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Friday 27 April 2018 · Kowloon, Hong Kong

Vaiśākha Śukla Dvādaśī

Śukravāra. Dvādaśī began at 11:5011:50 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:3810:38 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 89 of 89 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:545:54 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:3810:38 AM

Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.

Noon

12:2112:21 PM

The Sun 81° above S. Day length 12 h 53 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKowloon12:2112:21 PM
At noon, 12:2112:21 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 145° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 91% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 145° falls in Śukla Trayodaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

05:545:54 AM–08:298:29 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Mohinī Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:264:26 AM–05:105:10 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:484:48 AM–05:545:54 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:269:26 AM–11:0011:00 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:5511:55 AM–12:4712:47 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:302:30 PM–15:223:22 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:486:48 PM–19:107:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:486:48 PM–19:547:54 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:317:31 AM–09:089:08 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:298:29 AM–09:219:21 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:4410:44 AM–12:2112:21 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4712:47 PM–13:381:38 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:343:34 PM–17:115:11 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya24:5212:52 AM+1–26:272:27 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Cara05:545:54 AM–07:317:31 AMneutral
Lābha07:317:31 AM–09:089:08 AMgood
Amṛta09:089:08 AM–10:4410:44 AMgood
Kāla10:4410:44 AM–12:2112:21 PMavoid
Śubha12:2112:21 PM–13:581:58 PMgood
Roga13:581:58 PM–15:343:34 PMavoid
Udvega15:343:34 PM–17:115:11 PMavoid
Cara17:115:11 PM–18:486:48 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:486:48 PM–20:118:11 PMavoid
Kāla20:118:11 PM–21:349:34 PMavoid
Lābha21:349:34 PM–22:5710:57 PMgood
Udvega22:5710:57 PM–24:2112:21 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:2112:21 AM+1–25:441:44 AM+1good
Amṛta25:441:44 AM+1–27:073:07 AM+1good
Cara27:073:07 AM+1–28:314:31 AM+1neutral
Roga28:314:31 AM+1–29:545:54 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:545:54 AM to 29:545:54 AM+1

05:545:54 AM sunrise18:486:48 PM sunsetsunrise 29:545:54 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 10:3810:38 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 16:304:30 PM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 17:115:11 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 10:3810:38 AM
Kaulavauntil 22:0810:08 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:4410:44 AM–12:2112:21 PM
Abhijit 11:5511:55 AM–12:4712:47 PM
Pradoṣa 18:486:48 PM–20:178:17 PM
Niśītha 23:5711:57 PM–24:4512:45 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:2112:21 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4712:47 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  7. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 53 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:178:17 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4512:45 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī10:3810:38 AMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī16:304:30 PMHasta
YogaVyāghāta17:115:11 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaBālava10:3810:38 AMKaulava
VāraŚukravāra29:54 05:545:54 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2075
Śaka
1940
Kali
5119
Ahargaṇa
1 869 770
Day length
12 h 53 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
16:224:22 PM
Moonset
28:454:45 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:264:26 AM05:545:54 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:264:26 AM05:105:10 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:484:48 AM05:545:54 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:545:54 AM08:298:29 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:317:31 AM09:089:08 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:298:29 AM11:0411:04 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:298:29 AM09:219:21 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:269:26 AM11:0011:00 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:4410:44 AM12:2112:21 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5511:55 AM12:4712:47 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4712:47 PM13:381:38 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM16:134:13 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:302:30 PM15:223:22 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:343:34 PM17:115:11 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:134:13 PM18:486:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:486:48 PM20:178:17 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:486:48 PM19:107:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:486:48 PM19:547:54 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5711:57 PM24:4512:45 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:5212:52 AM+126:272:27 AM+1sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
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