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Thursday 18 December 2014 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Guruvāra. Dvādaśī began at 02:232:23 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:162:16 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:585:58 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:418:41 AM

Atigaṇḍa gives way to Sukarmā.

Noon

11:4911:49 AM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:4911:49 AM
At noon, 11:4911:49 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 317° ahead of it, in Svātī, 14% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 317° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

13:001:00 PM–15:203:20 PM In aparāhṇa: hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, runs past prātaḥkāla, and midday is passed over. Saphalā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:194:19 AM–05:085:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:444:44 AM–05:585:58 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2611:26 AM–12:1312:13 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:461:46 PM–14:332:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:415:41 PM–18:066:06 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:415:41 PM–18:556:55 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:274:27 AM+1–30:046:04 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:585:58 AM–07:257:25 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:538:53 AM–10:2110:21 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:529:52 AM–10:3910:39 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:171:17 PM–14:452:45 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:332:33 PM–15:203:20 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya18:486:48 PM–20:258:25 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

Śubha05:585:58 AM–07:257:25 AMgood
Roga07:257:25 AM–08:538:53 AMavoid
Udvega08:538:53 AM–10:2110:21 AMavoid
Cara10:2110:21 AM–11:4911:49 AMneutral
Lābha11:4911:49 AM–13:171:17 PMgood
Amṛta13:171:17 PM–14:452:45 PMgood
Kāla14:452:45 PM–16:134:13 PMavoid
Śubha16:134:13 PM–17:415:41 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:415:41 PM–19:137:13 PMgood
Cara19:137:13 PM–20:458:45 PMneutral
Roga20:458:45 PM–22:1710:17 PMavoid
Kāla22:1710:17 PM–23:4911:49 PMavoid
Lābha23:4911:49 PM–25:221:22 AM+1good
Udvega25:221:22 AM+1–26:542:54 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:542:54 AM+1–28:264:26 AM+1good
Amṛta28:264:26 AM+1–29:585:58 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:585:58 AM to 29:585:58 AM+1

05:585:58 AM sunrise17:415:41 PM sunsetsunrise 29:585:58 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 26:162:16 AM+1
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 13:111:11 PM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 08:418:41 AM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 14:262:26 PM
Taitilauntil 26:162:16 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2611:26 AM–12:1312:13 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:171:17 PM–14:452:45 PM
Pradoṣa 17:415:41 PM–19:197:19 PM
Niśītha 23:2511:25 PM–24:1312:13 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.

  1. SunriseDvādaśī holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1312:13 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:452:45 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:197:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1312:13 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī26:16 02:162:16 AM FriTrayodaśī
NakṣatraSvātī13:111:11 PMViśākhā
YogaAtigaṇḍa08:418:41 AMSukarmā
KaraṇaKaulava14:262:26 PMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra29:58 05:585:58 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2071
Śaka
1936
Kali
5115
Ahargaṇa
1 868 544
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
27:323:32 AM+1
Moonset
14:482:48 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:194:19 AM05:585:58 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:194:19 AM05:085:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:444:44 AM05:585:58 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:585:58 AM08:188:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:585:58 AM07:257:25 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:188:18 AM10:3910:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:538:53 AM10:2110:21 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:529:52 AM10:3910:39 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2511:25 AM12:1312:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2611:26 AM12:1312:13 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:001:00 PM15:203:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:171:17 PM14:452:45 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:461:46 PM14:332:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:332:33 PM15:203:20 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:203:20 PM17:415:41 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:415:41 PM19:197:19 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:415:41 PM18:066:06 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:415:41 PM18:556:55 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:486:48 PM20:258:25 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2511:25 PM24:1312:13 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:274:27 AM+130:046:04 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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