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Tuesday 4 April 1978 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Dvādaśī began at 01:261:26 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:4511:45 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:176:17 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:139:13 AM

Dhaniṣṭhā gives way to Śatabhiṣā.

Noon

12:3012:30 PM

The Sun 73° above S. Day length 12 h 25 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonIndore12:3012:30 PM
At noon, 12:3012:30 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 318° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 13% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 318° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

07:017:01 AM–08:468:46 AM Once hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, is over, within prātaḥkāla. Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:454:45 AM–05:315:31 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:085:08 AM–06:176:17 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0512:05 PM–12:5512:55 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:342:34 PM–15:243:24 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:436:43 PM–19:067:06 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:436:43 PM–19:527:52 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:251:25 AM+1–26:582:58 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:468:46 AM–09:369:36 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:249:24 AM–10:5710:57 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:3012:30 PM–14:032:03 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:363:36 PM–17:095:09 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:104:10 PM–17:425:42 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:2011:20 PM–24:0612:06 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

Roga06:176:17 AM–07:507:50 AMavoid
Udvega07:507:50 AM–09:249:24 AMavoid
Cara09:249:24 AM–10:5710:57 AMneutral
Lābha10:5710:57 AM–12:3012:30 PMgood
Amṛta12:3012:30 PM–14:032:03 PMgood
Kāla14:032:03 PM–15:363:36 PMavoid
Śubha15:363:36 PM–17:095:09 PMgood
Roga17:095:09 PM–18:436:43 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:436:43 PM–20:098:09 PMavoid
Lābha20:098:09 PM–21:369:36 PMgood
Udvega21:369:36 PM–23:0311:03 PMavoid
Śubha23:0311:03 PM–24:2912:29 AM+1good
Amṛta24:2912:29 AM+1–25:561:56 AM+1good
Cara25:561:56 AM+1–27:233:23 AM+1neutral
Roga27:233:23 AM+1–28:504:50 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:504:50 AM+1–30:166:16 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:176:17 AM to 30:166:16 AM+1

06:176:17 AM sunrise18:436:43 PM sunsetsunrise 30:166:16 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 23:4511:45 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 09:139:13 AM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 24:3812:38 AM+1
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 12:3412:34 PM
Taitilauntil 23:4511:45 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0512:05 PM–12:5512:55 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:363:36 PM–17:095:09 PM
Pradoṣa 18:436:43 PM–20:158:15 PM
Niśītha 24:0512:05 AM+1–24:5312:53 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. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5512:55 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:095:09 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 25 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:158:15 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5312:53 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī23:4511:45 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā09:139:13 AMŚatabhiṣā
YogaŚubha24:38 00:3812:38 AM WedŚukla
KaraṇaKaulava12:3412:34 PMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:16 06:166:16 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2034
Śaka
1899
Kali
5078
Ahargaṇa
1 855 137
Day length
12 h 25 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
28:344:34 AM+1
Moonset
15:423:42 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:454:45 AM06:176:17 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:454:45 AM05:315:31 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:085:08 AM06:176:17 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:176:17 AM08:468:46 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:468:46 AM11:1511:15 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:468:46 AM09:369:36 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:249:24 AM10:5710:57 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0512:05 PM12:5512:55 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0612:06 PM12:5412:54 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3012:30 PM14:032:03 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:441:44 PM16:144:14 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:342:34 PM15:243:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:363:36 PM17:095:09 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:104:10 PM17:425:42 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:144:14 PM18:436:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:436:43 PM20:158:15 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:436:43 PM19:067:06 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:436:43 PM19:527:52 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:2011:20 PM24:0612:06 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0512:05 AM+124:5312:53 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:251:25 AM+126:582:58 AM+1sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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