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Saturday 30 December 2017 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Pauṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Śanivāra. Dvādaśī began at 12:2512:25 PM yesterday, and holds until 09:259:25 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 98 of 98 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:036:03 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:378:37 AM

Sādhya gives way to Śubha.

Noon

11:5511:55 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:5511:55 AM
At noon, 11:5511:55 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 145° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 91% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 145° falls in Śukla Trayodaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

06:036:03 AM–08:248:24 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Putradā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:254:25 AM–05:145:14 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:504:50 AM–06:036:03 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:588:58 AM–10:2510:25 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:3211:32 AM–12:1912:19 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:531:53 PM–14:402:40 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:475:47 PM–18:126:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:475:47 PM–19:017:01 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:345:34 AM+1–30:596:59 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:036:03 AM–07:317:31 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:036:03 AM–06:506:50 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:506:50 AM–07:377:37 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla08:598:59 AM–10:2710:27 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:231:23 PM–14:512:51 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya25:181:18 AM+1–26:442:44 AM+1a 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

Kāla06:036:03 AM–07:317:31 AMavoid
Śubha07:317:31 AM–08:598:59 AMgood
Roga08:598:59 AM–10:2710:27 AMavoid
Udvega10:2710:27 AM–11:5511:55 AMavoid
Cara11:5511:55 AM–13:231:23 PMneutral
Lābha13:231:23 PM–14:512:51 PMgood
Amṛta14:512:51 PM–16:194:19 PMgood
Kāla16:194:19 PM–17:475:47 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:475:47 PM–19:197:19 PMgood
Udvega19:197:19 PM–20:518:51 PMavoid
Śubha20:518:51 PM–22:2310:23 PMgood
Amṛta22:2310:23 PM–23:5611:56 PMgood
Cara23:5611:56 PM–25:281:28 AM+1neutral
Roga25:281:28 AM+1–27:003:00 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:003:00 AM+1–28:324:32 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:324:32 AM+1–30:046:04 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:036:03 AM to 30:046:04 AM+1

06:036:03 AM sunrise17:475:47 PM sunsetsunrise 30:046:04 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 09:259:25 AM
Trayodaśīuntil 29:595:59 AM+1
Caturdaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 11:0811:08 AM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 08:378:37 AM
Śubhauntil 28:344:34 AM+1
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 09:259:25 AM
Kaulavauntil 19:457:45 PM
Taitilauntil 29:595:59 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:598:59 AM–10:2710:27 AM
Abhijit 11:3211:32 AM–12:1912:19 PM
Pradoṣa 17:475:47 PM–19:257:25 PM
Niśītha 23:3211:32 PM–24:2012:20 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:2710:27 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  7. AbhijitUntil 12:1912:19 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  8. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:257:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2012:20 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  13. CaturdaśīTithi: Trayodaśī ends.
  14. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  15. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī09:259:25 AMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraKṛttikā11:0811:08 AMRohiṇī
YogaSādhya08:378:37 AMŚubha
KaraṇaBālava09:259:25 AMKaulava
VāraŚanivāra30:04 06:046:04 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 652
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
15:323:32 PM
Moonset
28:164:16 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:254:25 AM06:036:03 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:254:25 AM05:145:14 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:504:50 AM06:036:03 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:036:03 AM08:248:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:036:03 AM07:317:31 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:036:03 AM06:506:50 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:506:50 AM07:377:37 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:248:24 AM10:4510:45 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:588:58 AM10:2510:25 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:598:59 AM10:2710:27 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3111:31 AM12:1912:19 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3211:32 AM12:1912:19 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:061:06 PM15:263:26 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:231:23 PM14:512:51 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:531:53 PM14:402:40 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:263:26 PM17:475:47 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:475:47 PM19:257:25 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:475:47 PM18:126:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:475:47 PM19:017:01 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3211:32 PM24:2012:20 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:181:18 AM+126:442:44 AM+1sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:345:34 AM+130:596:59 AM+1sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
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