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Wednesday 24 December 2008 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Budhavāra. Dvādaśī began at 13:291:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:403:40 PM.

Observed here on this day

Kṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 74 of 74 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:565:56 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:403:40 PM

Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.

Noon

13:201:20 PM

The Sun 76° above N. Day length 14 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:201:20 PM
At noon, 13:201:20 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 323° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 10% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 323° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

05:565:56 AM–08:548:54 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Saphalā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:434:43 AM–05:195:19 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:015:01 AM–05:565:56 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla07:037:03 AM–08:508:50 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya15:473:47 PM–16:474:47 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:438:43 PM–21:019:01 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:438:43 PM–21:389:38 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:477:47 AM–09:389:38 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:2911:29 AM–13:201:20 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5012:50 PM–13:491:49 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:201:20 PM–15:113:11 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:189:18 PM–23:0611:06 PMa 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

Lābha05:565:56 AM–07:477:47 AMgood
Amṛta07:477:47 AM–09:389:38 AMgood
Kāla09:389:38 AM–11:2911:29 AMavoid
Śubha11:2911:29 AM–13:201:20 PMgood
Roga13:201:20 PM–15:113:11 PMavoid
Udvega15:113:11 PM–17:015:01 PMavoid
Cara17:015:01 PM–18:526:52 PMneutral
Lābha18:526:52 PM–20:438:43 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega20:438:43 PM–21:529:52 PMavoid
Śubha21:529:52 PM–23:0111:01 PMgood
Amṛta23:0111:01 PM–24:1112:11 AM+1good
Cara24:1112:11 AM+1–25:201:20 AM+1neutral
Roga25:201:20 AM+1–26:292:29 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:292:29 AM+1–27:383:38 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:383:38 AM+1–28:484:48 AM+1good
Udvega28:484:48 AM+1–29:575:57 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:565:56 AM to 29:575:57 AM+1

05:565:56 AM sunrise20:438:43 PM sunsetsunrise 29:575:57 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 15:403:40 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 16:504:50 PM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 25:131:13 AM+1
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 15:403:40 PM
Garauntil 28:524:52 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:201:20 PM–15:113:11 PM
Pradoṣa 20:438:43 PM–21:579:57 PM
Niśītha 24:5612:56 AM+1–25:441:44 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. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:113:11 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  4. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  5. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 47 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 21:579:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:441:44 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  10. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī15:403:40 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraViśākhā16:504:50 PMAnurādhā
YogaDhṛti25:13 01:131:13 AM ThuŚūla
KaraṇaTaitila15:403:40 PMGara
VāraBudhavāra29:57 05:575:57 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 359
Day length
14 h 47 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
27:403:40 AM+1
Moonset
18:066:06 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:434:43 AM05:565:56 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:434:43 AM05:195:19 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:015:01 AM05:565:56 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:565:56 AM08:548:54 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra07:037:03 AM08:508:50 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:477:47 AM09:389:38 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:548:54 AM11:5111:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:2911:29 AM13:201:20 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5012:50 PM13:491:49 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5612:56 PM13:441:44 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:201:20 PM15:113:11 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:482:48 PM17:465:46 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:473:47 PM16:474:47 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:465:46 PM20:438:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:438:43 PM21:579:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:438:43 PM21:019:01 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:438:43 PM21:389:38 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:189:18 PM23:0611:06 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:5612:56 AM+125:441:44 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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