December 2015 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Tuesday 22 December 2015 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Dvādaśī began at 03:423:42 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:201:20+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Akhaṇḍa Dvādaśī

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

At sunrise

05:085:08 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:199:19 AM

Śiva gives way to Siddha.

Noon

12:1512:15 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:1512:15 PM
At noon, 12:1512:15 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 137° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 86% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 137° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

13:401:40 PM–16:314:31 PM In aparāhṇa: hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, runs past prātaḥkāla, and midday is passed over. Mokṣadā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:503:50 AM–04:294:29 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:094:09 AM–05:085:08 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4611:46 AM–12:4312:43 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla14:322:32 PM–16:014:01 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:372:37 PM–15:343:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:227:22 PM–19:417:41 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:227:22 PM–20:218:21 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya05:355:35 AM–07:057:05 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta07:597:59 AM–08:568:56 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:418:41 AM–10:2810:28 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1512:15 PM–14:022:02 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:483:48 PM–17:355:35 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:1611:16 PM–23:5611:56 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

Roga05:085:08 AM–06:556:55 AMavoid
Udvega06:556:55 AM–08:418:41 AMavoid
Cara08:418:41 AM–10:2810:28 AMneutral
Lābha10:2810:28 AM–12:1512:15 PMgood
Amṛta12:1512:15 PM–14:022:02 PMgood
Kāla14:022:02 PM–15:483:48 PMavoid
Śubha15:483:48 PM–17:355:35 PMgood
Roga17:355:35 PM–19:227:22 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla19:227:22 PM–20:358:35 PMavoid
Lābha20:358:35 PM–21:489:48 PMgood
Udvega21:489:48 PM–23:0211:02 PMavoid
Śubha23:0211:02 PM–24:1512:15+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:1512:15+1 AM–25:281:28+1 AMgood
Cara25:281:28+1 AM–26:422:42+1 AMneutral
Roga26:422:42+1 AM–27:553:55+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:553:55+1 AM–29:085:08+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:085:08 AM to 29:085:08+1 AM

05:085:08 AM sunrise19:227:22 PM sunsetsunrise 29:085:08+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 25:201:20+1 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 19:007:00 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 09:199:19 AM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:312:31 PM
Bālavauntil 25:201:20+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4611:46 AM–12:4312:43 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:483:48 PM–17:355:35 PM
Pradoṣa 19:227:22 PM–20:408:40 PM
Niśītha 23:5111:51 PM–24:3912:39+1 AM

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. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4312:43 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:355:35 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 14 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:408:40 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3912:39+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī25:20 01:201:20 AM WedTrayodaśī
NakṣatraBharaṇī19:007:00 PMKṛttikā
YogaŚiva09:199:19 AMSiddha
KaraṇaBava14:312:31 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:08 05:085:08 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 913
Day length
14 h 14 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
16:024:02 PM
Moonset
27:093:09+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:503:50 AM05:085:08 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:503:50 AM04:294:29 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:094:09 AM05:085:08 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:085:08 AM07:597:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra05:355:35 AM07:057:05 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:597:59 AM10:4910:49 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:597:59 AM08:568:56 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:418:41 AM10:2810:28 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4611:46 AM12:4312:43 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5111:51 AM12:3912:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1512:15 PM14:022:02 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:401:40 PM16:314:31 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:322:32 PM16:014:01 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:372:37 PM15:343:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:483:48 PM17:355:35 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:314:31 PM19:227:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:227:22 PM20:408:40 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:227:22 PM19:417:41 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:227:22 PM20:218:21 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:1611:16 PM23:5611:56 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5111:51 PM24:3912:39+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
This page as JSON · Markdown · ICS
Profile
pac-rp@2026.1 · upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Ayanāṃśa
lahiri-iae1985 · 24°04′47″
Engine · ruleset
0.1.0 · 2026.3-draft
Place
31°57′ S 115°52′ E · GeoNames 2063523