Tuesday 13 October 1959 · Queens, New York, United States
Maṅgalavāra. Dvādaśī began at 08:558:55 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:019:01 AM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 102 of 102 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:047:04 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:448:44 AM
Śatabhiṣā gives way to Pūrva Bhādrapadā.
Noon
12:4212:42 PM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 11 h 15 m.
Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast
07:047:04 AM–09:019:01 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day, ending when dvādaśī ends at 09:01. Pāśāṅkuśā Ekādaśī
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
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
07:047:04 AM to 31:057:05+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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Dvādaśī | 09:019:01 AM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 08:448:44 AM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 27:08 03:083:08 AM Wed | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 09:019:01 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:05 07:057:05 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:225:22 AM | 07:047:04 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:225:22 AM | 06:136:13 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:485:48 AM | 07:047:04 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:047:04 AM | 09:199:19 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:199:19 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:199:19 AM | 10:0410:04 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:539:53 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:051:05 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1912:19 PM | 13:041:04 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4112:41 PM | 14:062:06 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:491:49 PM | 16:044:04 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:342:34 PM | 15:193:19 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:273:27 PM | 17:085:08 PM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:303:30 PM | 16:554:55 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:044:04 PM | 18:196:19 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:196:19 PM | 20:018:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:196:19 PM | 18:446:44 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:196:19 PM | 19:367:36 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:2511:25 PM | 24:1612:16+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1812:18+1 AM | 25:061:06+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:311:31+1 AM | 27:113:11+1 AM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |