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Monday 2 March 2015 · Kunming, Yunnan, China

Phālguna Śukla Dvādaśī

Somavāra. Dvādaśī began at 16:334:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:366:36 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 99 of 99 minutes of pradoṣa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:327:32 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:208:20 AM

Saubhāgya gives way to Śobhana.

Noon

13:211:21 PM

The Sun 58° above S. Day length 11 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKunming13:211:21 PM
At noon, 13:211:21 PM, the Sun is in Śatabhiṣā and the Moon 142° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 89% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 142° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

07:327:32 AM–09:529:52 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Āmalakī Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:535:53 AM–06:426:42 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:186:18 AM–07:327:32 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5812:58 PM–13:451:45 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:183:18 PM–16:054:05 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:117:11 PM–19:367:36 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:117:11 PM–20:258:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:579:57 PM–23:4311:43 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:598:59 AM–10:2710:27 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:1711:17 AM–13:041:04 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:5411:54 AM–13:221:22 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:451:45 PM–14:312:31 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:492:49 PM–16:164:16 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:054:05 PM–16:514:51 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

Amṛta07:327:32 AM–08:598:59 AMgood
Kāla08:598:59 AM–10:2710:27 AMavoid
Śubha10:2710:27 AM–11:5411:54 AMgood
Roga11:5411:54 AM–13:221:22 PMavoid
Udvega13:221:22 PM–14:492:49 PMavoid
Cara14:492:49 PM–16:164:16 PMneutral
Lābha16:164:16 PM–17:445:44 PMgood
Amṛta17:445:44 PM–19:117:11 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:117:11 PM–20:448:44 PMneutral
Roga20:448:44 PM–22:1610:16 PMavoid
Kāla22:1610:16 PM–23:4911:49 PMavoid
Lābha23:4911:49 PM–25:211:21+1 AMgood
Udvega25:211:21+1 AM–26:542:54+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:542:54+1 AM–28:264:26+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:264:26+1 AM–29:585:58+1 AMgood
Cara29:585:58+1 AM–31:317:31+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:327:32 AM to 31:317:31+1 AM

07:327:32 AM sunrise19:117:11 PM sunsetsunrise 31:317:31+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 18:366:36 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 29:035:03+1 AM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 08:208:20 AM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 18:366:36 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:598:59 AM–10:2710:27 AM
Abhijit 12:5812:58 PM–13:451:45 PM
Pradoṣa 19:117:11 PM–20:508:50 PM
Niśītha 24:5712:57+1 AM–25:451:45+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:2710:27 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:451:45 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 39 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:508:50 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:451:45+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  11. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī18:366:36 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraPuṣya29:03 05:035:03 AM TueĀśleṣā
YogaSaubhāgya08:208:20 AMŚobhana
KaraṇaBālava18:366:36 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra31:31 07:317:31 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2071
Śaka
1936
Kali
5115
Ahargaṇa
1 868 618
Day length
11 h 39 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
16:264:26 PM
Moonset
29:405:40+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:535:53 AM07:327:32 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:535:53 AM06:426:42 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:186:18 AM07:327:32 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:327:32 AM09:529:52 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:598:59 AM10:2710:27 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:529:52 AM12:1212:12 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:1711:17 AM13:041:04 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:5411:54 AM13:221:22 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:5812:58 PM13:461:46 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5812:58 PM13:451:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:451:45 PM14:312:31 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:312:31 PM16:514:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:492:49 PM16:164:16 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:183:18 PM16:054:05 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:054:05 PM16:514:51 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:514:51 PM19:117:11 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:117:11 PM20:508:50 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:117:11 PM19:367:36 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:117:11 PM20:258:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:579:57 PM23:4311:43 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:5712:57+1 AM25:451:45+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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