Saturday 25 September 2004 · Queens, New York, United States
Śanivāra. Dvādaśī began at 15:563:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:481:48 PM.
Observed here on this day
Dvādaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚukla Pradoṣa Vrata determinate
At sunrise
06:466:46 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:481:48 PM
Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.
Noon
12:4712:47 PM
The Sun 48° above S. Day length 12 h 00 m.
Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast
06:466:46 AM–09:109:10 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Parivartanī 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
06:466:46 AM to 30:476:47 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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Dvādaśī | 13:481:48 PM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 19:567:56 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 21:019:01 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 13:481:48 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:47 06:476:47 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:115:11 AM | 06:466:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:115:11 AM | 05:595:59 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:355:35 AM | 06:466:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:466:46 AM | 09:109:10 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:466:46 AM | 08:168:16 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:466:46 AM | 07:347:34 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:347:34 AM | 08:228:22 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:109:10 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:469:46 AM | 11:1611:16 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:0610:06 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2212:22 PM | 13:101:10 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2212:22 PM | 13:101:10 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:581:58 PM | 16:224:22 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:162:16 PM | 15:463:46 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:462:46 PM | 15:343:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:224:22 PM | 18:466:46 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:466:46 PM | 20:238:23 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:466:46 PM | 19:117:11 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:466:46 PM | 19:597:59 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2312:23 AM+1 | 25:111:11 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:482:48 AM+1 | 28:194:19 AM+1 | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |