Monday 31 May 2004 · Jilin, China
Somavāra. Dvādaśī began at 01:001:00 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:3310:33 PM.
Observed here on this day
Dvādaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
03:553:55 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:136:13 AM
Vyatīpāta gives way to Varīyān.
Noon
11:3111:31 AM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 15 h 13 m.
Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast
06:246:24 AM–06:586:58 AM Once hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, is over, within prātaḥkāla. Nirjalā 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
03:553:55 AM to 27:553:55 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 | Śukla Dvādaśī | 22:3310:33 PM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 16:064:06 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 06:136:13 AM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 11:5111:51 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 27:55 03:553:55 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 02:452:45 AM | 03:553:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 02:452:45 AM | 03:203:20 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:033:03 AM | 03:553:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 03:553:55 AM | 06:586:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 05:495:49 AM | 07:447:44 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 06:586:58 AM | 10:0010:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:389:38 AM | 11:3211:32 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:0610:06 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0111:01 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0811:08 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0212:02 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:031:03 PM | 16:054:05 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:261:26 PM | 15:203:20 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:042:04 PM | 15:053:05 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:053:05 PM | 16:054:05 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:054:05 PM | 19:087:08 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:087:08 PM | 20:188:18 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:087:08 PM | 19:257:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:087:08 PM | 20:018:01 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:139:13 PM | 22:4110:41 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0711:07 PM | 23:5511:55 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |