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Monday 26 December 2016 · Kowloon, Hong Kong

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Somavāra. Dvādaśī began at 06:026:02 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:378:37 AM.

Observed here on this day

Kṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 106 of 106 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:017:01 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:378:37 AM

Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 46 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKowloon12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 326° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 9% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 326° falls in Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:155:15 AM–06:086:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:415:41 AM–07:017:01 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0212:02 PM–12:4512:45 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:122:12 PM–14:552:55 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:475:47 PM–18:136:13 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:475:47 PM–19:067:06 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:199:19 PM–23:0711:07 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:228:22 AM–09:429:42 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:3510:35 AM–12:2312:23 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0311:03 AM–12:2412:24 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4512:45 PM–13:291:29 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:451:45 PM–15:053:05 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:552:55 PM–15:383:38 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

Amṛta07:017:01 AM–08:228:22 AMgood
Kāla08:228:22 AM–09:429:42 AMavoid
Śubha09:429:42 AM–11:0311:03 AMgood
Roga11:0311:03 AM–12:2412:24 PMavoid
Udvega12:2412:24 PM–13:451:45 PMavoid
Cara13:451:45 PM–15:053:05 PMneutral
Lābha15:053:05 PM–16:264:26 PMgood
Amṛta16:264:26 PM–17:475:47 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:475:47 PM–19:267:26 PMneutral
Roga19:267:26 PM–21:069:06 PMavoid
Kāla21:069:06 PM–22:4510:45 PMavoid
Lābha22:4510:45 PM–24:2412:24+1 AMgood
Udvega24:2412:24+1 AM–26:032:03+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:032:03+1 AM–27:433:43+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:433:43+1 AM–29:225:22+1 AMgood
Cara29:225:22+1 AM–31:017:01+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:017:01 AM to 31:017:01+1 AM

07:017:01 AM sunrise17:475:47 PM sunsetsunrise 31:017:01+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 08:378:37 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 11:2711:27 AM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 08:378:37 AM
Garauntil 21:509:50 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:228:22 AM–09:429:42 AM
Abhijit 12:0212:02 PM–12:4512:45 PM
Pradoṣa 17:475:47 PM–19:337:33 PM
Niśītha 24:0012:00+1 AM–24:4812:48+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:429:42 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  4. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  5. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:4512:45 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 46 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:337:33 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī08:378:37 AMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraAnurādhāpast sunriseJyeṣṭhā
YogaDhṛti11:2711:27 AMŚūla
KaraṇaTaitila08:378:37 AMGara
VāraSomavāra31:01 07:017:01 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 283
Day length
10 h 46 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
29:025:02+1 AM
Moonset
15:393:39 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:155:15 AM07:017:01 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:155:15 AM06:086:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:415:41 AM07:017:01 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:017:01 AM09:109:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:228:22 AM09:429:42 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:109:10 AM11:1911:19 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:3510:35 AM12:2312:23 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0311:03 AM12:2412:24 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0212:02 PM12:4512:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4512:45 PM13:291:29 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:291:29 PM15:383:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:451:45 PM15:053:05 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:122:12 PM14:552:55 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:552:55 PM15:383:38 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:383:38 PM17:475:47 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:475:47 PM19:337:33 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:475:47 PM18:136:13 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:475:47 PM19:067:06 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:199:19 PM23:0711:07 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0012:00+1 AM24:4812:48+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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