Thursday 28 July 2011 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Guruvāra. Dvādaśī began at 06:276:27 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:326:32 AM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 77 of 77 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:215:21 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:326:32 AM
Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.
Noon
12:3312:33 PM
The Sun 69° above S. Day length 14 h 24 m.
Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast
05:215:21 AM–06:326:32 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day, ending when dvādaśī ends at 06:32. Kāmikā 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
05:215:21 AM to 29:225:22 AM+1
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 | Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī | 06:326:32 AM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 10:2710:27 AM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 20:348:34 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 06:326:32 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:22 05:225:22 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:044:04 AM | 05:215:21 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:044:04 AM | 04:434:43 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:234:23 AM | 05:215:21 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:215:21 AM | 08:148:14 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:215:21 AM | 07:097:09 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:148:14 AM | 11:0711:07 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:578:57 AM | 10:4510:45 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0910:09 AM | 11:0711:07 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0412:04 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0912:09 PM | 12:5712:57 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:002:00 PM | 16:524:52 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:212:21 PM | 16:094:09 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:572:57 PM | 15:553:55 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:553:55 PM | 16:524:52 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:524:52 PM | 19:457:45 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:506:50 PM | 20:268:26 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:457:45 PM | 21:029:02 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:457:45 PM | 20:048:04 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:457:45 PM | 20:438:43 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1012:10 AM+1 | 24:5812:58 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:2612:26 AM+1 | 26:022:02 AM+1 | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |