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Wednesday 14 March 2018 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Budhavāra. Dvādaśī began at 05:115:11 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:167:16 AM.

Observed here on this day

Kṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 95 of 95 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:486:48 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:167:16 AM

Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.

Noon

12:5012:50 PM

The Sun 82° above S. Day length 12 h 04 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:5012:50 PM
At noon, 12:5012:50 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 327° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 8% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 327° falls in Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:125:12 AM–06:006:00 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:365:36 AM–06:486:48 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:512:51 PM–15:393:39 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:526:52 PM–19:167:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:526:52 PM–20:038:03 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:239:23 PM–23:0811:08 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:188:18 AM–09:499:49 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:5710:57 AM–12:4112:41 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:1911:19 AM–12:5012:50 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2612:26 PM–13:141:14 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:5012:50 PM–14:202:20 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha06:486:48 AM–08:188:18 AMgood
Amṛta08:188:18 AM–09:499:49 AMgood
Kāla09:499:49 AM–11:1911:19 AMavoid
Śubha11:1911:19 AM–12:5012:50 PMgood
Roga12:5012:50 PM–14:202:20 PMavoid
Udvega14:202:20 PM–15:513:51 PMavoid
Cara15:513:51 PM–17:215:21 PMneutral
Lābha17:215:21 PM–18:526:52 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:526:52 PM–20:218:21 PMavoid
Śubha20:218:21 PM–21:519:51 PMgood
Amṛta21:519:51 PM–23:2011:20 PMgood
Cara23:2011:20 PM–24:5012:50 AM+1neutral
Roga24:5012:50 AM+1–26:192:19 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:192:19 AM+1–27:483:48 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:483:48 AM+1–29:185:18 AM+1good
Udvega29:185:18 AM+1–30:476:47 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:486:48 AM to 30:476:47 AM+1

06:486:48 AM sunrise18:526:52 PM sunsetsunrise 30:476:47 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 07:167:16 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 13:201:20 PM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 07:167:16 AM
Garauntil 20:078:07 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:5012:50 PM–14:202:20 PM
Pradoṣa 18:526:52 PM–20:278:27 PM
Niśītha 24:2612:26 AM+1–25:141:14 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:202:20 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 04 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:278:27 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:141:14 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī07:167:16 AMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhāpast sunriseŚatabhiṣā
YogaŚiva13:201:20 PMSiddha
KaraṇaTaitila07:167:16 AMGara
VāraBudhavāra30:47 06:476:47 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 726
Day length
12 h 04 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
29:235:23 AM+1
Moonset
16:444:44 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:125:12 AM06:486:48 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:125:12 AM06:006:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:365:36 AM06:486:48 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:486:48 AM09:139:13 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:188:18 AM09:499:49 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:139:13 AM11:3711:37 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:5710:57 AM12:4112:41 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:1911:19 AM12:5012:50 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2612:26 PM13:141:14 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2612:26 PM13:141:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:5012:50 PM14:202:20 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:022:02 PM16:274:27 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:512:51 PM15:393:39 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:274:27 PM18:526:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:526:52 PM20:278:27 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:526:52 PM19:167:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:526:52 PM20:038:03 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:239:23 PM23:0811:08 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:2612:26 AM+125:141:14 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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