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Monday 18 April 2016 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Caitra Śukla Dvādaśī

Somavāra. Dvādaśī began at 03:373:37 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:495:49+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:406:40 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:273:27 PM

Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.

Noon

12:1612:16 PM

The Sun 47° above N. Day length 11 h 12 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:1612:16 PM
At noon, 12:1612:16 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 136° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 86% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 136° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

13:231:23 PM–15:373:37 PM In aparāhṇa: hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, runs past prātaḥkāla, and midday is passed over. Kāmadā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:574:57 AM–05:495:49 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:235:23 AM–06:406:40 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5311:53 AM–12:3812:38 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:082:08 PM–14:522:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:375:37 PM–19:237:23 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:525:52 PM–18:176:17 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:525:52 PM–19:097:09 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya06:566:56 AM–08:438:43 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla08:048:04 AM–09:289:28 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5210:52 AM–12:1612:16 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3812:38 PM–13:231:23 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:401:40 PM–15:043:04 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:522:52 PM–15:373:37 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

Amṛta06:406:40 AM–08:048:04 AMgood
Kāla08:048:04 AM–09:289:28 AMavoid
Śubha09:289:28 AM–10:5210:52 AMgood
Roga10:5210:52 AM–12:1612:16 PMavoid
Udvega12:1612:16 PM–13:401:40 PMavoid
Cara13:401:40 PM–15:043:04 PMneutral
Lābha15:043:04 PM–16:284:28 PMgood
Amṛta16:284:28 PM–17:525:52 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:525:52 PM–19:287:28 PMneutral
Roga19:287:28 PM–21:049:04 PMavoid
Kāla21:049:04 PM–22:4010:40 PMavoid
Lābha22:4010:40 PM–24:1612:16+1 AMgood
Udvega24:1612:16+1 AM–25:521:52+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:521:52+1 AM–27:283:28+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:283:28+1 AM–29:045:04+1 AMgood
Cara29:045:04+1 AM–30:406:40+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:406:40 AM to 30:406:40+1 AM

06:406:40 AM sunrise17:525:52 PM sunsetsunrise 30:406:40+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 29:495:49+1 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 24:4312:43+1 AM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 15:273:27 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:414:41 PM
Bālavauntil 29:495:49+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:048:04 AM–09:289:28 AM
Abhijit 11:5311:53 AM–12:3812:38 PM
Pradoṣa 17:525:52 PM–19:347:34 PM
Niśītha 23:5211:52 PM–24:4012:40+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:289:28 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3812:38 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 12 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:347:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4012:40+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  10. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī29:49 05:495:49 AM TueTrayodaśī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī24:43 00:4312:43 AM TueUttara Phalgunī
YogaVṛddhi15:273:27 PMDhruva
KaraṇaBava16:414:41 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra30:40 06:406:40 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 031
Day length
11 h 12 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
15:523:52 PM
Moonset
27:493:49+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:574:57 AM06:406:40 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:574:57 AM05:495:49 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:235:23 AM06:406:40 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:406:40 AM08:548:54 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:566:56 AM08:438:43 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:048:04 AM09:289:28 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:548:54 AM11:0811:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5210:52 AM12:1612:16 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5211:52 AM12:4012:40 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5311:53 AM12:3812:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3812:38 PM13:231:23 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:231:23 PM15:373:37 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:401:40 PM15:043:04 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:082:08 PM14:522:52 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:522:52 PM15:373:37 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:373:37 PM17:525:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:375:37 PM19:237:23 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:525:52 PM19:347:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:525:52 PM18:176:17 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:525:52 PM19:097:09 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5211:52 PM24:4012:40+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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