Monday 13 January 2014 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Somavāra. Dvādaśī began at 03:213:21 AM yesterday, and holds until 05:295:29 AM.
Observed here on this day
Kept the day before Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚukla Pradoṣa Vrata determinate
At sunrise
05:245:24 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:295:29 AM
Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.
Noon
12:2512:25 PM
The Sun 80° above N. Day length 14 h 02 m.
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
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
05:245:24 AM to 29:255:25 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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Dvādaśī | 05:295:29 AM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 07:047:04 AM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 28:09 04:094:09 AM Tue | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 05:295:29 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:25 05:255:25 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:044:04 AM | 05:245:24 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:044:04 AM | 04:444:44 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:244:24 AM | 05:245:24 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:245:24 AM | 08:128:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:097:09 AM | 08:548:54 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:128:12 AM | 11:0111:01 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4010:40 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:5312:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5312:53 PM | 13:491:49 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:191:19 PM | 15:063:06 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:491:49 PM | 16:384:38 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:102:10 PM | 15:553:55 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:452:45 PM | 15:413:41 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:413:41 PM | 16:384:38 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:384:38 PM | 19:267:26 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:267:26 PM | 20:468:46 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:267:26 PM | 19:467:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:267:26 PM | 20:268:26 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0212:02 AM+1 | 25:501:50 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |