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Tuesday 16 December 2025 · Luanda, Angola

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Dvādaśī began at 16:514:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:287:28 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:445:44 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:096:09 AM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

12:0312:03 PM

The Sun 76° above S. Day length 12 h 38 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:0312:03 PM
At noon, 12:0312:03 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 321° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 11% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 321° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

05:445:44 AM–08:158:15 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Saphalā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:134:13 AM–04:584:58 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:364:36 AM–05:445:44 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3711:37 AM–12:2812:28 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:092:09 PM–15:003:00 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:226:22 PM–18:446:44 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:226:22 PM–19:307:30 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:472:47 AM+1–28:354:35 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:158:15 AM–09:069:06 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:538:53 AM–10:2810:28 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0312:03 PM–13:381:38 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:123:12 PM–16:474:47 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:583:58 PM–17:465:46 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:5510:55 PM–23:4011:40 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

Roga05:445:44 AM–07:197:19 AMavoid
Udvega07:197:19 AM–08:538:53 AMavoid
Cara08:538:53 AM–10:2810:28 AMneutral
Lābha10:2810:28 AM–12:0312:03 PMgood
Amṛta12:0312:03 PM–13:381:38 PMgood
Kāla13:381:38 PM–15:123:12 PMavoid
Śubha15:123:12 PM–16:474:47 PMgood
Roga16:474:47 PM–18:226:22 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:226:22 PM–19:477:47 PMavoid
Lābha19:477:47 PM–21:129:12 PMgood
Udvega21:129:12 PM–22:3810:38 PMavoid
Śubha22:3810:38 PM–24:0312:03 AM+1good
Amṛta24:0312:03 AM+1–25:281:28 AM+1good
Cara25:281:28 AM+1–26:542:54 AM+1neutral
Roga26:542:54 AM+1–28:194:19 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:194:19 AM+1–29:445:44 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:445:44 AM to 29:445:44 AM+1

05:445:44 AM sunrise18:226:22 PM sunsetsunrise 29:445:44 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 19:287:28 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 09:409:40 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 08:538:53 AM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 06:096:09 AM
Taitilauntil 19:287:28 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3711:37 AM–12:2812:28 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:123:12 PM–16:474:47 PM
Pradoṣa 18:226:22 PM–19:537:53 PM
Niśītha 23:3911:39 PM–24:2712:27 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  3. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  4. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:2812:28 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:474:47 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 38 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:537:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2712:27 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī19:287:28 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraSvātī09:409:40 AMViśākhā
YogaAtigaṇḍa08:538:53 AMSukarmā
KaraṇaKaulava06:096:09 AMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:44 05:445:44 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 560
Day length
12 h 38 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
27:273:27 AM+1
Moonset
15:303:30 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:134:13 AM05:445:44 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:134:13 AM04:584:58 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:364:36 AM05:445:44 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:445:44 AM08:158:15 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:158:15 AM10:4710:47 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:158:15 AM09:069:06 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:538:53 AM10:2810:28 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3711:37 AM12:2812:28 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3911:39 AM12:2712:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0312:03 PM13:381:38 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:191:19 PM15:503:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:092:09 PM15:003:00 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:123:12 PM16:474:47 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:503:50 PM18:226:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:583:58 PM17:465:46 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:226:22 PM19:537:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:226:22 PM18:446:44 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:226:22 PM19:307:30 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5510:55 PM23:4011:40 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3911:39 PM24:2712:27 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:472:47 AM+128:354:35 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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