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Sunday 13 January 1957 · Queens, New York, United States

Pauṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Ravivāra. Dvādaśī began at 13:111:11 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:0511:05 AM.

Observed here on this day

Pongal

The Sun enters Makara on this day, before sunset. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoMakara Saṅkrānti determinateŚukla Pradoṣa Vrata determinate

At sunrise

07:187:18 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0110:01 AM

Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.

Noon

12:0412:04 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 32 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0412:04 PM
At noon, 12:0412:04 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 145° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 91% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 145° falls in Śukla Trayodaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

07:187:18 AM–09:139:13 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Putradā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:235:23 AM–06:216:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:525:52 AM–07:187:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4511:45 AM–12:2312:23 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:401:40 PM–14:182:18 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:504:50 PM–17:195:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:504:50 PM–18:176:17 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:5511:55 PM–25:231:23+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:0412:04 PM–13:161:16 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika14:272:27 PM–15:393:39 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:083:08 PM–16:364:36 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta15:343:34 PM–16:124:12 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla15:393:39 PM–16:504:50 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

Udvega07:187:18 AM–08:308:30 AMavoid
Cara08:308:30 AM–09:419:41 AMneutral
Lābha09:419:41 AM–10:5310:53 AMgood
Amṛta10:5310:53 AM–12:0412:04 PMgood
Kāla12:0412:04 PM–13:161:16 PMavoid
Śubha13:161:16 PM–14:272:27 PMgood
Roga14:272:27 PM–15:393:39 PMavoid
Udvega15:393:39 PM–16:504:50 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha16:504:50 PM–18:396:39 PMgood
Amṛta18:396:39 PM–20:278:27 PMgood
Cara20:278:27 PM–22:1610:16 PMneutral
Roga22:1610:16 PM–24:0412:04+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:0412:04+1 AM–25:531:53+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:531:53+1 AM–27:413:41+1 AMgood
Udvega27:413:41+1 AM–29:305:30+1 AMavoid
Śubha29:305:30+1 AM–31:187:18+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:187:18 AM to 31:187:18+1 AM

07:187:18 AM sunrise16:504:50 PM sunsetsunrise 31:187:18+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 11:0511:05 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 10:0110:01 AM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 25:351:35+1 AM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:0511:05 AM
Kaulavauntil 21:469:46 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4511:45 AM–12:2312:23 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:393:39 PM–16:504:50 PM
Pradoṣa 16:504:50 PM–18:466:46 PM
Niśītha 23:4011:40 PM–24:2812:28+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  3. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:2312:23 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:504:50 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 32 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:466:46 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2812:28+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī11:0511:05 AMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraRohiṇī10:0110:01 AMMṛgaśirā
YogaBrahma25:35 01:351:35 AM MonIndra
KaraṇaBālava11:0511:05 AMKaulava
VāraRavivāra31:18 07:187:18 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 386
Day length
9 h 32 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
14:222:22 PM
Moonset
29:275:27+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:235:23 AM07:187:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:235:23 AM06:216:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:525:52 AM07:187:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:187:18 AM09:139:13 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:139:13 AM11:0711:07 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4011:40 AM12:2812:28 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4511:45 AM12:2312:23 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:0412:04 PM13:161:16 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:021:02 PM14:562:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:401:40 PM14:182:18 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:272:27 PM15:393:39 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:562:56 PM16:504:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:083:08 PM16:364:36 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:343:34 PM16:124:12 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:393:39 PM16:504:50 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk16:504:50 PM18:466:46 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:504:50 PM17:195:19 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:504:50 PM18:176:17 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4011:40 PM24:2812:28+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:5511:55 PM25:231:23+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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