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Friday 15 December 2017 · Kowloon, Hong Kong

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Śukravāra. Dvādaśī began at 05:565:56 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:387:38 AM.

Observed here on this day

Kṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata

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

At sunrise

06:556:55 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:387:38 AM

Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.

Noon

12:1812:18 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKowloon12:1812:18 PM
At noon, 12:1812:18 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 326° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 8% 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 muhūrta05:095:09 AM–06:026:02 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:365:36 AM–06:556:55 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5711:57 AM–12:4012:40 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:062:06 PM–14:492:49 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:415:41 PM–18:086:08 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:415:41 PM–19:017:01 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:196:19 PM–20:048:04 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya07:447:44 AM–09:309:30 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika08:168:16 AM–09:379:37 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:049:04 AM–09:489:48 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:5810:58 AM–12:1812:18 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4012:40 PM–13:231:23 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:003:00 PM–16:214:21 PMYama’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

Cara06:556:55 AM–08:168:16 AMneutral
Lābha08:168:16 AM–09:379:37 AMgood
Amṛta09:379:37 AM–10:5810:58 AMgood
Kāla10:5810:58 AM–12:1812:18 PMavoid
Śubha12:1812:18 PM–13:391:39 PMgood
Roga13:391:39 PM–15:003:00 PMavoid
Udvega15:003:00 PM–16:214:21 PMavoid
Cara16:214:21 PM–17:415:41 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:415:41 PM–19:217:21 PMavoid
Kāla19:217:21 PM–21:009:00 PMavoid
Lābha21:009:00 PM–22:3910:39 PMgood
Udvega22:3910:39 PM–24:1912:19+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:1912:19+1 AM–25:581:58+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:581:58+1 AM–27:373:37+1 AMgood
Cara27:373:37+1 AM–29:165:16+1 AMneutral
Roga29:165:16+1 AM–30:566:56+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:556:55 AM to 30:566:56+1 AM

06:556:55 AM sunrise17:415:41 PM sunsetsunrise 30:566:56+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 07:387:38 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 28:004:00+1 AM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 28:074:07+1 AM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 07:387:38 AM
Garauntil 20:378:37 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:5810:58 AM–12:1812:18 PM
Abhijit 11:5711:57 AM–12:4012:40 PM
Pradoṣa 17:415:41 PM–19:277:27 PM
Niśītha 23:5511:55 PM–24:4312:43+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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:1812:18 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4012:40 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 46 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:277:27 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4312:43+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  11. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī07:387:38 AMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraViśākhā28:00 04:004:00 AM SatAnurādhā
YogaSukarmā28:07 04:074:07 AM SatDhṛti
KaraṇaTaitila07:387:38 AMGara
VāraŚukravāra30:56 06:566:56 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 637
Day length
10 h 46 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
28:584:58+1 AM
Moonset
15:443:44 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 twilight05:365:36 AM06:556:55 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:556:55 AM09:049:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:447:44 AM09:309:30 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:168:16 AM09:379:37 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:049:04 AM11:1411:14 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:049:04 AM09:489:48 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:5810:58 AM12:1812:18 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5411:54 AM12:4212:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5711:57 AM12:4012:40 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4012:40 PM13:231:23 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:231:23 PM15:323:32 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:062:06 PM14:492:49 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:003:00 PM16:214:21 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:323:32 PM17:415:41 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
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
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:196:19 PM20:048:04 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5511:55 PM24:4312:43+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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