Saturday 26 April 2014 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śanivāra. Dvādaśī began at 20:078:07 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:116:11 PM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 82 of 82 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:345:34 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:087:08 AM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
12:2512:25 PM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 13 h 42 m.
Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast
05:345:34 AM–08:198:19 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Varūthinī 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
05:345:34 AM to 29:335:33 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 | 18:116:11 PM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 13:321:32 PM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Indra | 15:543:54 PM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 07:087:08 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:33 05:335:33 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:124:12 AM | 05:345:34 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:124:12 AM | 04:534:53 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:324:32 AM | 05:345:34 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:345:34 AM | 08:198:19 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:345:34 AM | 07:177:17 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:345:34 AM | 06:296:29 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 05:565:56 AM | 07:287:28 AM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:296:29 AM | 07:247:24 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:198:19 AM | 11:0311:03 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:009:00 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:5212:52 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:471:47 PM | 16:324:32 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:082:08 PM | 15:503:50 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:422:42 PM | 15:373:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:324:32 PM | 19:167:16 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:167:16 PM | 20:388:38 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:167:16 PM | 19:367:36 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:167:16 PM | 20:188:18 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:4410:44 PM | 24:1612:16 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 24:4812:48 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |