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Sunday 23 April 2017 · Kabul, Afghanistan

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Ravivāra. Dvādaśī began at 03:053:05 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:261:26+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:135:13 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:568:56 AM

Brahma gives way to Indra.

Noon

11:5211:52 AM

The Sun 68° above S. Day length 13 h 19 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKabul11:5211:52 AM
At noon, 11:5211:52 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 317° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 14% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 317° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

13:121:12 PM–15:513:51 PM In aparāhṇa: hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, runs past prātaḥkāla, and midday is passed over. Varūthinī Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:473:47 AM–04:304:30 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:084:08 AM–05:135:13 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2511:25 AM–12:1912:19 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:052:05 PM–14:582:58 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:574:57 PM–18:306:30 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:316:31 PM–18:536:53 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:316:31 PM–19:357:35 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya07:427:42 AM–09:159:15 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:5211:52 AM–13:321:32 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:123:12 PM–16:514:51 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:454:45 PM–17:385:38 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:514:51 PM–18:316:31 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Udvega05:135:13 AM–06:526:52 AMavoid
Cara06:526:52 AM–08:328:32 AMneutral
Lābha08:328:32 AM–10:1210:12 AMgood
Amṛta10:1210:12 AM–11:5211:52 AMgood
Kāla11:5211:52 AM–13:321:32 PMavoid
Śubha13:321:32 PM–15:123:12 PMgood
Roga15:123:12 PM–16:514:51 PMavoid
Udvega16:514:51 PM–18:316:31 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:316:31 PM–19:517:51 PMgood
Amṛta19:517:51 PM–21:119:11 PMgood
Cara21:119:11 PM–22:3110:31 PMneutral
Roga22:3110:31 PM–23:5111:51 PMavoid
Kāla23:5111:51 PM–25:111:11+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:111:11+1 AM–26:312:31+1 AMgood
Udvega26:312:31+1 AM–27:513:51+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:513:51+1 AM–29:115:11+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:135:13 AM to 29:115:11+1 AM

05:135:13 AM sunrise18:316:31 PM sunsetsunrise 29:115:11+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 25:261:26+1 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 24:4012:40+1 AM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 08:568:56 AM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 14:212:21 PM
Taitilauntil 25:261:26+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2511:25 AM–12:1912:19 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:514:51 PM–18:316:31 PM
Pradoṣa 18:316:31 PM–19:577:57 PM
Niśītha 23:2711:27 PM–24:1512:15+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1912:19 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:316:31 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 19 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:577:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1512:15+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  10. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī25:26 01:261:26 AM MonTrayodaśī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā24:40 00:4012:40 AM MonUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaBrahma08:568:56 AMIndra
KaraṇaKaulava14:212:21 PMTaitila
VāraRavivāra29:11 05:115:11 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 401
Day length
13 h 19 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
27:553:55+1 AM
Moonset
15:043:04 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:473:47 AM05:135:13 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:473:47 AM04:304:30 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:084:08 AM05:135:13 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:135:13 AM07:527:52 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:427:42 AM09:159:15 AMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:527:52 AM10:3210:32 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2511:25 AM12:1912:19 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2811:28 AM12:1612:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:5211:52 AM13:321:32 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:121:12 PM15:513:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:052:05 PM14:582:58 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:123:12 PM16:514:51 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:513:51 PM18:316:31 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:454:45 PM17:385:38 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:514:51 PM18:316:31 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:574:57 PM18:306:30 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:316:31 PM19:577:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:316:31 PM18:536:53 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:316:31 PM19:357:35 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2711:27 PM24:1512:15+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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