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December 1985 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 23 December 1985 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Somavāra. Dvādaśī began at 19:127:12 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:579:57 PM.

Observed here on this day

Akhaṇḍa Dvādaśī

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

At sunrise

06:476:47 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:368:36 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:4012:40 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:4012:40 PM
At noon, 12:4012:40 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 140° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 140° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

06:476:47 AM–09:089:08 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Mokṣadā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:095:09 AM–05:585:58 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:335:33 AM–06:476:47 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1612:16 PM–13:031:03 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:382:38 PM–15:253:25 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:336:33 PM–18:586:58 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:336:33 PM–19:477:47 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:158:15 AM–09:439:43 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1211:12 AM–12:4012:40 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:031:03 PM–13:511:51 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:082:08 PM–15:373:37 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:253:25 PM–16:124:12 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya23:3711:37 PM–25:261:26+1 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Amṛta06:476:47 AM–08:158:15 AMgood
Kāla08:158:15 AM–09:439:43 AMavoid
Śubha09:439:43 AM–11:1211:12 AMgood
Roga11:1211:12 AM–12:4012:40 PMavoid
Udvega12:4012:40 PM–14:082:08 PMavoid
Cara14:082:08 PM–15:373:37 PMneutral
Lābha15:373:37 PM–17:055:05 PMgood
Amṛta17:055:05 PM–18:336:33 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:336:33 PM–20:058:05 PMneutral
Roga20:058:05 PM–21:379:37 PMavoid
Kāla21:379:37 PM–23:0811:08 PMavoid
Lābha23:0811:08 PM–24:4012:40+1 AMgood
Udvega24:4012:40+1 AM–26:122:12+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:122:12+1 AM–27:443:44+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:443:44+1 AM–29:155:15+1 AMgood
Cara29:155:15+1 AM–30:476:47+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:476:47 AM to 30:476:47+1 AM

06:476:47 AM sunrise18:336:33 PM sunsetsunrise 30:476:47+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 21:579:57 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 10:0610:06 AM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 20:058:05 PM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 08:368:36 AM
Bālavauntil 21:579:57 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:158:15 AM–09:439:43 AM
Abhijit 12:1612:16 PM–13:031:03 PM
Pradoṣa 18:336:33 PM–20:118:11 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:439:43 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:031:03 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 47 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:118:11 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  9. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:041:04+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī21:579:57 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraBharaṇī10:0610:06 AMKṛttikā
YogaSiddha20:058:05 PMSādhya
KaraṇaBava08:368:36 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra30:47 06:476:47 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2042
Śaka
1907
Kali
5086
Ahargaṇa
1 857 957
Day length
11 h 47 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
15:463:46 PM
Moonset
28:244:24+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:095:09 AM06:476:47 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:095:09 AM05:585:58 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:335:33 AM06:476:47 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:476:47 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:158:15 AM09:439:43 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM11:2911:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1211:12 AM12:4012:40 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1612:16 PM13:041:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1612:16 PM13:031:03 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:031:03 PM13:511:51 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:511:51 PM16:124:12 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:082:08 PM15:373:37 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:382:38 PM15:253:25 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:253:25 PM16:124:12 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:124:12 PM18:336:33 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:336:33 PM20:118:11 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:336:33 PM18:586:58 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:336:33 PM19:477:47 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:3711:37 PM25:261:26+1 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1612:16+1 AM25:041:04+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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