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Thursday 16 April 2015 · Qingyang, Gansu, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Guruvāra. Dvādaśī began at 15:443:44 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:3912:39 PM.

Observed here on this day

Kṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 87 of 87 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:176:17 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:3912:39 PM

Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.

Noon

12:4912:49 PM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 06 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQingyang12:4912:49 PM
At noon, 12:4912:49 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 324° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 9% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 324° falls in Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

06:176:17 AM–08:548:54 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Varūthinī Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:494:49 AM–05:335:33 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:115:11 AM–06:176:17 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2312:23 PM–13:161:16 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:013:01 PM–15:533:53 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:375:37 PM–19:037:03 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:237:23 PM–19:447:44 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:237:23 PM–20:288:28 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:176:17 AM–07:557:55 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:598:59 AM–10:2510:25 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:339:33 AM–11:1111:11 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:3910:39 AM–11:3111:31 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:282:28 PM–16:064:06 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:533:53 PM–16:454:45 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

Śubha06:176:17 AM–07:557:55 AMgood
Roga07:557:55 AM–09:339:33 AMavoid
Udvega09:339:33 AM–11:1111:11 AMavoid
Cara11:1111:11 AM–12:5012:50 PMneutral
Lābha12:5012:50 PM–14:282:28 PMgood
Amṛta14:282:28 PM–16:064:06 PMgood
Kāla16:064:06 PM–17:445:44 PMavoid
Śubha17:445:44 PM–19:237:23 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta19:237:23 PM–20:448:44 PMgood
Cara20:448:44 PM–22:0610:06 PMneutral
Roga22:0610:06 PM–23:2711:27 PMavoid
Kāla23:2711:27 PM–24:4912:49 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:4912:49 AM+1–26:112:11 AM+1good
Udvega26:112:11 AM+1–27:323:32 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:323:32 AM+1–28:544:54 AM+1good
Amṛta28:544:54 AM+1–30:156:15 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:176:17 AM to 30:156:15 AM+1

06:176:17 AM sunrise19:237:23 PM sunsetsunrise 30:156:15 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 12:3912:39 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 24:4812:48 AM+1
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 21:199:19 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 12:3912:39 PM
Garauntil 23:0211:02 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2312:23 PM–13:161:16 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:282:28 PM–16:064:06 PM
Pradoṣa 19:237:23 PM–20:508:50 PM
Niśītha 24:2512:25 AM+1–25:131:13 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 13:161:16 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  4. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:064:06 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 06 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:508:50 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:131:13 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī12:3912:39 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā24:48 00:4812:48 AM FriUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaBrahma21:199:19 PMIndra
KaraṇaTaitila12:3912:39 PMGara
VāraGuruvāra30:15 06:156:15 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 663
Day length
13 h 06 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
29:105:10 AM+1
Moonset
16:354:35 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:494:49 AM06:176:17 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:494:49 AM05:335:33 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:115:11 AM06:176:17 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:176:17 AM08:548:54 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:176:17 AM07:557:55 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:548:54 AM11:3111:31 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:598:59 AM10:2510:25 AMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:339:33 AM11:1111:11 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:3910:39 AM11:3111:31 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2312:23 PM13:161:16 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2612:26 PM13:141:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:082:08 PM16:454:45 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:282:28 PM16:064:06 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:013:01 PM15:533:53 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:533:53 PM16:454:45 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:454:45 PM19:237:23 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:375:37 PM19:037:03 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk19:237:23 PM20:508:50 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:237:23 PM19:447:44 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:237:23 PM20:288:28 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2512:25 AM+125:131:13 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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