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Wednesday 15 January 2003 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Pauṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Budhavāra. Dvādaśī began at 20:328:32 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:529:52 PM.

Observed here on this day

Pongal

The Sun enters Makara after the sunset before this day. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:146:14 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:179:17 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

13:291:29 PM

The Sun 73° above N. Day length 14 h 29 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:291:29 PM
At noon, 13:291:29 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 140° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 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

06:146:14 AM–09:089:08 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Putradā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:584:58 AM–05:365:36 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:175:17 AM–06:146:14 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla15:163:16 PM–17:005:00 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya15:543:54 PM–16:524:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:448:44 PM–21:039:03 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:448:44 PM–21:419:41 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:038:03 AM–09:529:52 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:0510:05 AM–11:4911:49 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:4011:40 AM–13:291:29 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:001:00 PM–13:581:58 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:291:29 PM–15:183:18 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya24:3712:37 AM+1–26:182:18 AM+1a 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

Lābha06:146:14 AM–08:038:03 AMgood
Amṛta08:038:03 AM–09:529:52 AMgood
Kāla09:529:52 AM–11:4011:40 AMavoid
Śubha11:4011:40 AM–13:291:29 PMgood
Roga13:291:29 PM–15:183:18 PMavoid
Udvega15:183:18 PM–17:065:06 PMavoid
Cara17:065:06 PM–18:556:55 PMneutral
Lābha18:556:55 PM–20:448:44 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega20:448:44 PM–21:559:55 PMavoid
Śubha21:559:55 PM–23:0711:07 PMgood
Amṛta23:0711:07 PM–24:1812:18 AM+1good
Cara24:1812:18 AM+1–25:301:30 AM+1neutral
Roga25:301:30 AM+1–26:412:41 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:412:41 AM+1–27:533:53 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:533:53 AM+1–29:045:04 AM+1good
Udvega29:045:04 AM+1–30:156:15 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:146:14 AM to 30:156:15 AM+1

06:146:14 AM sunrise20:448:44 PM sunsetsunrise 30:156:15 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 21:529:52 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 18:436:43 PM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 11:1711:17 AM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 09:179:17 AM
Bālavauntil 21:529:52 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:291:29 PM–15:183:18 PM
Pradoṣa 20:448:44 PM–22:0010:00 PM
Niśītha 25:061:06 AM+1–25:541:54 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. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:183:18 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 29 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 22:0010:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:541:54 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī21:529:52 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraRohiṇī18:436:43 PMMṛgaśirā
YogaŚukla11:1711:17 AMBrahma
KaraṇaBava09:179:17 AMBālava
VāraBudhavāra30:15 06:156:15 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 864 189
Day length
14 h 29 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
18:076:07 PM
Moonset
27:413:41 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:584:58 AM06:146:14 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:584:58 AM05:365:36 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:175:17 AM06:146:14 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:146:14 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:038:03 AM09:529:52 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM12:0212:02 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:0510:05 AM11:4911:49 AMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4011:40 AM13:291:29 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:001:00 PM13:581:58 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday13:051:05 PM13:531:53 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:291:29 PM15:183:18 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:562:56 PM17:505:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:163:16 PM17:005:00 PMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:543:54 PM16:524:52 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:505:50 PM20:448:44 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:448:44 PM22:0010:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:448:44 PM21:039:03 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:448:44 PM21:419:41 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:3712:37 AM+126:182:18 AM+1sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight25:061:06 AM+125:541:54 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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