Wednesday 12 December 2001 · Puning, Guangdong, China
Budhavāra. Dvādaśī began at 08:578:57 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:227:22 AM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 106 of 106 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:476:47 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:117:11 AM
Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.
Noon
12:0912:09 PM
The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 43 m.
Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast
06:476:47 AM–07:227:22 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day, ending when dvādaśī ends at 07:22. Utpannā Ekādaśī
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
06:476:47 AM to 30:486:48 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 | 07:227:22 AM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 07:117:11 AM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 13:311:31 PM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 07:227:22 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:48 06:486:48 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:015:01 AM | 06:476:47 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:015:01 AM | 05:545:54 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:285:28 AM | 06:476:47 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:476:47 AM | 08:568:56 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:088:08 AM | 09:289:28 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:568:56 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4910:49 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4711:47 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:0912:09 PM | 13:291:29 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:3812:38 PM | 14:122:12 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:131:13 PM | 15:223:22 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:561:56 PM | 14:392:39 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:223:22 PM | 17:305:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:305:30 PM | 19:177:17 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:305:30 PM | 17:575:57 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:305:30 PM | 18:506:50 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:599:59 PM | 23:3311:33 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4511:45 PM | 24:3312:33 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |