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Wednesday 30 December 1998 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Pauṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Budhavāra. Dvādaśī began at 22:3110:31 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:317:31 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī does not reach pradoṣa on either day. Boundary: no day qualifies and the rule does not say what then. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:566:56 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:029:02 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:1812:18 PM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:1812:18 PM
At noon, 12:1812:18 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 140° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 140° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

06:566:56 AM–09:059:05 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Putradā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:105:10 AM–06:036:03 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:375:37 AM–06:566:56 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:052:05 PM–14:482:48 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:395:39 PM–18:066:06 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:395:39 PM–18:596:59 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:267:26 PM–20:538:53 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:178:17 AM–09:379:37 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:4510:45 AM–12:1212:12 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika10:5710:57 AM–12:1812:18 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5611:56 AM–12:3912:39 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1812:18 PM–13:381:38 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha06:566:56 AM–08:178:17 AMgood
Amṛta08:178:17 AM–09:379:37 AMgood
Kāla09:379:37 AM–10:5710:57 AMavoid
Śubha10:5710:57 AM–12:1812:18 PMgood
Roga12:1812:18 PM–13:381:38 PMavoid
Udvega13:381:38 PM–14:582:58 PMavoid
Cara14:582:58 PM–16:194:19 PMneutral
Lābha16:194:19 PM–17:395:39 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:395:39 PM–19:197:19 PMavoid
Śubha19:197:19 PM–20:588:58 PMgood
Amṛta20:588:58 PM–22:3810:38 PMgood
Cara22:3810:38 PM–24:1812:18 AM+1neutral
Roga24:1812:18 AM+1–25:581:58 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:581:58 AM+1–27:373:37 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:373:37 AM+1–29:175:17 AM+1good
Udvega29:175:17 AM+1–30:576:57 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:566:56 AM to 30:576:57 AM+1

06:566:56 AM sunrise17:395:39 PM sunsetsunrise 30:576:57 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 19:317:31 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 21:369:36 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 19:227:22 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 09:029:02 AM
Bālavauntil 19:317:31 PM
Kaulavauntil 30:006:00 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1812:18 PM–13:381:38 PM
Pradoṣa 17:395:39 PM–19:257:25 PM
Niśītha 23:5411:54 PM–24:4212:42 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:381:38 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 10 h 43 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:257:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  7. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4212:42 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī19:317:31 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraKṛttikā21:369:36 PMRohiṇī
YogaSādhya19:227:22 PMŚubha
KaraṇaBava09:029:02 AMBālava
VāraBudhavāra30:57 06:576:57 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 712
Day length
10 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
15:123:12 PM
Moonset
28:354:35 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:105:10 AM06:566:56 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:105:10 AM06:036:03 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:375:37 AM06:566:56 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:566:56 AM09:059:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:178:17 AM09:379:37 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:059:05 AM11:1311:13 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:4510:45 AM12:1212:12 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5710:57 AM12:1812:18 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5411:54 AM12:4212:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5611:56 AM12:3912:39 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1812:18 PM13:381:38 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:221:22 PM15:303:30 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:052:05 PM14:482:48 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:303:30 PM17:395:39 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:395:39 PM19:257:25 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:395:39 PM18:066:06 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:395:39 PM18:596:59 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:267:26 PM20:538:53 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5411:54 PM24:4212:42 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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