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Caitra Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Dvādaśī began at 01:091:09 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:1312:13+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Vaiśākhī

The Sun enters Meṣa on this day, counted from sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:086:08 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:4712:47 PM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

12:2712:27 PM

The Sun 77° above S. Day length 12 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonIndore12:2712:27 PM
At noon, 12:2712:27 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī 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

06:556:55 AM–08:408:40 AM Once hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, is over, within prātaḥkāla. Varūthinī Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:374:37 AM–05:225:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:005:00 AM–06:086:08 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:538:53 AM–10:3010:30 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:0212:02 PM–12:5212:52 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:342:34 PM–15:243:24 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:466:46 PM–19:097:09 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:466:46 PM–19:557:55 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:408:40 AM–09:309:30 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:179:17 AM–10:5210:52 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2712:27 PM–14:022:02 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:373:37 PM–17:125:12 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:1910:19 PM–23:5211:52 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:1911:19 PM–24:0412:04+1 AMan 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

Roga06:086:08 AM–07:437:43 AMavoid
Udvega07:437:43 AM–09:179:17 AMavoid
Cara09:179:17 AM–10:5210:52 AMneutral
Lābha10:5210:52 AM–12:2712:27 PMgood
Amṛta12:2712:27 PM–14:022:02 PMgood
Kāla14:022:02 PM–15:373:37 PMavoid
Śubha15:373:37 PM–17:125:12 PMgood
Roga17:125:12 PM–18:466:46 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:466:46 PM–20:128:12 PMavoid
Lābha20:128:12 PM–21:379:37 PMgood
Udvega21:379:37 PM–23:0211:02 PMavoid
Śubha23:0211:02 PM–24:2712:27+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:2712:27+1 AM–25:521:52+1 AMgood
Cara25:521:52+1 AM–27:173:17+1 AMneutral
Roga27:173:17+1 AM–28:424:42+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:424:42+1 AM–30:076:07+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:086:08 AM to 30:076:07+1 AM

06:086:08 AM sunrise18:466:46 PM sunsetsunrise 30:076:07+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 24:1312:13+1 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 16:064:06 PM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 15:403:40 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 12:4712:47 PM
Taitilauntil 24:1312:13+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0212:02 PM–12:5212:52 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:373:37 PM–17:125:12 PM
Pradoṣa 18:466:46 PM–20:178:17 PM
Niśītha 24:0312:03+1 AM–24:5112:51+1 AM

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. AbhijitUntil 12:5212:52 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:125:12 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  6. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 39 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:178:17 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5112:51+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī24:13 00:1312:13 AM WedTrayodaśī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā16:064:06 PMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaŚukla15:403:40 PMBrahma
KaraṇaKaulava12:4712:47 PMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:07 06:076:07 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 679
Day length
12 h 39 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
28:264:26+1 AM
Moonset
15:453:45 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:374:37 AM06:086:08 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:374:37 AM05:225:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:005:00 AM06:086:08 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:086:08 AM08:408:40 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:408:40 AM11:1111:11 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:408:40 AM09:309:30 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:538:53 AM10:3010:30 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:179:17 AM10:5210:52 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0212:02 PM12:5212:52 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0312:03 PM12:5112:51 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2712:27 PM14:022:02 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:431:43 PM16:154:15 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 day15:373:37 PM17:125:12 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:154:15 PM18:466:46 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:466:46 PM20:178:17 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:466:46 PM19:097:09 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:466:46 PM19:557:55 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:1910:19 PM23:5211:52 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:1911:19 PM24:0412:04+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0312:03+1 AM24:5112:51+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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