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Tuesday 6 January 1959 · Queens, New York, United States

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Dvādaśī began at 10:1010:10 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:387:38 AM.

Observed here on this day

Kṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 117 of 117 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:207:20 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:387:38 AM

Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.

Noon

12:0112:01 PM

The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 23 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0112:01 PM
At noon, 12:0112:01 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 326° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 8% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 326° falls in Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

07:207:20 AM–07:387:38 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day, ending when dvādaśī ends at 07:38. Saphalā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:235:23 AM–06:216:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:525:52 AM–07:207:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4211:42 AM–12:2012:20 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:351:35 PM–14:122:12 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:434:43 PM–17:125:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:434:43 PM–18:106:10 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:3010:30 PM–23:5811:58 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:129:12 AM–09:509:50 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:419:41 AM–10:5110:51 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0112:01 PM–13:121:12 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:381:38 PM–15:063:06 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:222:22 PM–15:323:32 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:3310:33 PM–23:3211:32 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

Roga07:207:20 AM–08:308:30 AMavoid
Udvega08:308:30 AM–09:419:41 AMavoid
Cara09:419:41 AM–10:5110:51 AMneutral
Lābha10:5110:51 AM–12:0112:01 PMgood
Amṛta12:0112:01 PM–13:121:12 PMgood
Kāla13:121:12 PM–14:222:22 PMavoid
Śubha14:222:22 PM–15:323:32 PMgood
Roga15:323:32 PM–16:434:43 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:434:43 PM–18:326:32 PMavoid
Lābha18:326:32 PM–20:228:22 PMgood
Udvega20:228:22 PM–22:1210:12 PMavoid
Śubha22:1210:12 PM–24:0112:01 AM+1good
Amṛta24:0112:01 AM+1–25:511:51 AM+1good
Cara25:511:51 AM+1–27:413:41 AM+1neutral
Roga27:413:41 AM+1–29:305:30 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:305:30 AM+1–31:207:20 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:207:20 AM to 31:207:20 AM+1

07:207:20 AM sunrise16:434:43 PM sunsetsunrise 31:207:20 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 07:387:38 AM
Trayodaśīuntil 29:055:05 AM+1
Caturdaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 08:278:27 AM
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 30:376:37 AM+1
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 15:233:23 PM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 07:387:38 AM
Garauntil 18:216:21 PM
Vaṇijauntil 29:055:05 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4211:42 AM–12:2012:20 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:222:22 PM–15:323:32 PM
Pradoṣa 16:434:43 PM–18:396:39 PM
Niśītha 23:3711:37 PM–24:2512:25 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. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:2012:20 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:323:32 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 9 h 23 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 18:396:39 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2512:25 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. CaturdaśīTithi: Trayodaśī ends.
  13. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  14. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  15. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī07:387:38 AMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraAnurādhā08:278:27 AMJyeṣṭhā
YogaGaṇḍa15:233:23 PMVṛddhi
KaraṇaTaitila07:387:38 AMGara
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:20 07:207:20 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2015
Śaka
1880
Kali
5059
Ahargaṇa
1 848 109
Day length
9 h 23 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
29:305:30 AM+1
Moonset
14:352:35 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:235:23 AM07:207:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:235:23 AM06:216:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:525:52 AM07:207:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:207:20 AM09:129:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:129:12 AM11:0511:05 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:129:12 AM09:509:50 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:419:41 AM10:5110:51 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3711:37 AM12:2512:25 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4211:42 AM12:2012:20 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0112:01 PM13:121:12 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5712:57 PM14:502:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:351:35 PM14:122:12 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:381:38 PM15:063:06 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:222:22 PM15:323:32 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:502:50 PM16:434:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:434:43 PM18:396:39 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:434:43 PM17:125:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:434:43 PM18:106:10 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:3010:30 PM23:5811:58 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3310:33 PM23:3211:32 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3711:37 PM24:2512:25 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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