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Monday 16 October 2017 · Kabul, Afghanistan

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Somavāra. Dvādaśī began at 00:0512:05 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:2711:27 PM.

Observed here on this day

Govatsa Dvādaśī · Vasu Baras

Dvādaśī covers 102 of 102 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:006:00 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:4411:44 AM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

11:3911:39 AM

The Sun 46° above S. Day length 11 h 18 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKabul11:3911:39 AM
At noon, 11:3911:39 AM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 318° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 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

06:006:00 AM–08:158:15 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Ramā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:184:18 AM–05:095:09 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:444:44 AM–06:006:00 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1611:16 AM–12:0112:01 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:321:32 PM–14:172:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:175:17 PM–17:435:43 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:175:17 PM–18:346:34 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:4710:47 PM–24:2312:23 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:247:24 AM–08:498:49 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1410:14 AM–11:3911:39 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0112:01 PM–12:4612:46 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:031:03 PM–14:282:28 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:081:08 PM–14:452:45 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta14:172:17 PM–15:023:02 PMan 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

Amṛta06:006:00 AM–07:247:24 AMgood
Kāla07:247:24 AM–08:498:49 AMavoid
Śubha08:498:49 AM–10:1410:14 AMgood
Roga10:1410:14 AM–11:3911:39 AMavoid
Udvega11:3911:39 AM–13:031:03 PMavoid
Cara13:031:03 PM–14:282:28 PMneutral
Lābha14:282:28 PM–15:533:53 PMgood
Amṛta15:533:53 PM–17:175:17 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:175:17 PM–18:536:53 PMneutral
Roga18:536:53 PM–20:288:28 PMavoid
Kāla20:288:28 PM–22:0410:04 PMavoid
Lābha22:0410:04 PM–23:3911:39 PMgood
Udvega23:3911:39 PM–25:141:14 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:141:14 AM+1–26:502:50 AM+1good
Amṛta26:502:50 AM+1–28:254:25 AM+1good
Cara28:254:25 AM+1–30:016:01 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:006:00 AM to 30:016:01 AM+1

06:006:00 AM sunrise17:175:17 PM sunsetsunrise 30:016:01 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 23:2711:27 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 29:125:12 AM+1
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 18:246:24 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 11:4411:44 AM
Taitilauntil 23:2711:27 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:247:24 AM–08:498:49 AM
Abhijit 11:1611:16 AM–12:0112:01 PM
Pradoṣa 17:175:17 PM–18:596:59 PM
Niśītha 23:1511:15 PM–24:0312:03 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:498:49 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0112:01 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 18 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:596:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0312:03 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī23:2711:27 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī29:12 05:125:12 AM TueUttara Phalgunī
YogaŚukla18:246:24 PMBrahma
KaraṇaKaulava11:4411:44 AMTaitila
VāraSomavāra30:01 06:016:01 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 577
Day length
11 h 18 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
27:223:22 AM+1
Moonset
15:343:34 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:184:18 AM06:006:00 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:184:18 AM05:095:09 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:444:44 AM06:006:00 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:006:00 AM08:158:15 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:247:24 AM08:498:49 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:158:15 AM10:3110:31 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1410:14 AM11:3911:39 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1511:15 AM12:0312:03 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1611:16 AM12:0112:01 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0112:01 PM12:4612:46 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4612:46 PM15:023:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:031:03 PM14:282:28 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:081:08 PM14:452:45 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:321:32 PM14:172:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:172:17 PM15:023:02 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:023:02 PM17:175:17 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:175:17 PM18:596:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:175:17 PM17:435:43 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:175:17 PM18:346:34 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:4710:47 PM24:2312:23 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1511:15 PM24:0312:03 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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