM In aparāhṇa: hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, runs past prātaḥkāla, and midday is passed over. Ṣaṭtilā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:505:50 AM–06:476:47 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:196:19 AM–07:447:44 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1912:19 PM–12:5812:58 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:172:17 PM–14:562:56 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:094:09 PM–17:575:57 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:335:33 PM–18:026:02 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:335:33 PM–18:586:58 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:447:44 AM–08:588:58 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:1110:11 AM–11:2511:25 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:0011:00 AM–11:4011:40 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:521:52 PM–15:063:06 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:562:56 PM–15:353:35 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

Śubha07:447:44 AM–08:588:58 AMgood
Roga08:588:58 AM–10:1110:11 AMavoid
Udvega10:1110:11 AM–11:2511:25 AMavoid
Cara11:2511:25 AM–12:3912:39 PMneutral
Lābha12:3912:39 PM–13:521:52 PMgood
Amṛta13:521:52 PM–15:063:06 PMgood
Kāla15:063:06 PM–16:204:20 PMavoid
Śubha16:204:20 PM–17:335:33 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:335:33 PM–19:197:19 PMgood
Cara19:197:19 PM–21:069:06 PMneutral
Roga21:069:06 PM–22:5210:52 PMavoid
Kāla22:5210:52 PM–24:3812:38+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:3812:38+1 AM–26:252:25+1 AMgood
Udvega26:252:25+1 AM–28:114:11+1 AMavoid
Śubha28:114:11+1 AM–29:575:57+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:575:57+1 AM–31:437:43+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:447:44 AM to 31:437:43+1 AM

07:447:44 AM sunrise17:335:33 PM sunsetsunrise 31:437:43+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 26:052:05+1 AM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 28:114:11+1 AM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 19:077:07 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1912:19 PM–12:5812:58 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:521:52 PM–15:063:06 PM
Pradoṣa 17:335:33 PM–19:277:27 PM
Niśītha 24:1412:14+1 AM–25:021:02+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. AbhijitUntil 12:5812:58 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:063:06 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 9 h 49 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:277:27 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 25:021:02+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  9. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  10. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśīpast sunriseTrayodaśī
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā26:05 02:052:05 AM FriMūla
YogaDhruva28:11 04:114:11 AM FriVyāghāta
KaraṇaKaulava19:077:07 PMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra31:43 07:437:43 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 388
Day length
9 h 49 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
29:435:43+1 AM
Moonset
13:421:42 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:505:50 AM07:447:44 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:505:50 AM06:476:47 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:196:19 AM07:447:44 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:447:44 AM09:429:42 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:447:44 AM08:588:58 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:429:42 AM11:4011:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:1110:11 AM11:2511:25 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:0011:00 AM11:4011:40 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1512:15 PM13:031:03 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1912:19 PM12:5812:58 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:371:37 PM15:353:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:521:52 PM15:063:06 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:172:17 PM14:562:56 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:562:56 PM15:353:35 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:353:35 PM17:335:33 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:094:09 PM17:575:57 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:335:33 PM19:277:27 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:335:33 PM18:026:02 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:335:33 PM18:586:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1412:14+1 AM25:021:02+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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