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Friday 17 March 2000 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Phālguna Śukla Dvādaśī

Śukravāra. Dvādaśī began at 22:3710:37 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:358:35 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 35 of 94 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:207:20 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:359:35 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

13:291:29 PM

The Sun 53° above N. Day length 12 h 16 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:291:29 PM
At noon, 13:291:29 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 140° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 140° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

07:207:20 AM–09:489:48 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Āmalakī Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:475:47 AM–06:346:34 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:106:10 AM–07:207:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit13:041:04 PM–13:531:53 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:313:31 PM–16:204:20 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:367:36 PM–20:008:00 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:367:36 PM–20:478:47 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:4711:47 PM–25:181:18 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika08:528:52 AM–10:2410:24 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:489:48 AM–10:3710:37 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:5611:56 AM–13:281:28 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:531:53 PM–14:422:42 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya14:422:42 PM–16:124:12 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa16:324:32 PM–18:046:04 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Cara07:207:20 AM–08:528:52 AMneutral
Lābha08:528:52 AM–10:2410:24 AMgood
Amṛta10:2410:24 AM–11:5611:56 AMgood
Kāla11:5611:56 AM–13:281:28 PMavoid
Śubha13:281:28 PM–15:003:00 PMgood
Roga15:003:00 PM–16:324:32 PMavoid
Udvega16:324:32 PM–18:046:04 PMavoid
Cara18:046:04 PM–19:367:36 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga19:367:36 PM–21:049:04 PMavoid
Kāla21:049:04 PM–22:3210:32 PMavoid
Lābha22:3210:32 PM–24:0112:01 AM+1good
Udvega24:0112:01 AM+1–25:291:29 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:291:29 AM+1–26:572:57 AM+1good
Amṛta26:572:57 AM+1–28:254:25 AM+1good
Cara28:254:25 AM+1–29:535:53 AM+1neutral
Roga29:535:53 AM+1–31:217:21 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:207:20 AM to 31:217:21 AM+1

07:207:20 AM sunrise19:367:36 PM sunsetsunrise 31:217:21 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 20:358:35 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 25:181:18 AM+1
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 25:071:07 AM+1
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 09:359:35 AM
Bālavauntil 20:358:35 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:5611:56 AM–13:281:28 PM
Abhijit 13:041:04 PM–13:531:53 PM
Pradoṣa 19:367:36 PM–21:109:10 PM
Niśītha 25:051:05 AM+1–25:531:53 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:281:28 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:531:53 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 16 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 21:109:10 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:531:53 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  11. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī20:358:35 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā25:18 01:181:18 AM SatMaghā
YogaSukarmā25:07 01:071:07 AM SatDhṛti
KaraṇaBava09:359:35 AMBālava
VāraŚukravāra31:21 07:217:21 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 863 155
Day length
12 h 16 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
18:056:05 PM
Moonset
28:434:43 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:475:47 AM07:207:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:475:47 AM06:346:34 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:106:10 AM07:207:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:207:20 AM09:489:48 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:528:52 AM10:2410:24 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:489:48 AM12:1512:15 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:489:48 AM10:3710:37 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:5611:56 AM13:281:28 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta13:041:04 PM13:531:53 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday13:041:04 PM13:521:52 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:531:53 PM14:422:42 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:422:42 PM16:124:12 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:422:42 PM17:095:09 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:313:31 PM16:204:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day16:324:32 PM18:046:04 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:095:09 PM19:367:36 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:367:36 PM21:109:10 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:367:36 PM20:008:00 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:367:36 PM20:478:47 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:4711:47 PM25:181:18 AM+1sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight25:051:05 AM+125:531:53 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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