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Monday 20 May 2024 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Dvādaśī

Somavāra. Dvādaśī began at 16:214:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:296:29 PM.

Observed here on this day

Paraśurāma Dvādaśī

Dvādaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoRukmiṇī Dvādaśī determinateŚukla Pradoṣa Vrata boundary

At sunrise

05:325:32 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:465:46 AM

Hasta gives way to Citrā.

Noon

12:1212:12 PM

The Sun 87° above S. Day length 13 h 20 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:1212:12 PM
At noon, 12:1212:12 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 141° ahead of it, in Citrā, 89% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 141° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

05:325:32 AM–08:128:12 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Mohinī Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:074:07 AM–04:494:49 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:284:28 AM–05:325:32 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4511:45 AM–12:3912:39 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:252:25 PM–15:193:19 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:526:52 PM–19:137:13 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:526:52 PM–19:567:56 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:121:12+1 AM–26:582:58+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:127:12 AM–08:528:52 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3210:32 AM–12:1212:12 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3912:39 PM–13:321:32 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:521:52 PM–15:323:32 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:362:36 PM–16:224:22 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta15:193:19 PM–16:124:12 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

Amṛta05:325:32 AM–07:127:12 AMgood
Kāla07:127:12 AM–08:528:52 AMavoid
Śubha08:528:52 AM–10:3210:32 AMgood
Roga10:3210:32 AM–12:1212:12 PMavoid
Udvega12:1212:12 PM–13:521:52 PMavoid
Cara13:521:52 PM–15:323:32 PMneutral
Lābha15:323:32 PM–17:125:12 PMgood
Amṛta17:125:12 PM–18:526:52 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:526:52 PM–20:128:12 PMneutral
Roga20:128:12 PM–21:329:32 PMavoid
Kāla21:329:32 PM–22:5210:52 PMavoid
Lābha22:5210:52 PM–24:1212:12+1 AMgood
Udvega24:1212:12+1 AM–25:321:32+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:321:32+1 AM–26:522:52+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:522:52+1 AM–28:124:12+1 AMgood
Cara28:124:12+1 AM–29:325:32+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:325:32 AM to 29:325:32+1 AM

05:325:32 AM sunrise18:526:52 PM sunsetsunrise 29:325:32+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 18:296:29 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 05:465:46 AM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 14:402:40 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 18:296:29 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:127:12 AM–08:528:52 AM
Abhijit 11:4511:45 AM–12:3912:39 PM
Pradoṣa 18:526:52 PM–20:178:17 PM
Niśītha 23:4811:48 PM–24:3612:36+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. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:528:52 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3912:39 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  6. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  7. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 13 h 20 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:178:17 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3612:36+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī18:296:29 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraHasta05:465:46 AMCitrā
YogaSiddhi14:402:40 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaBālava18:296:29 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra29:32 05:325:32 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 871 985
Day length
13 h 20 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
16:024:02 PM
Moonset
27:413:41+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:074:07 AM05:325:32 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:074:07 AM04:494:49 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:284:28 AM05:325:32 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:325:32 AM08:128:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:127:12 AM08:528:52 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:128:12 AM10:5210:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3210:32 AM12:1212:12 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4511:45 AM12:3912:39 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4811:48 AM12:3612:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3912:39 PM13:321:32 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:321:32 PM16:124:12 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:521:52 PM15:323:32 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:252:25 PM15:193:19 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:362:36 PM16:224:22 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:193:19 PM16:124:12 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:124:12 PM18:526:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:526:52 PM20:178:17 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:526:52 PM19:137:13 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:526:52 PM19:567:56 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4811:48 PM24:3612:36+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:121:12+1 AM26:582:58+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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