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December 1931 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 21 December 1931 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Somavāra. Dvādaśī began at 01:141:14 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:033:03 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Akhaṇḍa Dvādaśī

Dvādaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:367:36 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:329:32 AM

Śiva gives way to Siddha.

Noon

12:4212:42 PM

The Sun 36° above S. Day length 10 h 11 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMultan12:4212:42 PM
At noon, 12:4212:42 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 137° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 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

07:417:41 AM–09:389:38 AM Once hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, is over, within prātaḥkāla. Mokṣadā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:465:46 AM–06:416:41 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:136:13 AM–07:367:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2112:21 PM–13:021:02 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:242:24 PM–15:043:04 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:552:55 PM–16:414:41 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:475:47 PM–18:156:15 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:475:47 PM–19:107:10 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:528:52 AM–10:0910:09 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:2511:25 AM–12:4212:42 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:021:02 PM–13:431:43 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:581:58 PM–15:153:15 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:043:04 PM–15:453:45 PMan 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

Amṛta07:367:36 AM–08:528:52 AMgood
Kāla08:528:52 AM–10:0910:09 AMavoid
Śubha10:0910:09 AM–11:2511:25 AMgood
Roga11:2511:25 AM–12:4212:42 PMavoid
Udvega12:4212:42 PM–13:581:58 PMavoid
Cara13:581:58 PM–15:153:15 PMneutral
Lābha15:153:15 PM–16:314:31 PMgood
Amṛta16:314:31 PM–17:475:47 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:475:47 PM–19:317:31 PMneutral
Roga19:317:31 PM–21:159:15 PMavoid
Kāla21:159:15 PM–22:5810:58 PMavoid
Lābha22:5810:58 PM–24:4212:42 AM+1good
Udvega24:4212:42 AM+1–26:262:26 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:262:26 AM+1–28:094:09 AM+1good
Amṛta28:094:09 AM+1–29:535:53 AM+1good
Cara29:535:53 AM+1–31:377:37 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:367:36 AM to 31:377:37 AM+1

07:367:36 AM sunrise17:475:47 PM sunsetsunrise 31:377:37 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 27:033:03 AM+1
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 20:128:12 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 09:329:32 AM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:132:13 PM
Bālavauntil 27:033:03 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:528:52 AM–10:0910:09 AM
Abhijit 12:2112:21 PM–13:021:02 PM
Pradoṣa 17:475:47 PM–19:387:38 PM
Niśītha 24:1812:18 AM+1–25:061:06 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:0910:09 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:021:02 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 11 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:387:38 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:061:06 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī27:03 03:033:03 AM TueTrayodaśī
NakṣatraBharaṇī20:128:12 PMKṛttikā
YogaŚiva09:329:32 AMSiddha
KaraṇaBava14:132:13 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra31:37 07:377:37 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1988
Śaka
1853
Kali
5032
Ahargaṇa
1 838 231
Day length
10 h 11 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
14:542:54 PM
Moonset
29:035:03 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:465:46 AM07:367:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:465:46 AM06:416:41 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:136:13 AM07:367:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:367:36 AM09:389:38 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:528:52 AM10:0910:09 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:389:38 AM11:4111:41 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:2511:25 AM12:4212:42 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1812:18 PM13:061:06 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2112:21 PM13:021:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:021:02 PM13:431:43 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:431:43 PM15:453:45 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:581:58 PM15:153:15 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:242:24 PM15:043:04 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:552:55 PM16:414:41 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:043:04 PM15:453:45 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:453:45 PM17:475:47 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:475:47 PM19:387:38 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:475:47 PM18:156:15 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:475:47 PM19:107:10 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1812:18 AM+125:061:06 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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