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Wednesday 20 October 1976 · Luanda, Angola

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Budhavāra. Dvādaśī began at 18:516:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:204:20 PM.

Observed here on this day

Yama Dīpadāna

Trayodaśī covers 93 of 93 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoKṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata determinate

At sunrise

05:425:42 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:252:25 PM

Pūrva Phalgunī gives way to Uttara Phalgunī.

Noon

11:5211:52 AM

The Sun 88° above S. Day length 12 h 20 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda11:5211:52 AM
At noon, 11:5211:52 AM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 322° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 11% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 322° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

05:425:42 AM–08:108:10 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Ramā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:094:09 AM–04:554:55 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:324:32 AM–05:425:42 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:298:29 AM–09:589:58 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:551:55 PM–14:442:44 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:026:02 PM–18:256:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:026:02 PM–19:127:12 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:385:38 AM+1–31:057:05 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:157:15 AM–08:478:47 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:1910:19 AM–11:5211:52 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:2711:27 AM–12:1712:17 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:5211:52 AM–13:241:24 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:578:57 PM–22:2410:24 PMa 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

Lābha05:425:42 AM–07:157:15 AMgood
Amṛta07:157:15 AM–08:478:47 AMgood
Kāla08:478:47 AM–10:1910:19 AMavoid
Śubha10:1910:19 AM–11:5211:52 AMgood
Roga11:5211:52 AM–13:241:24 PMavoid
Udvega13:241:24 PM–14:572:57 PMavoid
Cara14:572:57 PM–16:294:29 PMneutral
Lābha16:294:29 PM–18:026:02 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:026:02 PM–19:297:29 PMavoid
Śubha19:297:29 PM–20:578:57 PMgood
Amṛta20:578:57 PM–22:2410:24 PMgood
Cara22:2410:24 PM–23:5211:52 PMneutral
Roga23:5211:52 PM–25:191:19 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:191:19 AM+1–26:472:47 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:472:47 AM+1–28:144:14 AM+1good
Udvega28:144:14 AM+1–29:425:42 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:425:42 AM to 29:425:42 AM+1

05:425:42 AM sunrise18:026:02 PM sunsetsunrise 29:425:42 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 16:204:20 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 14:252:25 PM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 18:556:55 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 16:204:20 PM
Garauntil 26:522:52 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:5211:52 AM–13:241:24 PM
Pradoṣa 18:026:02 PM–19:357:35 PM
Niśītha 23:2811:28 PM–24:1612:16 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.

  1. SunriseDvādaśī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:241:24 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  4. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 20 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:357:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1612:16 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī16:204:20 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī14:252:25 PMUttara Phalgunī
YogaBrahma18:556:55 PMIndra
KaraṇaTaitila16:204:20 PMGara
VāraBudhavāra29:42 05:425:42 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2033
Śaka
1898
Kali
5077
Ahargaṇa
1 854 606
Day length
12 h 20 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
27:593:59 AM+1
Moonset
15:293:29 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:094:09 AM05:425:42 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:094:09 AM04:554:55 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:324:32 AM05:425:42 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:425:42 AM08:108:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:157:15 AM08:478:47 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:108:10 AM10:3810:38 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:298:29 AM09:589:58 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:1910:19 AM11:5211:52 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:2711:27 AM12:1712:17 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2811:28 AM12:1612:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:5211:52 AM13:241:24 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:061:06 PM15:343:34 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:551:55 PM14:442:44 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:343:34 PM18:026:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:026:02 PM19:357:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:026:02 PM18:256:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:026:02 PM19:127:12 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:578:57 PM22:2410:24 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2811:28 PM24:1612:16 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:385:38 AM+131:057:05 AM+1sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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