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Tuesday 16 December 2025 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Dvādaśī began at 23:5111:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 26:282:28 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:055:05 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:091:09 PM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

12:1212:12 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:1212:12 PM
At noon, 12:1212:12 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 318° ahead of it, in Svātī, 13% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 318° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

06:306:30 AM–07:567:56 AM Once hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, is over, within prātaḥkāla. Saphalā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:473:47 AM–04:264:26 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:074:07 AM–05:055:05 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla06:456:45 AM–08:348:34 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:4411:44 AM–12:4112:41 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:342:34 PM–15:313:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:197:19 PM–19:387:38 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:197:19 PM–20:188:18 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta07:567:56 AM–08:538:53 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:398:39 AM–10:2510:25 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1212:12 PM–13:591:59 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:463:46 PM–17:325:32 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:5810:58 PM–24:4612:46 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:1411:14 PM–23:5311:53 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

Roga05:055:05 AM–06:526:52 AMavoid
Udvega06:526:52 AM–08:398:39 AMavoid
Cara08:398:39 AM–10:2510:25 AMneutral
Lābha10:2510:25 AM–12:1212:12 PMgood
Amṛta12:1212:12 PM–13:591:59 PMgood
Kāla13:591:59 PM–15:463:46 PMavoid
Śubha15:463:46 PM–17:325:32 PMgood
Roga17:325:32 PM–19:197:19 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla19:197:19 PM–20:328:32 PMavoid
Lābha20:328:32 PM–21:469:46 PMgood
Udvega21:469:46 PM–22:5910:59 PMavoid
Śubha22:5910:59 PM–24:1212:12 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1212:12 AM+1–25:261:26 AM+1good
Cara25:261:26 AM+1–26:392:39 AM+1neutral
Roga26:392:39 AM+1–27:523:52 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:523:52 AM+1–29:065:06 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:055:05 AM to 29:065:06 AM+1

05:055:05 AM sunrise19:197:19 PM sunsetsunrise 29:065:06 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 26:282:28 AM+1
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 16:404:40 PM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 15:533:53 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 13:091:09 PM
Taitilauntil 26:282:28 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4411:44 AM–12:4112:41 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:463:46 PM–17:325:32 PM
Pradoṣa 19:197:19 PM–20:378:37 PM
Niśītha 23:4811:48 PM–24:3612:36 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 12:4112:41 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:325:32 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  6. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 13 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:378:37 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3612:36 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī26:28 02:282:28 AM WedTrayodaśī
NakṣatraSvātī16:404:40 PMViśākhā
YogaAtigaṇḍa15:533:53 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaKaulava13:091:09 PMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:06 05:065:06 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 560
Day length
14 h 13 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
26:392:39 AM+1
Moonset
16:074:07 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:473:47 AM05:055:05 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:473:47 AM04:264:26 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:074:07 AM05:055:05 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:055:05 AM07:567:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra06:456:45 AM08:348:34 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:567:56 AM10:4710:47 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:567:56 AM08:538:53 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:398:39 AM10:2510:25 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4411:44 AM12:4112:41 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4811:48 AM12:3612:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1212:12 PM13:591:59 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:371:37 PM16:284:28 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:342:34 PM15:313:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:463:46 PM17:325:32 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:284:28 PM19:197:19 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:197:19 PM20:378:37 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:197:19 PM19:387:38 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:197:19 PM20:188:18 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:5810:58 PM24:4612:46 AM+1sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:1411:14 PM23:5311:53 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4811:48 PM24:3612:36 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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