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Thursday 14 December 2017 · Kowloon, Hong Kong

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Guruvāra. Dvādaśī began at 05:565:56 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 31:387:38+1 AM, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:556:55 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

18:446:44 PM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

12:1812:18 PM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKowloon12:1812:18 PM
At noon, 12:1812:18 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 315° ahead of it, in Svātī, 15% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 315° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

13:221:22 PM–15:323:32 PM In aparāhṇa: hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, runs past prātaḥkāla, and midday is passed over. Saphalā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:095:09 AM–06:026:02 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:355:35 AM–06:556:55 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5611:56 AM–12:3912:39 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:062:06 PM–14:492:49 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:004:00 PM–17:445:44 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:415:41 PM–18:086:08 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:415:41 PM–19:017:01 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:556:55 AM–08:158:15 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:369:36 AM–10:5710:57 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:3010:30 AM–11:1311:13 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:391:39 PM–14:592:59 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:492:49 PM–15:323:32 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

Śubha06:556:55 AM–08:158:15 AMgood
Roga08:158:15 AM–09:369:36 AMavoid
Udvega09:369:36 AM–10:5710:57 AMavoid
Cara10:5710:57 AM–12:1812:18 PMneutral
Lābha12:1812:18 PM–13:391:39 PMgood
Amṛta13:391:39 PM–14:592:59 PMgood
Kāla14:592:59 PM–16:204:20 PMavoid
Śubha16:204:20 PM–17:415:41 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:415:41 PM–19:207:20 PMgood
Cara19:207:20 PM–21:009:00 PMneutral
Roga21:009:00 PM–22:3910:39 PMavoid
Kāla22:3910:39 PM–24:1812:18+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:1812:18+1 AM–25:571:57+1 AMgood
Udvega25:571:57+1 AM–27:373:37+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:373:37+1 AM–29:165:16+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:165:16+1 AM–30:556:55+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:556:55 AM to 30:556:55+1 AM

06:556:55 AM sunrise17:415:41 PM sunsetsunrise 30:556:55+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 25:341:34+1 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 27:443:44+1 AM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 18:446:44 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5611:56 AM–12:3912:39 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:391:39 PM–14:592:59 PM
Pradoṣa 17:415:41 PM–19:277:27 PM
Niśītha 23:5411:54 PM–24:4212:42+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:3912:39 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:592:59 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 10 h 47 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:277:27 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:4212:42+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  9. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  10. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśīpast sunriseTrayodaśī
NakṣatraSvātī25:34 01:341:34 AM FriViśākhā
YogaAtigaṇḍa27:44 03:443:44 AM FriSukarmā
KaraṇaKaulava18:446:44 PMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra30:55 06:556:55 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 636
Day length
10 h 47 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
28:074:07+1 AM
Moonset
15:053:05 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:095:09 AM06:556:55 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:095:09 AM06:026:02 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:355:35 AM06:556:55 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:556:55 AM09:049:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:556:55 AM08:158:15 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:049:04 AM11:1311:13 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:369:36 AM10:5710:57 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:3010:30 AM11:1311:13 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5411:54 AM12:4212:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5611:56 AM12:3912:39 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:221:22 PM15:323:32 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:391:39 PM14:592:59 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:062:06 PM14:492:49 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:492:49 PM15:323:32 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:323:32 PM17:415:41 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:004:00 PM17:445:44 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:415:41 PM19:277:27 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:415:41 PM18:086:08 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:415:41 PM19:017:01 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5411:54 PM24:4212:42+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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