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Friday 20 January 1978 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Pauṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Śukravāra. Dvādaśī began at 03:523:52 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:296:29 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:097:09 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:472:47 PM

Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.

Noon

12:3812:38 PM

The Sun 47° above S. Day length 10 h 57 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonIndore12:3812:38 PM
At noon, 12:3812:38 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 136° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 86% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 136° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

13:431:43 PM–15:553:55 PM In aparāhṇa: hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, runs past prātaḥkāla, and midday is passed over. Putradā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:255:25 AM–06:176:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:515:51 AM–07:097:09 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:1111:11 AM–12:5912:59 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:1612:16 PM–13:001:00 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:272:27 PM–15:113:11 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:066:06 PM–18:326:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:066:06 PM–19:247:24 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika08:318:31 AM–09:549:54 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:219:21 AM–10:0410:04 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:1611:16 AM–12:3812:38 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:001:00 PM–13:431:43 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:223:22 PM–16:444:44 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:059:05 PM–22:5310:53 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

Cara07:097:09 AM–08:318:31 AMneutral
Lābha08:318:31 AM–09:549:54 AMgood
Amṛta09:549:54 AM–11:1611:16 AMgood
Kāla11:1611:16 AM–12:3812:38 PMavoid
Śubha12:3812:38 PM–14:002:00 PMgood
Roga14:002:00 PM–15:223:22 PMavoid
Udvega15:223:22 PM–16:444:44 PMavoid
Cara16:444:44 PM–18:066:06 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:066:06 PM–19:447:44 PMavoid
Kāla19:447:44 PM–21:229:22 PMavoid
Lābha21:229:22 PM–23:0011:00 PMgood
Udvega23:0011:00 PM–24:3812:38 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:3812:38 AM+1–26:162:16 AM+1good
Amṛta26:162:16 AM+1–27:533:53 AM+1good
Cara27:533:53 AM+1–29:315:31 AM+1neutral
Roga29:315:31 AM+1–31:097:09 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:097:09 AM to 31:097:09 AM+1

07:097:09 AM sunrise18:066:06 PM sunsetsunrise 31:097:09 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 30:296:29 AM+1
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 14:472:47 PM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 21:289:28 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 17:115:11 PM
Bālavauntil 30:296:29 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:1611:16 AM–12:3812:38 PM
Abhijit 12:1612:16 PM–13:001:00 PM
Pradoṣa 18:066:06 PM–19:507:50 PM
Niśītha 24:1412:14 AM+1–25:021:02 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:3812:38 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:001:00 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 57 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:507:50 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:021:02 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī30:29 06:296:29 AM SatTrayodaśī
NakṣatraRohiṇī14:472:47 PMMṛgaśirā
YogaBrahma21:289:28 PMIndra
KaraṇaBava17:115:11 PMBālava
VāraŚukravāra31:09 07:097:09 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2034
Śaka
1899
Kali
5078
Ahargaṇa
1 855 063
Day length
10 h 57 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
15:053:05 PM
Moonset
28:304:30 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:255:25 AM07:097:09 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:255:25 AM06:176:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:515:51 AM07:097:09 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:097:09 AM09:219:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:318:31 AM09:549:54 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:219:21 AM11:3211:32 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:219:21 AM10:0410:04 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:1111:11 AM12:5912:59 PMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:1611:16 AM12:3812:38 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1412:14 PM13:021:02 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1612:16 PM13:001:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:001:00 PM13:431:43 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:431:43 PM15:553:55 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:272:27 PM15:113:11 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:223:22 PM16:444:44 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:553:55 PM18:066:06 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:066:06 PM19:507:50 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:066:06 PM18:326:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:066:06 PM19:247:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:059:05 PM22:5310:53 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1412:14 AM+125:021:02 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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