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Tuesday 21 March 1978 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Phālguna Śukla Dvādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Dvādaśī began at 19:417:41 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:059:05 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:316:31 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:278:27 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:3412:34 PM

The Sun 67° above S. Day length 12 h 07 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonIndore12:3412:34 PM
At noon, 12:3412:34 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 140° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 140° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

06:316:31 AM–08:568:56 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Āmalakī Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:564:56 AM–05:435:43 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:195:19 AM–06:316:31 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1012:10 PM–12:5812:58 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:352:35 PM–15:243:24 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:135:13 PM–18:576:57 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:386:38 PM–19:017:01 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:386:38 PM–19:497:49 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya06:496:49 AM–08:338:33 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta08:568:56 AM–09:459:45 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:329:32 AM–11:0311:03 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:3412:34 PM–14:052:05 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:363:36 PM–17:075:07 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:2211:22 PM–24:1012:10 AM+1an 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

Roga06:316:31 AM–08:028:02 AMavoid
Udvega08:028:02 AM–09:329:32 AMavoid
Cara09:329:32 AM–11:0311:03 AMneutral
Lābha11:0311:03 AM–12:3412:34 PMgood
Amṛta12:3412:34 PM–14:052:05 PMgood
Kāla14:052:05 PM–15:363:36 PMavoid
Śubha15:363:36 PM–17:075:07 PMgood
Roga17:075:07 PM–18:386:38 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:386:38 PM–20:078:07 PMavoid
Lābha20:078:07 PM–21:369:36 PMgood
Udvega21:369:36 PM–23:0511:05 PMavoid
Śubha23:0511:05 PM–24:3412:34 AM+1good
Amṛta24:3412:34 AM+1–26:032:03 AM+1good
Cara26:032:03 AM+1–27:323:32 AM+1neutral
Roga27:323:32 AM+1–29:015:01 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:015:01 AM+1–30:306:30 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:316:31 AM to 30:306:30 AM+1

06:316:31 AM sunrise18:386:38 PM sunsetsunrise 30:306:30 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 21:059:05 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 18:576:57 PM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 12:2012:20 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 08:278:27 AM
Bālavauntil 21:059:05 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1012:10 PM–12:5812:58 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:363:36 PM–17:075:07 PM
Pradoṣa 18:386:38 PM–20:138:13 PM
Niśītha 24:1012:10 AM+1–24:5812:58 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. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5812:58 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:075:07 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 07 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:138:13 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  9. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:5812:58 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī21:059:05 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā18:576:57 PMMaghā
YogaSukarmā12:2012:20 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaBava08:278:27 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:30 06:306:30 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2034
Śaka
1899
Kali
5078
Ahargaṇa
1 855 123
Day length
12 h 07 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
15:483:48 PM
Moonset
28:424:42 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:564:56 AM06:316:31 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:564:56 AM05:435:43 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:195:19 AM06:316:31 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:316:31 AM08:568:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:496:49 AM08:338:33 AMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:568:56 AM11:2111:21 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:568:56 AM09:459:45 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:329:32 AM11:0311:03 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1012:10 PM12:5812:58 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1012:10 PM12:5812:58 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3412:34 PM14:052:05 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:124:12 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:352:35 PM15:243:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:363:36 PM17:075:07 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:124:12 PM18:386:38 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:135:13 PM18:576:57 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:386:38 PM20:138:13 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:386:38 PM19:017:01 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:386:38 PM19:497:49 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:2211:22 PM24:1012:10 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:1012:10 AM+124:5812:58 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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