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Tuesday 29 December 2009 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Pauṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Dvādaśī began at 16:384:38 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:522:52 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata

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

At sunrise

05:595:59 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:522:52 PM

Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.

Noon

13:221:22 PM

The Sun 75° above N. Day length 14 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:221:22 PM
At noon, 13:221:22 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 143° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 90% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 143° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

05:595:59 AM–08:568:56 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Putradā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:454:45 AM–05:225:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:045:04 AM–05:595:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5212:52 PM–13:511:51 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:503:50 PM–16:494:49 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:424:42 PM–18:146:14 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli20:458:45 PM–21:039:03 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:458:45 PM–21:409:40 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya07:367:36 AM–09:079:07 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta08:568:56 AM–09:559:55 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:419:41 AM–11:3111:31 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika13:221:22 PM–15:133:13 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla17:035:03 PM–18:546:54 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta24:2712:27+1 AM–25:041:04+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

Roga05:595:59 AM–07:507:50 AMavoid
Udvega07:507:50 AM–09:419:41 AMavoid
Cara09:419:41 AM–11:3111:31 AMneutral
Lābha11:3111:31 AM–13:221:22 PMgood
Amṛta13:221:22 PM–15:133:13 PMgood
Kāla15:133:13 PM–17:035:03 PMavoid
Śubha17:035:03 PM–18:546:54 PMgood
Roga18:546:54 PM–20:458:45 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla20:458:45 PM–21:549:54 PMavoid
Lābha21:549:54 PM–23:0311:03 PMgood
Udvega23:0311:03 PM–24:1312:13+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:1312:13+1 AM–25:221:22+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:221:22+1 AM–26:322:32+1 AMgood
Cara26:322:32+1 AM–27:413:41+1 AMneutral
Roga27:413:41+1 AM–28:514:51+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:514:51+1 AM–30:006:00+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:595:59 AM to 30:006:00+1 AM

05:595:59 AM sunrise20:458:45 PM sunsetsunrise 30:006:00+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 14:522:52 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 18:596:59 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 18:216:21 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 14:522:52 PM
Kaulavauntil 25:431:43+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:5212:52 PM–13:511:51 PM
Rāhu kāla 17:035:03 PM–18:546:54 PM
Pradoṣa 20:458:45 PM–21:599:59 PM
Niśītha 24:5812:58+1 AM–25:461:46+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 13:511:51 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:546:54 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  7. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 14 h 45 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 21:599:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:461:46+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī14:522:52 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraKṛttikā18:596:59 PMRohiṇī
YogaSādhya18:216:21 PMŚubha
KaraṇaBālava14:522:52 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:00 06:006:00 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2066
Śaka
1931
Kali
5110
Ahargaṇa
1 866 729
Day length
14 h 45 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
18:186:18 PM
Moonset
27:463:46+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:454:45 AM05:595:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:454:45 AM05:225:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:045:04 AM05:595:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:595:59 AM08:568:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:367:36 AM09:079:07 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:568:56 AM11:5311:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:568:56 AM09:559:55 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:419:41 AM11:3111:31 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5212:52 PM13:511:51 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5812:58 PM13:461:46 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:221:22 PM15:133:13 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:502:50 PM17:485:48 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:503:50 PM16:494:49 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:424:42 PM18:146:14 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day17:035:03 PM18:546:54 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:485:48 PM20:458:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:458:45 PM21:599:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:458:45 PM21:039:03 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:458:45 PM21:409:40 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta24:2712:27+1 AM25:041:04+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:5812:58+1 AM25:461:46+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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