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Tuesday 22 December 2015 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Dvādaśī began at 16:424:42 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:202:20 PM.

Observed here on this day

Akhaṇḍa Dvādaśī

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

AlsoŚukla Pradoṣa Vrata determinate

At sunrise

06:466:46 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:008:00 AM

Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.

Noon

12:3912:39 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:3912:39 PM
At noon, 12:3912:39 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 143° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 90% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 143° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

06:466:46 AM–09:079:07 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Mokṣadā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:085:08 AM–05:575:57 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:325:32 AM–06:466:46 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1612:16 PM–13:031:03 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:372:37 PM–15:243:24 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:336:33 PM–18:576:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:336:33 PM–19:467:46 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:084:08 AM+1–29:385:38 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:079:07 AM–09:549:54 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:429:42 AM–11:1111:11 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:3912:39 PM–14:072:07 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:363:36 PM–17:045:04 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:117:11 PM–20:418:41 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:2611:26 PM–24:1512:15 AM+1an 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

Roga06:466:46 AM–08:148:14 AMavoid
Udvega08:148:14 AM–09:429:42 AMavoid
Cara09:429:42 AM–11:1111:11 AMneutral
Lābha11:1111:11 AM–12:3912:39 PMgood
Amṛta12:3912:39 PM–14:072:07 PMgood
Kāla14:072:07 PM–15:363:36 PMavoid
Śubha15:363:36 PM–17:045:04 PMgood
Roga17:045:04 PM–18:336:33 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:336:33 PM–20:048:04 PMavoid
Lābha20:048:04 PM–21:369:36 PMgood
Udvega21:369:36 PM–23:0811:08 PMavoid
Śubha23:0811:08 PM–24:3912:39 AM+1good
Amṛta24:3912:39 AM+1–26:112:11 AM+1good
Cara26:112:11 AM+1–27:433:43 AM+1neutral
Roga27:433:43 AM+1–29:155:15 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:155:15 AM+1–30:466:46 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:466:46 AM to 30:466:46 AM+1

06:466:46 AM sunrise18:336:33 PM sunsetsunrise 30:466:46 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 14:202:20 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 08:008:00 AM
Kṛttikāuntil 30:226:22 AM+1
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 19:117:11 PM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 14:202:20 PM
Kaulavauntil 25:111:11 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1612:16 PM–13:031:03 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:363:36 PM–17:045:04 PM
Pradoṣa 18:336:33 PM–20:108:10 PM
Niśītha 24:1512:15 AM+1–25:031:03 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:031:03 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:045:04 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 47 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:108:10 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:031:03 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī14:202:20 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraBharaṇī08:008:00 AMKṛttikā
YogaSiddha19:117:11 PMSādhya
KaraṇaBālava14:202:20 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:46 06:466:46 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 913
Day length
11 h 47 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
16:104:10 PM
Moonset
28:484:48 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:085:08 AM06:466:46 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:085:08 AM05:575:57 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:325:32 AM06:466:46 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:466:46 AM09:079:07 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:079:07 AM11:2811:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:079:07 AM09:549:54 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:429:42 AM11:1111:11 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1512:15 PM13:031:03 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1612:16 PM13:031:03 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3912:39 PM14:072:07 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:501:50 PM16:114:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:372:37 PM15:243:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:363:36 PM17:045:04 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:114:11 PM18:336:33 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:336:33 PM20:108:10 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:336:33 PM18:576:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:336:33 PM19:467:46 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:117:11 PM20:418:41 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:2611:26 PM24:1512:15 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:1512:15 AM+125:031:03 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:084:08 AM+129:385:38 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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