Wednesday 2 October 2013 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Budhavāra. Dvādaśī began at 07:257:25 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:358:35 AM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 98 of 98 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:246:24 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:387:38 AM
Sādhya gives way to Śubha.
Noon
12:1612:16 PM
The Sun 46° above S. Day length 11 h 44 m.
Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast
06:246:24 AM–08:358:35 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day, ending when dvādaśī ends at 08:35. Indirā 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
06:246:24 AM to 30:256:25 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 | 08:358:35 AM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 16:574:57 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 07:387:38 AM | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 08:358:35 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:25 06:256:25 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:464:46 AM | 06:246:24 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:464:46 AM | 05:355:35 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:115:11 AM | 06:246:24 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:246:24 AM | 08:458:45 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:527:52 AM | 09:209:20 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:458:45 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4810:48 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:441:44 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:261:26 PM | 15:473:47 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:132:13 PM | 15:003:00 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:242:24 PM | 16:064:06 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:473:47 PM | 18:086:08 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:086:08 PM | 19:467:46 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:086:08 PM | 18:326:32 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:086:08 PM | 19:217:21 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5211:52 PM | 24:4012:40 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:171:17 AM+1 | 26:562:56 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |