Wednesday 21 August 1968 · Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Budhavāra. Dvādaśī began at 05:565:56 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:167:16 AM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 81 of 81 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:404:40 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:167:16 AM
Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.
Noon
11:3711:37 AM
The Sun 56° above S. Day length 13 h 51 m.
Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast
04:404:40 AM–07:167:16 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day, ending when dvādaśī ends at 07:16. Ajā Ekādaśī
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
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
04:404:40 AM to 28:424:42 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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī | 07:167:16 AM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 16:284:28 PM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 07:437:43 AM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 07:167:16 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 28:42 04:424:42 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:203:20 AM | 04:404:40 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:203:20 AM | 04:004:00 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:403:40 AM | 04:404:40 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:404:40 AM | 07:277:27 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:246:24 AM | 08:088:08 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:277:27 AM | 10:1310:13 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:529:52 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0811:08 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:3611:36 AM | 13:201:20 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5912:59 PM | 15:453:45 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:541:54 PM | 15:373:37 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:551:55 PM | 14:502:50 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:453:45 PM | 18:326:32 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:326:32 PM | 19:537:53 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:326:32 PM | 18:526:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:326:32 PM | 19:337:33 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1311:13 PM | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5212:52 AM+1 | 26:332:33 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |