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Tuesday 16 April 1985 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Dvādaśī began at 16:504:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:536:53 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:336:33 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

18:536:53 PM

Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.

Noon

12:4012:40 PM

The Sun 86° above N. Day length 12 h 15 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:4012:40 PM
At noon, 12:4012:40 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

06:336:33 AM–09:009:00 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Varūthinī Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:594:59 AM–05:465:46 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:235:23 AM–06:336:33 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1612:16 PM–13:051:05 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:432:43 PM–15:323:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:486:48 PM–19:117:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:486:48 PM–19:587:58 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:1910:19 PM–24:0512:05+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:009:00 AM–09:499:49 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:379:37 AM–11:0911:09 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:3711:37 AM–13:241:24 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:4012:40 PM–14:122:12 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:443:44 PM–17:165:16 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:3011:30 PM–24:1712:17+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

Roga06:336:33 AM–08:058:05 AMavoid
Udvega08:058:05 AM–09:379:37 AMavoid
Cara09:379:37 AM–11:0911:09 AMneutral
Lābha11:0911:09 AM–12:4012:40 PMgood
Amṛta12:4012:40 PM–14:122:12 PMgood
Kāla14:122:12 PM–15:443:44 PMavoid
Śubha15:443:44 PM–17:165:16 PMgood
Roga17:165:16 PM–18:486:48 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:486:48 PM–20:168:16 PMavoid
Lābha20:168:16 PM–21:449:44 PMgood
Udvega21:449:44 PM–23:1211:12 PMavoid
Śubha23:1211:12 PM–24:4012:40+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:4012:40+1 AM–26:082:08+1 AMgood
Cara26:082:08+1 AM–27:363:36+1 AMneutral
Roga27:363:36+1 AM–29:055:05+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:055:05+1 AM–30:336:33+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:336:33 AM to 30:336:33+1 AM

06:336:33 AM sunrise18:486:48 PM sunsetsunrise 30:336:33+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 18:536:53 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 24:2112:21+1 AM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 18:536:53 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1612:16 PM–13:051:05 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:443:44 PM–17:165:16 PM
Pradoṣa 18:486:48 PM–20:228:22 PM
Niśītha 24:1612:16+1 AM–25:041:04+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 13:051:05 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:165:16 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 12 h 15 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 20:228:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  7. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:041:04+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  10. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī18:536:53 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunriseUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaBrahma24:21 00:2112:21 AM WedIndra
KaraṇaTaitila18:536:53 PMGara
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:33 06:336:33 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2042
Śaka
1907
Kali
5086
Ahargaṇa
1 857 706
Day length
12 h 15 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
28:544:54+1 AM
Moonset
16:254:25 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:594:59 AM06:336:33 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:594:59 AM05:465:46 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:235:23 AM06:336:33 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:336:33 AM09:009:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:009:00 AM11:2711:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:009:00 AM09:499:49 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:379:37 AM11:0911:09 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:3711:37 AM13:241:24 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1612:16 PM13:051:05 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1612:16 PM13:041:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:4012:40 PM14:122:12 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:541:54 PM16:214:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:432:43 PM15:323:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:443:44 PM17:165:16 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:214:21 PM18:486:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:486:48 PM20:228:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:486:48 PM19:117:11 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:486:48 PM19:587:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:1910:19 PM24:0512:05+1 AMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:3011:30 PM24:1712:17+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:1612:16+1 AM25:041:04+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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