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Tuesday 29 December 2009 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Pauṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Dvādaśī began at 13:381:38 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:5211:52 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 78 of 78 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:125:12 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:5211:52 AM

Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.

Noon

12:1912:19 PM

The Sun 81° above N. Day length 14 h 13 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:1912:19 PM
At noon, 12:1912:19 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 144° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 91% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 144° falls in Śukla Trayodaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

05:125:12 AM–08:038:03 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Putradā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:543:54 AM–04:334:33 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:134:13 AM–05:125:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5011:50 AM–12:4712:47 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:421:42 PM–15:143:14 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:412:41 PM–15:373:37 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:257:25 PM–19:447:44 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:257:25 PM–20:248:24 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:038:03 AM–08:598:59 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:458:45 AM–10:3210:32 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1812:18 PM–14:052:05 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:523:52 PM–17:385:38 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:2011:20 PM–23:5911:59 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

Roga05:125:12 AM–06:596:59 AMavoid
Udvega06:596:59 AM–08:458:45 AMavoid
Cara08:458:45 AM–10:3210:32 AMneutral
Lābha10:3210:32 AM–12:1812:18 PMgood
Amṛta12:1812:18 PM–14:052:05 PMgood
Kāla14:052:05 PM–15:523:52 PMavoid
Śubha15:523:52 PM–17:385:38 PMgood
Roga17:385:38 PM–19:257:25 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla19:257:25 PM–20:388:38 PMavoid
Lābha20:388:38 PM–21:529:52 PMgood
Udvega21:529:52 PM–23:0511:05 PMavoid
Śubha23:0511:05 PM–24:1912:19 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1912:19 AM+1–25:321:32 AM+1good
Cara25:321:32 AM+1–26:462:46 AM+1neutral
Roga26:462:46 AM+1–27:593:59 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:593:59 AM+1–29:135:13 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:125:12 AM to 29:135:13 AM+1

05:125:12 AM sunrise19:257:25 PM sunsetsunrise 29:135:13 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 11:5211:52 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 15:593:59 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 15:213:21 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:5211:52 AM
Kaulavauntil 22:4310:43 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5011:50 AM–12:4712:47 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:523:52 PM–17:385:38 PM
Pradoṣa 19:257:25 PM–20:438:43 PM
Niśītha 23:5511:55 PM–24:4312:43 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. AbhijitUntil 12:4712:47 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:385:38 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 14 h 13 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:438:43 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4312:43 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī11:5211:52 AMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraKṛttikā15:593:59 PMRohiṇī
YogaSādhya15:213:21 PMŚubha
KaraṇaBālava11:5211:52 AMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:13 05:135:13 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2066
Śaka
1931
Kali
5110
Ahargaṇa
1 866 729
Day length
14 h 13 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
17:025:02 PM
Moonset
27:053:05 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:543:54 AM05:125:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:543:54 AM04:334:33 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:134:13 AM05:125:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:125:12 AM08:038:03 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:038:03 AM10:5310:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:038:03 AM08:598:59 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:458:45 AM10:3210:32 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5011:50 AM12:4712:47 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5411:54 AM12:4212:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1812:18 PM14:052:05 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:421:42 PM15:143:14 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:441:44 PM16:344:34 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:412:41 PM15:373:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:523:52 PM17:385:38 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:344:34 PM19:257:25 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:257:25 PM20:438:43 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:257:25 PM19:447:44 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:257:25 PM20:248:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:2011:20 PM23:5911:59 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5511:55 PM24:4312:43 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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