Tuesday 25 December 2012 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Maṅgalavāra. Dvādaśī began at 07:497:49 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:3310:33 AM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 107 of 107 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:527:52 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:3310:33 AM
Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.
Noon
13:091:09 PM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 35 m.
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
07:527:52 AM to 31:527:52 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 | Śukla Dvādaśī | 10:3310:33 AM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 23:2811:28 PM | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 29:19 05:195:19 AM Wed | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 10:3310:33 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:52 07:527:52 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:046:04 AM | 07:527:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:046:04 AM | 06:586:58 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:316:31 AM | 07:527:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:527:52 AM | 09:599:59 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:539:53 AM | 11:4111:41 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:599:59 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:599:59 AM | 10:4110:41 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:3110:31 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4512:45 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4812:48 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:091:09 PM | 14:292:29 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:132:13 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:552:55 PM | 15:373:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:483:48 PM | 17:075:07 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:204:20 PM | 18:276:27 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:276:27 PM | 20:148:14 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:276:27 PM | 18:536:53 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:276:27 PM | 19:477:47 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:458:45 PM | 22:3310:33 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:4911:49 PM | 24:4312:43 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4512:45 AM+1 | 25:331:33 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |