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Tuesday 18 March 2008 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Phālguna Śukla Dvādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Dvādaśī began at 05:075:07 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:394:39+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:217:21 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:504:50 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

13:281:28 PM

The Sun 53° above N. Day length 12 h 13 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:281:28 PM
At noon, 13:281:28 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 136° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 86% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 136° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

14:412:41 PM–17:085:08 PM In aparāhṇa: hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, runs past prātaḥkāla, and midday is passed over. Āmalakī Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:475:47 AM–06:346:34 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:116:11 AM–07:217:21 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit13:031:03 PM–13:521:52 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:303:30 PM–16:194:19 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:347:34 PM–19:587:58 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:347:34 PM–20:458:45 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:445:44+1 AM–31:217:21+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:489:48 AM–10:3710:37 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2510:25 AM–11:5611:56 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika13:281:28 PM–15:003:00 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla16:314:31 PM–18:036:03 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:028:02 PM–21:399:39 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta24:1812:18+1 AM–25:051:05+1 AMan 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

Roga07:217:21 AM–08:538:53 AMavoid
Udvega08:538:53 AM–10:2510:25 AMavoid
Cara10:2510:25 AM–11:5611:56 AMneutral
Lābha11:5611:56 AM–13:281:28 PMgood
Amṛta13:281:28 PM–15:003:00 PMgood
Kāla15:003:00 PM–16:314:31 PMavoid
Śubha16:314:31 PM–18:036:03 PMgood
Roga18:036:03 PM–19:347:34 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla19:347:34 PM–21:039:03 PMavoid
Lābha21:039:03 PM–22:3110:31 PMgood
Udvega22:3110:31 PM–24:0012:00+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:0012:00+1 AM–25:281:28+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:281:28+1 AM–26:572:57+1 AMgood
Cara26:572:57+1 AM–28:254:25+1 AMneutral
Roga28:254:25+1 AM–29:545:54+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:545:54+1 AM–31:227:22+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:217:21 AM to 31:227:22+1 AM

07:217:21 AM sunrise19:347:34 PM sunsetsunrise 31:227:22+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 28:394:39+1 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 31:217:21+1 AM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 29:075:07+1 AM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:504:50 PM
Bālavauntil 28:394:39+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 13:031:03 PM–13:521:52 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:314:31 PM–18:036:03 PM
Pradoṣa 19:347:34 PM–21:099:09 PM
Niśītha 25:041:04+1 AM–25:521:52+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 13:521:52 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:036:03 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 13 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 21:099:09 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 25:521:52+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  11. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī28:39 04:394:39 AM WedTrayodaśī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā31:21 07:217:21 AM WedMaghā
YogaSukarmā29:07 05:075:07 AM WedDhṛti
KaraṇaBava16:504:50 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:22 07:227:22 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2064
Śaka
1929
Kali
5108
Ahargaṇa
1 866 078
Day length
12 h 13 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
17:495:49 PM
Moonset
28:244:24+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:475:47 AM07:217:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:475:47 AM06:346:34 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:116:11 AM07:217:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:217:21 AM09:489:48 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
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
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2510:25 AM11:5611:56 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta13:031:03 PM13:521:52 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday13:041:04 PM13:521:52 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:281:28 PM15:003:00 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:412:41 PM17:085:08 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:303:30 PM16:194:19 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:314:31 PM18:036:03 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:085:08 PM19:347:34 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:347:34 PM21:099:09 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:347:34 PM19:587:58 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:347:34 PM20:458:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:028:02 PM21:399:39 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta24:1812:18+1 AM25:051:05+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight25:041:04+1 AM25:521:52+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:445:44+1 AM31:217:21+1 AMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
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