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Tuesday 18 January 2000 · Queens, New York, United States

Pauṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Dvādaśī began at 13:031:03 PM yesterday, and holds until 09:549:54 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 115 of 115 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:167:16 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:549:54 AM

Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.

Noon

12:0612:06 PM

The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0612:06 PM
At noon, 12:0612:06 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

07:167:16 AM–09:129:12 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Putradā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:215:21 AM–06:196:19 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:505:50 AM–07:167:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4711:47 AM–12:2512:25 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:212:21 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:004:00 PM–17:265:26 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:554:55 PM–17:245:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:554:55 PM–18:216:21 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya07:267:26 AM–08:528:52 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta09:129:12 AM–09:519:51 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:419:41 AM–10:5310:53 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0612:06 PM–13:181:18 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:312:31 PM–15:433:43 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:3910:39 PM–23:3711:37 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

Roga07:167:16 AM–08:298:29 AMavoid
Udvega08:298:29 AM–09:419:41 AMavoid
Cara09:419:41 AM–10:5310:53 AMneutral
Lābha10:5310:53 AM–12:0612:06 PMgood
Amṛta12:0612:06 PM–13:181:18 PMgood
Kāla13:181:18 PM–14:312:31 PMavoid
Śubha14:312:31 PM–15:433:43 PMgood
Roga15:433:43 PM–16:554:55 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:554:55 PM–18:436:43 PMavoid
Lābha18:436:43 PM–20:308:30 PMgood
Udvega20:308:30 PM–22:1810:18 PMavoid
Śubha22:1810:18 PM–24:0612:06 AM+1good
Amṛta24:0612:06 AM+1–25:531:53 AM+1good
Cara25:531:53 AM+1–27:413:41 AM+1neutral
Roga27:413:41 AM+1–29:285:28 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:285:28 AM+1–31:167:16 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:167:16 AM to 31:167:16 AM+1

07:167:16 AM sunrise16:554:55 PM sunsetsunrise 31:167:16 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 09:549:54 AM
Trayodaśīuntil 30:316:31 AM+1
Caturdaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 23:5111:51 PM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 12:0112:01 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 09:549:54 AM
Kaulavauntil 20:138:13 PM
Taitilauntil 30:316:31 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4711:47 AM–12:2512:25 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:312:31 PM–15:433:43 PM
Pradoṣa 16:554:55 PM–18:506:50 PM
Niśītha 23:4211:42 PM–24:3012:30 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. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2512:25 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:433:43 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 39 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:506:50 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3012:30 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  12. CaturdaśīTithi: Trayodaśī ends.
  13. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  14. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī09:549:54 AMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā23:5111:51 PMĀrdrā
YogaBrahma12:0112:01 PMIndra
KaraṇaBālava09:549:54 AMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:16 07:167:16 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 863 096
Day length
9 h 39 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
14:332:33 PM
Moonset
29:335:33 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:215:21 AM07:167:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:215:21 AM06:196:19 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:505:50 AM07:167:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:167:16 AM09:129:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:267:26 AM08:528:52 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:129:12 AM11:0811:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:129:12 AM09:519:51 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:419:41 AM10:5310:53 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4211:42 AM12:3012:30 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4711:47 AM12:2512:25 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0612:06 PM13:181:18 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:041:04 PM14:592:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:212:21 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:312:31 PM15:433:43 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:592:59 PM16:554:55 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:004:00 PM17:265:26 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:554:55 PM18:506:50 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:554:55 PM17:245:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:554:55 PM18:216:21 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3910:39 PM23:3711:37 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4211:42 PM24:3012:30 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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