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Monday 23 April 1979 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Somavāra. Dvādaśī began at 03:253:25 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:5612:56 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:405:40 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:499:49 AM

Brahma gives way to Indra.

Noon

12:1312:13 PM

The Sun 72° above S. Day length 13 h 06 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMultan12:1312:13 PM
At noon, 12:1312:13 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 317° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 13% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 317° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

13:311:31 PM–16:094:09 PM In aparāhṇa: hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, runs past prātaḥkāla, and midday is passed over. Varūthinī Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:124:12 AM–04:564:56 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:344:34 AM–05:405:40 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4711:47 AM–12:3912:39 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:242:24 PM–15:163:16 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:145:14 PM–18:436:43 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:466:46 PM–19:077:07 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:466:46 PM–19:517:51 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:187:18 AM–08:568:56 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:208:20 AM–09:499:49 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3510:35 AM–12:1312:13 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3912:39 PM–13:311:31 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:511:51 PM–15:293:29 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:163:16 PM–16:094:09 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

Amṛta05:405:40 AM–07:187:18 AMgood
Kāla07:187:18 AM–08:568:56 AMavoid
Śubha08:568:56 AM–10:3510:35 AMgood
Roga10:3510:35 AM–12:1312:13 PMavoid
Udvega12:1312:13 PM–13:511:51 PMavoid
Cara13:511:51 PM–15:293:29 PMneutral
Lābha15:293:29 PM–17:075:07 PMgood
Amṛta17:075:07 PM–18:466:46 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:466:46 PM–20:078:07 PMneutral
Roga20:078:07 PM–21:299:29 PMavoid
Kāla21:299:29 PM–22:5110:51 PMavoid
Lābha22:5110:51 PM–24:1212:12 AM+1good
Udvega24:1212:12 AM+1–25:341:34 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:341:34 AM+1–26:552:55 AM+1good
Amṛta26:552:55 AM+1–28:174:17 AM+1good
Cara28:174:17 AM+1–29:395:39 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:405:40 AM to 29:395:39 AM+1

05:405:40 AM sunrise18:466:46 PM sunsetsunrise 29:395:39 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 24:5612:56 AM+1
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 24:4012:40 AM+1
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 09:499:49 AM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 14:112:11 PM
Taitilauntil 24:5612:56 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:187:18 AM–08:568:56 AM
Abhijit 11:4711:47 AM–12:3912:39 PM
Pradoṣa 18:466:46 PM–20:138:13 PM
Niśītha 23:4811:48 PM–24:3612:36 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 08:568:56 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3912:39 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 06 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:138:13 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3612:36 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  10. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī24:56 00:5612:56 AM TueTrayodaśī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā24:40 00:4012:40 AM TueUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaBrahma09:499:49 AMIndra
KaraṇaKaulava14:112:11 PMTaitila
VāraSomavāra29:39 05:395:39 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2036
Śaka
1901
Kali
5080
Ahargaṇa
1 855 521
Day length
13 h 06 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
28:124:12 AM+1
Moonset
15:293:29 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:124:12 AM05:405:40 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:124:12 AM04:564:56 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:344:34 AM05:405:40 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:405:40 AM08:178:17 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:187:18 AM08:568:56 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:178:17 AM10:5410:54 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:208:20 AM09:499:49 AMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3510:35 AM12:1312:13 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4711:47 AM12:3912:39 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4911:49 AM12:3712:37 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3912:39 PM13:311:31 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:311:31 PM16:094:09 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:511:51 PM15:293:29 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:242:24 PM15:163:16 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:163:16 PM16:094:09 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:094:09 PM18:466:46 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:145:14 PM18:436:43 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:466:46 PM20:138:13 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:466:46 PM19:077:07 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:466:46 PM19:517:51 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4811:48 PM24:3612:36 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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