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December 2000 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Friday 8 December 2000 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Śukravāra. Dvādaśī began at 13:471:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:3012:30 PM.

Observed here on this day

Akhaṇḍa Dvādaśī

Dvādaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoŚukla Pradoṣa Vrata determinate

At sunrise

05:535:53 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:056:05 AM

Aśvinī gives way to Bharaṇī.

Noon

11:4511:45 AM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:4511:45 AM
At noon, 11:4511:45 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 144° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 90% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 144° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

05:535:53 AM–08:148:14 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Mokṣadā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:154:15 AM–05:045:04 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:394:39 AM–05:535:53 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2111:21 AM–12:0812:08 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:292:29 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:375:37 PM–18:016:01 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:375:37 PM–18:506:50 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:2312:23+1 AM–25:551:55+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:217:21 AM–08:498:49 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:148:14 AM–09:009:00 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:1710:17 AM–11:4511:45 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0812:08 PM–12:5512:55 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:412:41 PM–16:094:09 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:143:14 PM–16:464:46 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Cara05:535:53 AM–07:217:21 AMneutral
Lābha07:217:21 AM–08:498:49 AMgood
Amṛta08:498:49 AM–10:1710:17 AMgood
Kāla10:1710:17 AM–11:4511:45 AMavoid
Śubha11:4511:45 AM–13:131:13 PMgood
Roga13:131:13 PM–14:412:41 PMavoid
Udvega14:412:41 PM–16:094:09 PMavoid
Cara16:094:09 PM–17:375:37 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:375:37 PM–19:097:09 PMavoid
Kāla19:097:09 PM–20:418:41 PMavoid
Lābha20:418:41 PM–22:1310:13 PMgood
Udvega22:1310:13 PM–23:4511:45 PMavoid
Śubha23:4511:45 PM–25:171:17+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:171:17+1 AM–26:492:49+1 AMgood
Cara26:492:49+1 AM–28:214:21+1 AMneutral
Roga28:214:21+1 AM–29:535:53+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:535:53 AM to 29:535:53+1 AM

05:535:53 AM sunrise17:375:37 PM sunsetsunrise 29:535:53+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 12:3012:30 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 06:056:05 AM
Bharaṇīuntil 28:584:58+1 AM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 17:445:44 PM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 12:3012:30 PM
Kaulavauntil 23:3511:35 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:1710:17 AM–11:4511:45 AM
Abhijit 11:2111:21 AM–12:0812:08 PM
Pradoṣa 17:375:37 PM–19:157:15 PM
Niśītha 23:2111:21 PM–24:0912:09+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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:4511:45 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0812:08 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:157:15 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0912:09+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  13. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī12:3012:30 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraAśvinī06:056:05 AMBharaṇī
YogaParigha17:445:44 PMŚiva
KaraṇaBālava12:3012:30 PMKaulava
VāraŚukravāra29:53 05:535:53 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 421
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
15:243:24 PM
Moonset
27:593:59+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:154:15 AM05:535:53 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:154:15 AM05:045:04 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:394:39 AM05:535:53 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:535:53 AM08:148:14 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:217:21 AM08:498:49 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:148:14 AM10:3410:34 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:148:14 AM09:009:00 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:1710:17 AM11:4511:45 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2111:21 AM12:0912:09 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2111:21 AM12:0812:08 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0812:08 PM12:5512:55 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5512:55 PM15:163:16 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:292:29 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:412:41 PM16:094:09 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:143:14 PM16:464:46 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:163:16 PM17:375:37 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:375:37 PM19:157:15 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:375:37 PM18:016:01 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:375:37 PM18:506:50 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2111:21 PM24:0912:09+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:2312:23+1 AM25:551:55+1 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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