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Thursday 28 December 2028 · Luanda, Angola

Pauṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Guruvāra. Dvādaśī began at 17:585:58 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:526:52 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 67 of 91 minutes of pradoṣa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:505:50 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:306:30 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:0912:09 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:0912:09 PM
At noon, 12:0912:09 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 141° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 89% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 141° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

05:505:50 AM–08:228:22 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Putradā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:194:19 AM–05:045:04 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:424:42 AM–05:505:50 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4411:44 AM–12:3412:34 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:152:15 PM–15:063:06 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:286:28 PM–18:506:50 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:286:28 PM–19:367:36 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:289:28 PM–23:0911:09 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:505:50 AM–07:257:25 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:598:59 AM–10:3410:34 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0310:03 AM–10:5310:53 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya11:2111:21 AM–13:021:02 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:441:44 PM–15:183:18 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:063:06 PM–15:563:56 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

Śubha05:505:50 AM–07:257:25 AMgood
Roga07:257:25 AM–08:598:59 AMavoid
Udvega08:598:59 AM–10:3410:34 AMavoid
Cara10:3410:34 AM–12:0912:09 PMneutral
Lābha12:0912:09 PM–13:441:44 PMgood
Amṛta13:441:44 PM–15:183:18 PMgood
Kāla15:183:18 PM–16:534:53 PMavoid
Śubha16:534:53 PM–18:286:28 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:286:28 PM–19:537:53 PMgood
Cara19:537:53 PM–21:189:18 PMneutral
Roga21:189:18 PM–22:4410:44 PMavoid
Kāla22:4410:44 PM–24:0912:09+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:0912:09+1 AM–25:341:34+1 AMgood
Udvega25:341:34+1 AM–27:003:00+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:003:00+1 AM–28:254:25+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:254:25+1 AM–29:505:50+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:505:50 AM to 29:505:50+1 AM

05:505:50 AM sunrise18:286:28 PM sunsetsunrise 29:505:50+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 18:526:52 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 24:0012:00+1 AM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 23:4411:44 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 06:306:30 AM
Bālavauntil 18:526:52 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4411:44 AM–12:3412:34 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:441:44 PM–15:183:18 PM
Pradoṣa 18:286:28 PM–19:597:59 PM
Niśītha 23:4511:45 PM–24:3312:33+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3412:34 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:183:18 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 38 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:597:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3312:33+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī18:526:52 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraKṛttikā24:00 00:0012:00 AM ThuRohiṇī
YogaSādhya23:4411:44 PMŚubha
KaraṇaBava06:306:30 AMBālava
VāraGuruvāra29:50 05:505:50 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2085
Śaka
1950
Kali
5129
Ahargaṇa
1 873 668
Day length
12 h 38 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
15:413:41 PM
Moonset
27:313:31+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:194:19 AM05:505:50 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:194:19 AM05:045:04 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:424:42 AM05:505:50 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:505:50 AM08:228:22 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:505:50 AM07:257:25 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:228:22 AM10:5310:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:598:59 AM10:3410:34 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0310:03 AM10:5310:53 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:2111:21 AM13:021:02 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4411:44 AM12:3412:34 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4511:45 AM12:3312:33 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:251:25 PM15:563:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:441:44 PM15:183:18 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:152:15 PM15:063:06 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:063:06 PM15:563:56 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:563:56 PM18:286:28 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:286:28 PM19:597:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:286:28 PM18:506:50 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:286:28 PM19:367:36 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:289:28 PM23:0911:09 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4511:45 PM24:3312:33+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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