Thursday 21 January 2016 · Kabul, Afghanistan
Guruvāra. Dvādaśī began at 09:439:43 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:208:20 AM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 110 of 110 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:586:58 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:208:20 AM
Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.
Noon
12:0412:04 PM
The Sun 35° above S. Day length 10 h 12 m.
Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast
06:586:58 AM–08:208:20 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day, ending when dvādaśī ends at 08:20. Putradā 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
06:586:58 AM to 30:586:58+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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Dvādaśī | 08:208:20 AM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 19:177:17 PM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Indra | 24:22 00:2212:22 AM Fri | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 08:208:20 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:58 06:586:58 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:085:08 AM | 06:586:58 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:085:08 AM | 06:036:03 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:355:35 AM | 06:586:58 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:586:58 AM | 09:019:01 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:586:58 AM | 08:158:15 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:019:01 AM | 11:0311:03 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:319:31 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:2210:22 AM | 11:0311:03 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:4310:43 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:061:06 PM | 15:083:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:211:21 PM | 14:382:38 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:471:47 PM | 14:272:27 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:272:27 PM | 15:083:08 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:083:08 PM | 17:115:11 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:115:11 PM | 19:017:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:115:11 PM | 17:385:38 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:115:11 PM | 18:336:33 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4011:40 PM | 24:2812:28+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:353:35+1 AM | 29:105:10+1 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |