Tuesday 20 February 2001 · Puning, Guangdong, China
Maṅgalavāra. Dvādaśī began at 05:525:52 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:358:35 AM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 100 of 100 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:456:45 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:358:35 AM
Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.
Noon
12:2912:29 PM
The Sun 56° above S. Day length 11 h 29 m.
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
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
06:456:45 AM to 30:446:44 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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī | 08:358:35 AM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 25:47 01:471:47 AM Wed | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 22:4410:44 PM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 08:358:35 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:44 06:446:44 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:055:05 AM | 06:456:45 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:055:05 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:305:30 AM | 06:456:45 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:456:45 AM | 09:039:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:397:39 AM | 09:289:28 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:039:03 AM | 11:2011:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:039:03 AM | 09:489:48 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:379:37 AM | 11:0311:03 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:5212:52 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:2912:29 PM | 13:551:55 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:381:38 PM | 15:563:56 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:242:24 PM | 15:103:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:213:21 PM | 16:484:48 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:563:56 PM | 18:146:14 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:146:14 PM | 19:547:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:146:14 PM | 18:396:39 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:146:14 PM | 19:297:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:326:32 PM | 20:208:20 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1411:14 PM | 24:0412:04 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0512:05 AM+1 | 24:5312:53 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 30:186:18 AM+1 | 32:068:06 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |