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Tuesday 22 December 2015 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Dvādaśī began at 15:423:42 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:201:20 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

05:595:59 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:007:00 AM

Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.

Noon

11:5111:51 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:5111:51 AM
At noon, 11:5111:51 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 143° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 90% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 143° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

05:595:59 AM–08:208:20 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Mokṣadā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:214:21 AM–05:105:10 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:464:46 AM–05:595:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2811:28 AM–12:1512:15 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:481:48 PM–14:352:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:435:43 PM–18:076:07 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:435:43 PM–18:576:57 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:083:08 AM+1–28:384:38 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:208:20 AM–09:079:07 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:558:55 AM–10:2310:23 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5111:51 AM–13:191:19 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:472:47 PM–16:154:15 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:116:11 PM–19:417:41 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:3810:38 PM–23:2711:27 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

Roga05:595:59 AM–07:277:27 AMavoid
Udvega07:277:27 AM–08:558:55 AMavoid
Cara08:558:55 AM–10:2310:23 AMneutral
Lābha10:2310:23 AM–11:5111:51 AMgood
Amṛta11:5111:51 AM–13:191:19 PMgood
Kāla13:191:19 PM–14:472:47 PMavoid
Śubha14:472:47 PM–16:154:15 PMgood
Roga16:154:15 PM–17:435:43 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:435:43 PM–19:157:15 PMavoid
Lābha19:157:15 PM–20:478:47 PMgood
Udvega20:478:47 PM–22:1910:19 PMavoid
Śubha22:1910:19 PM–23:5111:51 PMgood
Amṛta23:5111:51 PM–25:241:24 AM+1good
Cara25:241:24 AM+1–26:562:56 AM+1neutral
Roga26:562:56 AM+1–28:284:28 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:284:28 AM+1–30:006:00 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:595:59 AM to 30:006:00 AM+1

05:595:59 AM sunrise17:435:43 PM sunsetsunrise 30:006:00 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 13:201:20 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 07:007:00 AM
Kṛttikāuntil 29:225:22 AM+1
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 18:116:11 PM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 13:201:20 PM
Kaulavauntil 24:1112:11 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2811:28 AM–12:1512:15 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:472:47 PM–16:154:15 PM
Pradoṣa 17:435:43 PM–19:217:21 PM
Niśītha 23:2711:27 PM–24:1512:15 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1512:15 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:154:15 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:217:21 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1512:15 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī13:201:20 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraBharaṇī07:007:00 AMKṛttikā
YogaSiddha18:116:11 PMSādhya
KaraṇaBālava13:201:20 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:00 06:006:00 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 913
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
15:213:21 PM
Moonset
28:014:01 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:214:21 AM05:595:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:214:21 AM05:105:10 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:464:46 AM05:595:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:595:59 AM08:208:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:208:20 AM10:4110:41 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:208:20 AM09:079:07 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:558:55 AM10:2310:23 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2711:27 AM12:1512:15 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2811:28 AM12:1512:15 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5111:51 AM13:191:19 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:011:01 PM15:223:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:481:48 PM14:352:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:472:47 PM16:154:15 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:223:22 PM17:435:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:435:43 PM19:217:21 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:435:43 PM18:076:07 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:435:43 PM18:576:57 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:116:11 PM19:417:41 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3810:38 PM23:2711:27 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2711:27 PM24:1512:15 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:083:08 AM+128:384:38 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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