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Tuesday 17 December 1957 · Queens, New York, United States

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Dvādaśī began at 06:046:04 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:274:27 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:147:14 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:3312:33 PM

Atigaṇḍa gives way to Sukarmā.

Noon

11:5211:52 AM

The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 15 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:5211:52 AM
At noon, 11:5211:52 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 315° ahead of it, in Svātī, 15% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 315° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

12:4712:47 PM–14:382:38 PM In aparāhṇa: hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, runs past prātaḥkāla, and midday is passed over. Saphalā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:165:16 AM–06:156:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:455:45 AM–07:147:14 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:028:02 AM–09:339:33 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:3311:33 AM–12:1012:10 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:241:24 PM–14:012:01 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:294:29 PM–16:594:59 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:294:29 PM–17:585:58 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla31:067:06 AM+1–32:388:38 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:059:05 AM–09:429:42 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:339:33 AM–10:4210:42 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5211:52 AM–13:011:01 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:102:10 PM–15:203:20 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:519:51 PM–23:2311:23 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:2310:23 PM–23:2211:22 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

Roga07:147:14 AM–08:238:23 AMavoid
Udvega08:238:23 AM–09:339:33 AMavoid
Cara09:339:33 AM–10:4210:42 AMneutral
Lābha10:4210:42 AM–11:5211:52 AMgood
Amṛta11:5211:52 AM–13:011:01 PMgood
Kāla13:011:01 PM–14:102:10 PMavoid
Śubha14:102:10 PM–15:203:20 PMgood
Roga15:203:20 PM–16:294:29 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:294:29 PM–18:206:20 PMavoid
Lābha18:206:20 PM–20:118:11 PMgood
Udvega20:118:11 PM–22:0110:01 PMavoid
Śubha22:0110:01 PM–23:5211:52 PMgood
Amṛta23:5211:52 PM–25:421:42 AM+1good
Cara25:421:42 AM+1–27:333:33 AM+1neutral
Roga27:333:33 AM+1–29:245:24 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:245:24 AM+1–31:147:14 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:147:14 AM to 31:147:14 AM+1

07:147:14 AM sunrise16:294:29 PM sunsetsunrise 31:147:14 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 28:274:27 AM+1
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 16:274:27 PM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 12:3312:33 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 17:145:14 PM
Taitilauntil 28:274:27 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3311:33 AM–12:1012:10 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:102:10 PM–15:203:20 PM
Pradoṣa 16:294:29 PM–18:276:27 PM
Niśītha 23:2811:28 PM–24:1612:16 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:1012:10 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:203:20 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 15 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:276:27 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1612:16 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī28:27 04:274:27 AM WedTrayodaśī
NakṣatraSvātī16:274:27 PMViśākhā
YogaAtigaṇḍa12:3312:33 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaKaulava17:145:14 PMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:14 07:147:14 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2014
Śaka
1879
Kali
5058
Ahargaṇa
1 847 724
Day length
9 h 15 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
28:244:24 AM+1
Moonset
13:521:52 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:165:16 AM07:147:14 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:165:16 AM06:156:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:455:45 AM07:147:14 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:147:14 AM09:059:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:028:02 AM09:339:33 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:059:05 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:059:05 AM09:429:42 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:339:33 AM10:4210:42 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2811:28 AM12:1612:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3311:33 AM12:1012:10 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5211:52 AM13:011:01 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4712:47 PM14:382:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:241:24 PM14:012:01 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:102:10 PM15:203:20 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:382:38 PM16:294:29 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:294:29 PM18:276:27 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:294:29 PM16:594:59 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:294:29 PM17:585:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:519:51 PM23:2311:23 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:2310:23 PM23:2211:22 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2811:28 PM24:1612:16 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra31:067:06 AM+132:388:38 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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