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Saturday 31 January 2015 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Māgha Śukla Dvādaśī

Śanivāra. Dvādaśī began at 00:4412:44 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:471:47 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Bhīṣma Dvādaśī

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

At sunrise

05:405:40 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:131:13 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:3012:30 PM

The Sun 76° above N. Day length 13 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:3012:30 PM
At noon, 12:3012:30 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 138° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 87% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 138° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

07:007:00 AM–08:248:24 AM Once hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, is over, within prātaḥkāla. Jayā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:184:18 AM–04:594:59 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:384:38 AM–05:405:40 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla07:147:14 AM–08:568:56 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:0212:02 PM–12:5712:57 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:462:46 PM–15:413:41 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:197:19 PM–19:407:40 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:197:19 PM–20:218:21 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika05:405:40 AM–07:237:23 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta05:405:40 AM–06:356:35 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:356:35 AM–07:307:30 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:059:05 AM–10:4710:47 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:122:12 PM–15:543:54 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya25:361:36 AM+1–27:193:19 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Kāla05:405:40 AM–07:237:23 AMavoid
Śubha07:237:23 AM–09:059:05 AMgood
Roga09:059:05 AM–10:4710:47 AMavoid
Udvega10:4710:47 AM–12:3012:30 PMavoid
Cara12:3012:30 PM–14:122:12 PMneutral
Lābha14:122:12 PM–15:543:54 PMgood
Amṛta15:543:54 PM–17:375:37 PMgood
Kāla17:375:37 PM–19:197:19 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha19:197:19 PM–20:378:37 PMgood
Udvega20:378:37 PM–21:559:55 PMavoid
Śubha21:559:55 PM–23:1211:12 PMgood
Amṛta23:1211:12 PM–24:3012:30 AM+1good
Cara24:3012:30 AM+1–25:481:48 AM+1neutral
Roga25:481:48 AM+1–27:063:06 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:063:06 AM+1–28:244:24 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:244:24 AM+1–29:415:41 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:405:40 AM to 29:415:41 AM+1

05:405:40 AM sunrise19:197:19 PM sunsetsunrise 29:415:41 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 25:471:47 AM+1
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 16:334:33 PM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 27:443:44 AM+1
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 13:131:13 PM
Bālavauntil 25:471:47 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:059:05 AM–10:4710:47 AM
Abhijit 12:0212:02 PM–12:5712:57 PM
Pradoṣa 19:197:19 PM–20:428:42 PM
Niśītha 24:0612:06 AM+1–24:5412:54 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:4710:47 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5712:57 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 39 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:428:42 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:5412:54 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī25:47 01:471:47 AM SunTrayodaśī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā16:334:33 PMĀrdrā
YogaVaidhṛti27:44 03:443:44 AM SunViṣkambha
KaraṇaBava13:131:13 PMBālava
VāraŚanivāra29:41 05:415:41 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2071
Śaka
1936
Kali
5115
Ahargaṇa
1 868 588
Day length
13 h 39 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
16:294:29 PM
Moonset
27:103:10 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:184:18 AM05:405:40 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:184:18 AM04:594:59 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:384:38 AM05:405:40 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:405:40 AM08:248:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day05:405:40 AM07:237:23 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta05:405:40 AM06:356:35 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:356:35 AM07:307:30 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra07:147:14 AM08:568:56 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:248:24 AM11:0811:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:059:05 AM10:4710:47 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0212:02 PM12:5712:57 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0612:06 PM12:5412:54 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:521:52 PM16:354:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:122:12 PM15:543:54 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:462:46 PM15:413:41 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:354:35 PM19:197:19 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:197:19 PM20:428:42 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:197:19 PM19:407:40 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:197:19 PM20:218:21 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0612:06 AM+124:5412:54 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:361:36 AM+127:193:19 AM+1sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
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