Thursday 22 December 2011 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Guruvāra. Dvādaśī began at 12:4012:40 PM yesterday, and holds until 09:559:55 AM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 107 of 107 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:507:50 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:559:55 AM
Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.
Noon
13:071:07 PM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 34 m.
Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast
07:507:50 AM–09:559:55 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day, ending when dvādaśī ends at 09:55. Saphalā Ekādaśī
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
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
07:507:50 AM to 31:517:51 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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī | 09:559:55 AM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 15:423:42 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 26:53 02:532:53 AM Fri | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 09:559:55 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 31:51 07:517:51 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:036:03 AM | 07:507:50 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:036:03 AM | 06:566:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:306:30 AM | 07:507:50 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:507:50 AM | 09:579:57 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:507:50 AM | 09:099:09 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:579:57 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:2910:29 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:2211:22 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4312:43 PM | 13:311:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:112:11 PM | 16:184:18 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:272:27 PM | 15:463:46 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:532:53 PM | 15:353:35 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:353:35 PM | 16:184:18 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:184:18 PM | 18:256:25 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:256:25 PM | 20:128:12 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:256:25 PM | 18:516:51 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:256:25 PM | 19:457:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:227:22 PM | 20:508:50 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4412:44 AM+1 | 25:321:32 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:094:09 AM+1 | 29:375:37 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |