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Tuesday 9 December 2008 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Dvādaśī began at 02:062:06 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:2411:24 PM.

Observed here on this day

Akhaṇḍa Dvādaśī

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

At sunrise

05:535:53 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:5012:50 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

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 137° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 87% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 137° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

07:267:26 AM–08:148:14 AM Once hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, is over, within prātaḥkāla. Mokṣadā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:154:15 AM–05:045:04 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:404:40 AM–05:535:53 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:208:20 AM–09:499:49 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:2211:22 AM–12:0912:09 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:431:43 PM–14:292:29 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:375:37 PM–18:026:02 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:375:37 PM–18:516:51 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:148:14 AM–09:019:01 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:498:49 AM–10:1710:17 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:1811:18 AM–12:4712:47 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:4511:45 AM–13:131:13 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:412:41 PM–16:094:09 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:3210:32 PM–23:2111:21 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya23:4011:40 PM–25:071:07+1 AMa 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

Roga05:535:53 AM–07:217:21 AMavoid
Udvega07:217:21 AM–08:498:49 AMavoid
Cara08:498:49 AM–10:1710:17 AMneutral
Lābha10:1710:17 AM–11:4511:45 AMgood
Amṛta11:4511:45 AM–13:131:13 PMgood
Kāla13:131:13 PM–14:412:41 PMavoid
Śubha14:412:41 PM–16:094:09 PMgood
Roga16:094:09 PM–17:375:37 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:375:37 PM–19:097:09 PMavoid
Lābha19:097:09 PM–20:418:41 PMgood
Udvega20:418:41 PM–22:1310:13 PMavoid
Śubha22:1310:13 PM–23:4511:45 PMgood
Amṛta23:4511:45 PM–25:181:18+1 AMgood
Cara25:181:18+1 AM–26:502:50+1 AMneutral
Roga26:502:50+1 AM–28:224:22+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:224:22+1 AM–29:545:54+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:535:53 AM to 29:545:54+1 AM

05:535:53 AM sunrise17:375:37 PM sunsetsunrise 29:545:54+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 23:2411:24 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 15:003:00 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 24:0212:02+1 AM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:5012:50 PM
Bālavauntil 23:2411:24 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2211:22 AM–12:0912:09 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:412:41 PM–16:094:09 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:0912:09 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:094:09 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:157:15 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0912:09+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī23:2411:24 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraAśvinī15:003:00 PMBharaṇī
YogaParigha24:02 00:0212:02 AM WedŚiva
KaraṇaBava12:5012:50 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:54 05:545:54 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 344
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
14:422:42 PM
Moonset
27:273:27+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 twilight04:404:40 AM05:535:53 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:535:53 AM08:148:14 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:148:14 AM10:3510:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:148:14 AM09:019:01 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:208:20 AM09:499:49 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:498:49 AM10:1710:17 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:1811:18 AM12:4712:47 PMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2111:21 AM12:0912:09 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2211:22 AM12:0912:09 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4511:45 AM13:131:13 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5612:56 PM15:163:16 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:431:43 PM14:292:29 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:412:41 PM16:094:09 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
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 PM18:026:02 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:375:37 PM18:516:51 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3210:32 PM23:2111:21 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2111:21 PM24:0912:09+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:4011:40 PM25:071:07+1 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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