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Thursday 8 January 2009 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Pauṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Guruvāra. Dvādaśī began at 04:284:28 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:191:19 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:086:08 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:4111:41 AM

Kṛttikā gives way to Rohiṇī.

Noon

13:271:27 PM

The Sun 74° above N. Day length 14 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:271:27 PM
At noon, 13:271:27 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 137° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 87% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 137° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

14:542:54 PM–17:505:50 PM In aparāhṇa: hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, runs past prātaḥkāla, and midday is passed over. Putradā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:534:53 AM–05:305:30 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:125:12 AM–06:086:08 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:309:30 AM–10:5710:57 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:5712:57 PM–13:561:56 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:533:53 PM–16:514:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:458:45 PM–21:049:04 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:458:45 PM–21:429:42 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:086:08 AM–07:587:58 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:479:47 AM–11:3711:37 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:0011:00 AM–11:5911:59 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla15:163:16 PM–17:065:06 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:514:51 PM–17:505:50 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya25:581:58 AM+1–27:243:24 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

Śubha06:086:08 AM–07:587:58 AMgood
Roga07:587:58 AM–09:479:47 AMavoid
Udvega09:479:47 AM–11:3711:37 AMavoid
Cara11:3711:37 AM–13:271:27 PMneutral
Lābha13:271:27 PM–15:163:16 PMgood
Amṛta15:163:16 PM–17:065:06 PMgood
Kāla17:065:06 PM–18:566:56 PMavoid
Śubha18:566:56 PM–20:458:45 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta20:458:45 PM–21:569:56 PMgood
Cara21:569:56 PM–23:0611:06 PMneutral
Roga23:0611:06 PM–24:1712:17 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:1712:17 AM+1–25:271:27 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:271:27 AM+1–26:382:38 AM+1good
Udvega26:382:38 AM+1–27:483:48 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:483:48 AM+1–28:584:58 AM+1good
Amṛta28:584:58 AM+1–30:096:09 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:086:08 AM to 30:096:09 AM+1

06:086:08 AM sunrise20:458:45 PM sunsetsunrise 30:096:09 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 25:191:19 AM+1
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 11:4111:41 AM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 15:543:54 PM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:572:57 PM
Bālavauntil 25:191:19 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:5712:57 PM–13:561:56 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:163:16 PM–17:065:06 PM
Pradoṣa 20:458:45 PM–22:0010:00 PM
Niśītha 25:031:03 AM+1–25:511:51 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:561:56 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:065:06 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 37 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 22:0010:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:511:51 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī25:19 01:191:19 AM FriTrayodaśī
NakṣatraKṛttikā11:4111:41 AMRohiṇī
YogaŚubha15:543:54 PMŚukla
KaraṇaBava14:572:57 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra30:09 06:096:09 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 374
Day length
14 h 37 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
18:026:02 PM
Moonset
27:183:18 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:534:53 AM06:086:08 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:534:53 AM05:305:30 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:125:12 AM06:086:08 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:086:08 AM09:039:03 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:086:08 AM07:587:58 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:039:03 AM11:5911:59 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:309:30 AM10:5710:57 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:479:47 AM11:3711:37 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:0011:00 AM11:5911:59 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5712:57 PM13:561:56 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday13:031:03 PM13:511:51 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:542:54 PM17:505:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:163:16 PM17:065:06 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:533:53 PM16:514:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:514:51 PM17:505:50 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:505:50 PM20:458:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:458:45 PM22:0010:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:458:45 PM21:049:04 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:458:45 PM21:429:42 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight25:031:03 AM+125:511:51 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:581:58 AM+127:243:24 AM+1sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
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