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Monday 22 January 2024 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Pauṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Somavāra. Dvādaśī began at 21:589:58 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:2210:22 PM.

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

10:0710:07 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:3812:38 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3812:38 PM
At noon, 12:3812:38 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 139° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 139° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

07:447:44 AM–09:429:42 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Putradā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:515:51 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
  • Vijaya14:162:16 PM–14:562:56 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:325:32 PM–18:016:01 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:325:32 PM–18:586:58 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:1610:16 PM–23:5711:57 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:588:58 AM–10:1110:11 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:2511:25 AM–12:3812:38 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:1412:14 PM–13:541:54 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:5812:58 PM–13:371:37 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:521:52 PM–15:053:05 PMGulika’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

Amṛta07:447:44 AM–08:588:58 AMgood
Kāla08:588:58 AM–10:1110:11 AMavoid
Śubha10:1110:11 AM–11:2511:25 AMgood
Roga11:2511:25 AM–12:3812:38 PMavoid
Udvega12:3812:38 PM–13:521:52 PMavoid
Cara13:521:52 PM–15:053:05 PMneutral
Lābha15:053:05 PM–16:194:19 PMgood
Amṛta16:194:19 PM–17:325:32 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:325:32 PM–19:197:19 PMneutral
Roga19:197:19 PM–21:059:05 PMavoid
Kāla21:059:05 PM–22:5210:52 PMavoid
Lābha22:5210:52 PM–24:3812:38+1 AMgood
Udvega24:3812:38+1 AM–26:242:24+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:242:24+1 AM–28:114:11+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:114:11+1 AM–29:575:57+1 AMgood
Cara29:575:57+1 AM–31:447:44+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:447:44 AM sunrise17:325:32 PM sunsetsunrise 31:447:44+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 22:2210:22 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 31:287:28+1 AM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 11:1611:16 AM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 10:0710:07 AM
Bālavauntil 22:2210:22 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:588:58 AM–10:1110:11 AM
Abhijit 12:1912:19 PM–12:5812:58 PM
Pradoṣa 17:325:32 PM–19:267:26 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:1110:11 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:5812:58 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 48 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:267:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:021:02+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī22:2210:22 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā31:28 07:287:28 AM TueĀrdrā
YogaBrahma11:1611:16 AMIndra
KaraṇaBava10:0710:07 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra31:44 07:447:44 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2080
Śaka
1945
Kali
5124
Ahargaṇa
1 871 866
Day length
9 h 48 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
14:032:03 PM
Moonset
30:056:05+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:515:51 AM07:447:44 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:515:51 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
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:588:58 AM10:1110:11 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:429:42 AM11:4011:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:2511:25 AM12:3812:38 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:1412:14 PM13:541:54 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1412:14 PM13:021:02 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1912:19 PM12:5812:58 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5812:58 PM13:371:37 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:371:37 PM15:353:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:521:52 PM15:053:05 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:162:16 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 PM17:325:32 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:325:32 PM19:267:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:325:32 PM18:016:01 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:325:32 PM18:586:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:1610:16 PM23:5711:57 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1412:14+1 AM25:021:02+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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