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Friday 19 December 2014 · Kunming, Yunnan, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Śukravāra. Dvādaśī began at 14:232:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:162:16 PM.

Observed here on this day

Kṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 107 of 107 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:497:49 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:162:16 PM

Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.

Noon

13:061:06 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKunming13:061:06 PM
At noon, 13:061:06 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 323° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 10% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 323° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

07:497:49 AM–09:569:56 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Saphalā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:016:01 AM–06:556:55 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:286:28 AM–07:497:49 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4512:45 PM–13:271:27 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:522:52 PM–15:343:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:274:27 PM–18:046:04 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:236:23 PM–18:506:50 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:236:23 PM–19:447:44 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika09:089:08 AM–10:2710:27 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:569:56 AM–10:3810:38 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4711:47 AM–13:061:06 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:271:27 PM–14:092:09 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:453:45 PM–17:045:04 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya29:125:12+1 AM–30:466:46+1 AMa 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

Cara07:497:49 AM–09:089:08 AMneutral
Lābha09:089:08 AM–10:2710:27 AMgood
Amṛta10:2710:27 AM–11:4711:47 AMgood
Kāla11:4711:47 AM–13:061:06 PMavoid
Śubha13:061:06 PM–14:252:25 PMgood
Roga14:252:25 PM–15:453:45 PMavoid
Udvega15:453:45 PM–17:045:04 PMavoid
Cara17:045:04 PM–18:236:23 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:236:23 PM–20:048:04 PMavoid
Kāla20:048:04 PM–21:459:45 PMavoid
Lābha21:459:45 PM–23:2611:26 PMgood
Udvega23:2611:26 PM–25:061:06+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:061:06+1 AM–26:472:47+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:472:47+1 AM–28:284:28+1 AMgood
Cara28:284:28+1 AM–30:096:09+1 AMneutral
Roga30:096:09+1 AM–31:497:49+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:497:49 AM to 31:497:49+1 AM

07:497:49 AM sunrise18:236:23 PM sunsetsunrise 31:497:49+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 14:162:16 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 25:181:18+1 AM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 19:147:14 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 14:162:16 PM
Garauntil 25:551:55+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4711:47 AM–13:061:06 PM
Abhijit 12:4512:45 PM–13:271:27 PM
Pradoṣa 18:236:23 PM–20:118:11 PM
Niśītha 24:4212:42+1 AM–25:301:30+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. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:061:06 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:271:27 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 35 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:118:11 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:301:30+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī14:162:16 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraViśākhā25:18 01:181:18 AM SatAnurādhā
YogaSukarmā19:147:14 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaTaitila14:162:16 PMGara
VāraŚukravāra31:49 07:497:49 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2071
Śaka
1936
Kali
5115
Ahargaṇa
1 868 545
Day length
10 h 35 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
29:445:44+1 AM
Moonset
16:094:09 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:016:01 AM07:497:49 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:016:01 AM06:556:55 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:286:28 AM07:497:49 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:497:49 AM09:569:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:089:08 AM10:2710:27 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:569:56 AM12:0312:03 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:569:56 AM10:3810:38 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4711:47 AM13:061:06 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:4212:42 PM13:301:30 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4512:45 PM13:271:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:271:27 PM14:092:09 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:092:09 PM16:164:16 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:522:52 PM15:343:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:453:45 PM17:045:04 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:164:16 PM18:236:23 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:274:27 PM18:046:04 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:236:23 PM20:118:11 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:236:23 PM18:506:50 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:236:23 PM19:447:44 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:4212:42+1 AM25:301:30+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:125:12+1 AM30:466:46+1 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
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