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Sunday 18 January 1970 · Luanda, Angola

Pauṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Ravivāra. Dvādaśī began at 04:554:55 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:466:46+1 AM, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:016:01 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:485:48 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:1712:17 PM

The Sun 78° above S. Day length 12 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:1712:17 PM
At noon, 12:1712:17 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 135° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 86% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 135° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

13:331:33 PM–16:044:04 PM In aparāhṇa: hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, runs past prātaḥkāla, and midday is passed over. Putradā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:294:29 AM–05:155:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:524:52 AM–06:016:01 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5211:52 AM–12:4312:43 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:232:23 PM–15:133:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:273:27 PM–17:125:12 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:346:34 PM–18:576:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:346:34 PM–19:437:43 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya10:1410:14 AM–11:5811:58 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa12:1712:17 PM–13:521:52 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:263:26 PM–17:005:00 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:544:54 PM–17:445:44 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla17:005:00 PM–18:346:34 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya25:081:08+1 AM–26:542:54+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

Udvega06:016:01 AM–07:357:35 AMavoid
Cara07:357:35 AM–09:099:09 AMneutral
Lābha09:099:09 AM–10:4310:43 AMgood
Amṛta10:4310:43 AM–12:1712:17 PMgood
Kāla12:1712:17 PM–13:521:52 PMavoid
Śubha13:521:52 PM–15:263:26 PMgood
Roga15:263:26 PM–17:005:00 PMavoid
Udvega17:005:00 PM–18:346:34 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:346:34 PM–20:008:00 PMgood
Amṛta20:008:00 PM–21:269:26 PMgood
Cara21:269:26 PM–22:5210:52 PMneutral
Roga22:5210:52 PM–24:1812:18+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:1812:18+1 AM–25:441:44+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:441:44+1 AM–27:093:09+1 AMgood
Udvega27:093:09+1 AM–28:354:35+1 AMavoid
Śubha28:354:35+1 AM–30:016:01+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:016:01 AM to 30:016:01+1 AM

06:016:01 AM sunrise18:346:34 PM sunsetsunrise 30:016:01+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 18:576:57 PM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 28:264:26+1 AM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 17:485:48 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5211:52 AM–12:4312:43 PM
Rāhu kāla 17:005:00 PM–18:346:34 PM
Pradoṣa 18:346:34 PM–20:068:06 PM
Niśītha 23:5411:54 PM–24:4212:42+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:4312:43 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:346:34 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 34 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:068:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4212:42+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  10. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśīpast sunriseTrayodaśī
NakṣatraRohiṇī18:576:57 PMMṛgaśirā
YogaBrahma28:26 04:264:26 AM MonIndra
KaraṇaBava17:485:48 PMBālava
VāraRavivāra30:01 06:016:01 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2026
Śaka
1891
Kali
5070
Ahargaṇa
1 852 139
Day length
12 h 34 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
15:303:30 PM
Moonset
27:133:13+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:294:29 AM06:016:01 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:294:29 AM05:155:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:524:52 AM06:016:01 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:016:01 AM08:318:31 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:318:31 AM11:0211:02 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:1410:14 AM11:5811:58 AMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5211:52 AM12:4312:43 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5311:53 AM12:4112:41 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:1712:17 PM13:521:52 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:331:33 PM16:044:04 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:232:23 PM15:133:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:263:26 PM17:005:00 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:273:27 PM17:125:12 PMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:044:04 PM18:346:34 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:544:54 PM17:445:44 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day17:005:00 PM18:346:34 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:346:34 PM20:068:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:346:34 PM18:576:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:346:34 PM19:437:43 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5411:54 PM24:4212:42+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:081:08+1 AM26:542:54+1 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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