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Monday 12 December 2005 · Queens, New York, United States

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Somavāra. Dvādaśī began at 11:5411:54 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:1311:13 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 118 of 118 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:107:10 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1311:13 AM

Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.

Noon

11:4911:49 AM

The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 18 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:4911:49 AM
At noon, 11:4911:49 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 144° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 91% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 144° falls in Śukla Trayodaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

07:107:10 AM–09:029:02 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Mokṣadā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:135:13 AM–06:126:12 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:425:42 AM–07:107:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3111:31 AM–12:0812:08 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:221:22 PM–13:591:59 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:284:28 PM–16:574:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:284:28 PM–17:565:56 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla17:015:01 PM–18:386:38 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya07:247:24 AM–09:009:00 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla08:208:20 AM–09:309:30 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3910:39 AM–11:4911:49 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0812:08 PM–12:4512:45 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:5912:59 PM–14:092:09 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:591:59 PM–14:362:36 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

Amṛta07:107:10 AM–08:208:20 AMgood
Kāla08:208:20 AM–09:309:30 AMavoid
Śubha09:309:30 AM–10:3910:39 AMgood
Roga10:3910:39 AM–11:4911:49 AMavoid
Udvega11:4911:49 AM–12:5912:59 PMavoid
Cara12:5912:59 PM–14:092:09 PMneutral
Lābha14:092:09 PM–15:183:18 PMgood
Amṛta15:183:18 PM–16:284:28 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:284:28 PM–18:186:18 PMneutral
Roga18:186:18 PM–20:098:09 PMavoid
Kāla20:098:09 PM–21:599:59 PMavoid
Lābha21:599:59 PM–23:5011:50 PMgood
Udvega23:5011:50 PM–25:401:40+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:401:40+1 AM–27:303:30+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:303:30+1 AM–29:215:21+1 AMgood
Cara29:215:21+1 AM–31:117:11+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:107:10 AM to 31:117:11+1 AM

07:107:10 AM sunrise16:284:28 PM sunsetsunrise 31:117:11+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 11:1311:13 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 21:509:50 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 26:292:29+1 AM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:1311:13 AM
Kaulavauntil 23:0011:00 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:208:20 AM–09:309:30 AM
Abhijit 11:3111:31 AM–12:0812:08 PM
Pradoṣa 16:284:28 PM–18:266:26 PM
Niśītha 23:2611:26 PM–24:1412:14+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.

  1. SunriseDvādaśī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:309:30 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:0812:08 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 18 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:266:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1412:14+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī11:1311:13 AMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraBharaṇī21:509:50 PMKṛttikā
YogaŚiva26:29 02:292:29 AM TueSiddha
KaraṇaBālava11:1311:13 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra31:11 07:117:11 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2062
Śaka
1927
Kali
5106
Ahargaṇa
1 865 251
Day length
9 h 18 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
14:132:13 PM
Moonset
29:125:12+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:135:13 AM07:107:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:135:13 AM06:126:12 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:425:42 AM07:107:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:107:10 AM09:029:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:247:24 AM09:009:00 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:208:20 AM09:309:30 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:029:02 AM10:5310:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3910:39 AM11:4911:49 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2511:25 AM12:1312:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3111:31 AM12:0812:08 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0812:08 PM12:4512:45 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4512:45 PM14:362:36 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:5912:59 PM14:092:09 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:221:22 PM13:591:59 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:591:59 PM14:362:36 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:362:36 PM16:284:28 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:284:28 PM18:266:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:284:28 PM16:574:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:284:28 PM17:565:56 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:015:01 PM18:386:38 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2611:26 PM24:1412:14+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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