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Thursday 20 March 1997 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Phālguna Śukla Dvādaśī

Guruvāra. Dvādaśī began at 15:483:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:256:25 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 95 of 95 minutes of pradoṣa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:456:45 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:3411:34 AM

Sukarmā gives way to Dhṛti.

Noon

12:4812:48 PM

The Sun 84° above S. Day length 12 h 06 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:4812:48 PM
At noon, 12:4812:48 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 141° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 89% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 141° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

06:456:45 AM–09:109:10 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Āmalakī Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:105:10 AM–05:575:57 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:345:34 AM–06:456:45 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2412:24 PM–13:121:12 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:492:49 PM–15:383:38 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:373:37 PM–17:255:25 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:516:51 PM–19:157:15 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:516:51 PM–20:038:03 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:456:45 AM–08:168:16 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:479:47 AM–11:1711:17 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:4710:47 AM–11:3611:36 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:192:19 PM–15:503:50 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:383:38 PM–16:264:26 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

Śubha06:456:45 AM–08:168:16 AMgood
Roga08:168:16 AM–09:479:47 AMavoid
Udvega09:479:47 AM–11:1711:17 AMavoid
Cara11:1711:17 AM–12:4812:48 PMneutral
Lābha12:4812:48 PM–14:192:19 PMgood
Amṛta14:192:19 PM–15:503:50 PMgood
Kāla15:503:50 PM–17:205:20 PMavoid
Śubha17:205:20 PM–18:516:51 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:516:51 PM–20:208:20 PMgood
Cara20:208:20 PM–21:509:50 PMneutral
Roga21:509:50 PM–23:1911:19 PMavoid
Kāla23:1911:19 PM–24:4812:48+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:4812:48+1 AM–26:172:17+1 AMgood
Udvega26:172:17+1 AM–27:463:46+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:463:46+1 AM–29:155:15+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:155:15+1 AM–30:456:45+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:456:45 AM to 30:456:45+1 AM

06:456:45 AM sunrise18:516:51 PM sunsetsunrise 30:456:45+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 18:256:25 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 17:255:25 PM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 11:3411:34 AM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 18:256:25 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2412:24 PM–13:121:12 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:192:19 PM–15:503:50 PM
Pradoṣa 18:516:51 PM–20:268:26 PM
Niśītha 24:2412:24+1 AM–25:121:12+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:121:12 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:503:50 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  6. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  7. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 06 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:268:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:121:12+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī18:256:25 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā17:255:25 PMMaghā
YogaSukarmā11:3411:34 AMDhṛti
KaraṇaBālava18:256:25 PMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra30:45 06:456:45 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 862 062
Day length
12 h 06 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
16:234:23 PM
Moonset
28:504:50+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:105:10 AM06:456:45 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:105:10 AM05:575:57 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:345:34 AM06:456:45 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:456:45 AM09:109:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:456:45 AM08:168:16 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:109:10 AM11:3611:36 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:479:47 AM11:1711:17 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:4710:47 AM11:3611:36 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2412:24 PM13:121:12 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2412:24 PM13:121:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:012:01 PM16:264:26 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:192:19 PM15:503:50 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:492:49 PM15:383:38 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:373:37 PM17:255:25 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:383:38 PM16:264:26 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:264:26 PM18:516:51 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:516:51 PM20:268:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:516:51 PM19:157:15 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:516:51 PM20:038:03 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2412:24+1 AM25:121:12+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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