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Saturday 15 April 2000 · Queens, New York, United States

Caitra Śukla Dvādaśī

Śanivāra. Dvādaśī began at 15:553:55 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:512:51 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 85 of 85 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:166:16 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:5011:50 AM

Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.

Noon

12:5512:55 PM

The Sun 59° above S. Day length 13 h 18 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:5512:55 PM
At noon, 12:5512:55 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 143° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 90% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 143° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

06:166:16 AM–08:568:56 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Kāmadā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:514:51 AM–05:345:34 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:125:12 AM–06:166:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:189:18 AM–10:5310:53 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:2912:29 PM–13:221:22 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:093:09 PM–16:024:02 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:357:35 PM–19:567:56 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:357:35 PM–20:398:39 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika06:166:16 AM–07:567:56 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:166:16 AM–07:107:10 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:107:10 AM–08:038:03 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:369:36 AM–11:1611:16 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:352:35 PM–16:154:15 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:4710:47 PM–24:2312:23 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Kāla06:166:16 AM–07:567:56 AMavoid
Śubha07:567:56 AM–09:369:36 AMgood
Roga09:369:36 AM–11:1611:16 AMavoid
Udvega11:1611:16 AM–12:5612:56 PMavoid
Cara12:5612:56 PM–14:352:35 PMneutral
Lābha14:352:35 PM–16:154:15 PMgood
Amṛta16:154:15 PM–17:555:55 PMgood
Kāla17:555:55 PM–19:357:35 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha19:357:35 PM–20:558:55 PMgood
Udvega20:558:55 PM–22:1510:15 PMavoid
Śubha22:1510:15 PM–23:3511:35 PMgood
Amṛta23:3511:35 PM–24:5512:55 AM+1good
Cara24:5512:55 AM+1–26:152:15 AM+1neutral
Roga26:152:15 AM+1–27:353:35 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:353:35 AM+1–28:554:55 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:554:55 AM+1–30:156:15 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:166:16 AM to 30:156:15 AM+1

06:166:16 AM sunrise19:357:35 PM sunsetsunrise 30:156:15 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 14:512:51 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 15:363:36 PM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 11:5011:50 AM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 14:512:51 PM
Kaulavauntil 26:262:26 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:369:36 AM–11:1611:16 AM
Abhijit 12:2912:29 PM–13:221:22 PM
Pradoṣa 19:357:35 PM–21:009:00 PM
Niśītha 24:3112:31 AM+1–25:191:19 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:1611:16 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:221:22 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 13 h 18 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 21:009:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:191:19 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī14:512:51 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī15:363:36 PMUttara Phalgunī
YogaVṛddhi11:5011:50 AMDhruva
KaraṇaBālava14:512:51 PMKaulava
VāraŚanivāra30:15 06:156:15 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 184
Day length
13 h 18 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
16:294:29 PM
Moonset
29:305:30 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:514:51 AM06:166:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:514:51 AM05:345:34 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:125:12 AM06:166:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:166:16 AM08:568:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:166:16 AM07:567:56 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:166:16 AM07:107:10 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:107:10 AM08:038:03 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:568:56 AM11:3611:36 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:189:18 AM10:5310:53 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:369:36 AM11:1611:16 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2912:29 PM13:221:22 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3212:32 PM13:201:20 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:152:15 PM16:554:55 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:352:35 PM16:154:15 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:093:09 PM16:024:02 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:554:55 PM19:357:35 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:357:35 PM21:009:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:357:35 PM19:567:56 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:357:35 PM20:398:39 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:4710:47 PM24:2312:23 AM+1sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:3112:31 AM+125:191:19 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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