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Tuesday 25 December 2012 · Osaka, Japan

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Dvādaśī began at 08:498:49 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:3311:33 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 113 of 113 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:037:03 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:3311:33 AM

Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.

Noon

11:5811:58 AM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 50 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonOsaka11:5811:58 AM
At noon, 11:5811:58 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 144° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 91% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 144° falls in Śukla Trayodaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

07:037:03 AM–09:019:01 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Mokṣadā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:105:10 AM–06:076:07 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:385:38 AM–07:037:03 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3811:38 AM–12:1812:18 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:361:36 PM–14:162:16 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:534:53 PM–17:215:21 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:534:53 PM–18:186:18 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:459:45 PM–23:3311:33 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:019:01 AM–09:419:41 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:319:31 AM–10:4410:44 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:5310:53 AM–12:4112:41 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:5811:58 AM–13:121:12 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:252:25 PM–15:393:39 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:3310:33 PM–23:3011:30 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

Roga07:037:03 AM–08:178:17 AMavoid
Udvega08:178:17 AM–09:319:31 AMavoid
Cara09:319:31 AM–10:4410:44 AMneutral
Lābha10:4410:44 AM–11:5811:58 AMgood
Amṛta11:5811:58 AM–13:121:12 PMgood
Kāla13:121:12 PM–14:252:25 PMavoid
Śubha14:252:25 PM–15:393:39 PMgood
Roga15:393:39 PM–16:534:53 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:534:53 PM–18:396:39 PMavoid
Lābha18:396:39 PM–20:268:26 PMgood
Udvega20:268:26 PM–22:1210:12 PMavoid
Śubha22:1210:12 PM–23:5811:58 PMgood
Amṛta23:5811:58 PM–25:451:45+1 AMgood
Cara25:451:45+1 AM–27:313:31+1 AMneutral
Roga27:313:31+1 AM–29:175:17+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:175:17+1 AM–31:047:04+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:037:03 AM to 31:047:04+1 AM

07:037:03 AM sunrise16:534:53 PM sunsetsunrise 31:047:04+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 11:3311:33 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 24:2812:28+1 AM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 30:196:19+1 AM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:3311:33 AM
Kaulavauntil 24:5612:56+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3811:38 AM–12:1812:18 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:252:25 PM–15:393:39 PM
Pradoṣa 16:534:53 PM–18:466:46 PM
Niśītha 23:3411:34 PM–24:2212:22+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. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1812:18 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:393:39 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 50 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:466:46 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2212:22+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī11:3311:33 AMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraKṛttikā24:28 00:2812:28 AM WedRohiṇī
YogaSādhya30:19 06:196:19 AM WedŚubha
KaraṇaBālava11:3311:33 AMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:04 07:047:04 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 821
Day length
9 h 50 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
14:342:34 PM
Moonset
28:554:55+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:105:10 AM07:037:03 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:105:10 AM06:076:07 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:385:38 AM07:037:03 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:037:03 AM09:019:01 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:019:01 AM10:5910:59 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:019:01 AM09:419:41 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:319:31 AM10:4410:44 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:5310:53 AM12:4112:41 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3411:34 AM12:2212:22 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3811:38 AM12:1812:18 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5811:58 AM13:121:12 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5712:57 PM14:552:55 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:361:36 PM14:162:16 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:252:25 PM15:393:39 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:552:55 PM16:534:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:534:53 PM18:466:46 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:534:53 PM17:215:21 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:534:53 PM18:186:18 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:459:45 PM23:3311:33 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3310:33 PM23:3011:30 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3411:34 PM24:2212:22+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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