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Monday 24 December 2012 · Kunming, Yunnan, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Somavāra. Dvādaśī began at 07:497:49 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 34:3310:33 AM+1, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Akhaṇḍa Dvādaśī

Dvādaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:527:52 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

20:188:18 PM

Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.

Noon

13:091:09 PM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKunming13:091:09 PM
At noon, 13:091:09 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 134° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 85% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 134° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

14:302:30 PM–16:194:19 PM In aparāhṇa: hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, runs past prātaḥkāla, and midday is passed over. Mokṣadā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:046:04 AM–06:586:58 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:316:31 AM–07:527:52 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4812:48 PM–13:301:30 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla14:532:53 PM–16:414:41 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:552:55 PM–15:373:37 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:266:26 PM–18:536:53 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:266:26 PM–19:477:47 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla09:119:11 AM–10:3010:30 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:4911:49 AM–13:091:09 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:301:30 PM–14:122:12 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:282:28 PM–15:473:47 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:373:37 PM–16:194:19 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

Amṛta07:527:52 AM–09:119:11 AMgood
Kāla09:119:11 AM–10:3010:30 AMavoid
Śubha10:3010:30 AM–11:4911:49 AMgood
Roga11:4911:49 AM–13:091:09 PMavoid
Udvega13:091:09 PM–14:282:28 PMavoid
Cara14:282:28 PM–15:473:47 PMneutral
Lābha15:473:47 PM–17:075:07 PMgood
Amṛta17:075:07 PM–18:266:26 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:266:26 PM–20:078:07 PMneutral
Roga20:078:07 PM–21:489:48 PMavoid
Kāla21:489:48 PM–23:2811:28 PMavoid
Lābha23:2811:28 PM–25:091:09 AM+1good
Udvega25:091:09 AM+1–26:502:50 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:502:50 AM+1–28:304:30 AM+1good
Amṛta28:304:30 AM+1–30:116:11 AM+1good
Cara30:116:11 AM+1–31:527:52 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:527:52 AM to 31:527:52 AM+1

07:527:52 AM sunrise18:266:26 PM sunsetsunrise 31:527:52 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 20:188:18 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 28:184:18 AM+1
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 21:109:10 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:119:11 AM–10:3010:30 AM
Abhijit 12:4812:48 PM–13:301:30 PM
Pradoṣa 18:266:26 PM–20:148:14 PM
Niśītha 24:4512:45 AM+1–25:331:33 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:3010:30 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:301:30 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SunsetDay length 10 h 35 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 20:148:14 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:331:33 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  10. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśīpast sunriseTrayodaśī
NakṣatraBharaṇī20:188:18 PMKṛttikā
YogaSiddha28:18 04:184:18 AM TueSādhya
KaraṇaBava21:109:10 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra31:52 07:527:52 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 820
Day length
10 h 35 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
15:263:26 PM
Moonset
29:005:00 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:046:04 AM07:527:52 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:046:04 AM06:586:58 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:316:31 AM07:527:52 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:527:52 AM09:589:58 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:119:11 AM10:3010:30 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:589:58 AM12:0512:05 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:4911:49 AM13:091:09 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:4512:45 PM13:331:33 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4812:48 PM13:301:30 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:301:30 PM14:122:12 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:122:12 PM16:194:19 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:282:28 PM15:473:47 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:532:53 PM16:414:41 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:552:55 PM15:373:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:373:37 PM16:194:19 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:194:19 PM18:266:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:266:26 PM20:148:14 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:266:26 PM18:536:53 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:266:26 PM19:477:47 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:4512:45 AM+125:331:33 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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