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February 1970 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Kṛṣṇa to Māgha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Tuesday 17 February 1970 · Luanda, Angola

Māgha Śukla Dvādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Dvādaśī began at 23:0111:01 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:341:34+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Bhīṣma Dvādaśī

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

At sunrise

06:106:10 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:196:19 AM

Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.

Noon

12:2112:21 PM

The Sun 87° above S. Day length 12 h 22 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:2112:21 PM
At noon, 12:2112:21 PM, the Sun is in Dhaniṣṭhā and the Moon 138° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 87% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 138° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

06:106:10 AM–08:398:39 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Jayā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:374:37 AM–05:245:24 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:005:00 AM–06:106:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5611:56 AM–12:4612:46 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:252:25 PM–15:143:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:326:32 PM–18:556:55 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:326:32 PM–19:427:42 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:398:39 AM–09:289:28 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:169:16 AM–10:4810:48 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2112:21 PM–13:541:54 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:273:27 PM–16:594:59 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:497:49 PM–21:389:38 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:1111:11 PM–23:5811:58 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

Roga06:106:10 AM–07:437:43 AMavoid
Udvega07:437:43 AM–09:169:16 AMavoid
Cara09:169:16 AM–10:4810:48 AMneutral
Lābha10:4810:48 AM–12:2112:21 PMgood
Amṛta12:2112:21 PM–13:541:54 PMgood
Kāla13:541:54 PM–15:273:27 PMavoid
Śubha15:273:27 PM–16:594:59 PMgood
Roga16:594:59 PM–18:326:32 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:326:32 PM–19:597:59 PMavoid
Lābha19:597:59 PM–21:279:27 PMgood
Udvega21:279:27 PM–22:5410:54 PMavoid
Śubha22:5410:54 PM–24:2112:21+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:2112:21+1 AM–25:481:48+1 AMgood
Cara25:481:48+1 AM–27:163:16+1 AMneutral
Roga27:163:16+1 AM–28:434:43+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:434:43+1 AM–30:106:10+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:106:10 AM to 30:106:10+1 AM

06:106:10 AM sunrise18:326:32 PM sunsetsunrise 30:106:10+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 25:341:34+1 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 06:196:19 AM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 09:599:59 AM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:1612:16 PM
Bālavauntil 25:341:34+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5611:56 AM–12:4612:46 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:273:27 PM–16:594:59 PM
Pradoṣa 18:326:32 PM–20:058:05 PM
Niśītha 23:5711:57 PM–24:4512:45+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  3. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4612:46 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:594:59 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 22 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:058:05 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4512:45+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī25:34 01:341:34 AM WedTrayodaśī
NakṣatraĀrdrā06:196:19 AMPunarvasu
YogaPrīti09:599:59 AMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaBava12:1612:16 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:10 06:106:10 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2026
Śaka
1891
Kali
5070
Ahargaṇa
1 852 169
Day length
12 h 22 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
15:593:59 PM
Moonset
27:453:45+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:374:37 AM06:106:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:374:37 AM05:245:24 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:005:00 AM06:106:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:106:10 AM08:398:39 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:398:39 AM11:0711:07 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:398:39 AM09:289:28 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:169:16 AM10:4810:48 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5611:56 AM12:4612:46 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2112:21 PM13:541:54 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:351:35 PM16:044:04 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:252:25 PM15:143:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:273:27 PM16:594:59 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:044:04 PM18:326:32 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:326:32 PM20:058:05 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:326:32 PM18:556:55 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:326:32 PM19:427:42 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:497:49 PM21:389:38 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:1111:11 PM23:5811:58 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5711:57 PM24:4512:45+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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