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Wednesday 22 April 2009 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Budhavāra. Dvādaśī began at 17:225:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:265:26 PM.

Observed here on this day

Kṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 105 of 105 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:536:53 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:265:26 PM

Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.

Noon

12:1912:19 PM

The Sun 40° above N. Day length 10 h 51 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne12:1912:19 PM
At noon, 12:1912:19 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 321° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 11% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 321° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

06:536:53 AM–09:039:03 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Varūthinī Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:085:08 AM–06:016:01 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:345:34 AM–06:536:53 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:0411:04 AM–12:4312:43 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:072:07 PM–14:502:50 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:445:44 PM–18:106:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:445:44 PM–19:037:03 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:148:14 AM–09:369:36 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5710:57 AM–12:1812:18 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5711:57 AM–12:4012:40 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1812:18 PM–13:401:40 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya28:514:51 AM+1–30:276:27 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

Lābha06:536:53 AM–08:148:14 AMgood
Amṛta08:148:14 AM–09:369:36 AMgood
Kāla09:369:36 AM–10:5710:57 AMavoid
Śubha10:5710:57 AM–12:1812:18 PMgood
Roga12:1812:18 PM–13:401:40 PMavoid
Udvega13:401:40 PM–15:013:01 PMavoid
Cara15:013:01 PM–16:234:23 PMneutral
Lābha16:234:23 PM–17:445:44 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:445:44 PM–19:237:23 PMavoid
Śubha19:237:23 PM–21:019:01 PMgood
Amṛta21:019:01 PM–22:4010:40 PMgood
Cara22:4010:40 PM–24:1912:19 AM+1neutral
Roga24:1912:19 AM+1–25:581:58 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:581:58 AM+1–27:363:36 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:363:36 AM+1–29:155:15 AM+1good
Udvega29:155:15 AM+1–30:546:54 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:536:53 AM to 30:546:54 AM+1

06:536:53 AM sunrise17:445:44 PM sunsetsunrise 30:546:54 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 17:265:26 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 19:177:17 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 27:383:38 AM+1
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 17:265:26 PM
Garauntil 29:105:10 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1812:18 PM–13:401:40 PM
Pradoṣa 17:445:44 PM–19:297:29 PM
Niśītha 23:5511:55 PM–24:4312:43 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 13:401:40 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  4. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 51 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:297:29 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4312:43 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  10. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī17:265:26 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā19:177:17 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaIndra27:38 03:383:38 AM ThuVaidhṛti
KaraṇaTaitila17:265:26 PMGara
VāraBudhavāra30:54 06:546:54 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2066
Śaka
1931
Kali
5110
Ahargaṇa
1 866 478
Day length
10 h 51 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
28:364:36 AM+1
Moonset
15:483:48 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:085:08 AM06:536:53 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:085:08 AM06:016:01 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:345:34 AM06:536:53 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:536:53 AM09:039:03 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:148:14 AM09:369:36 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:039:03 AM11:1311:13 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5710:57 AM12:1812:18 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:0411:04 AM12:4312:43 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5411:54 AM12:4212:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5711:57 AM12:4012:40 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1812:18 PM13:401:40 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:241:24 PM15:343:34 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:072:07 PM14:502:50 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:343:34 PM17:445:44 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:445:44 PM19:297:29 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:445:44 PM18:106:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:445:44 PM19:037:03 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5511:55 PM24:4312:43 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:514:51 AM+130:276:27 AM+1sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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