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Monday 24 April 2006 · Queens, New York, United States

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Somavāra. Dvādaśī began at 03:103:10 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:1712:17+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:046:04 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:441:44 PM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

12:5312:53 PM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 13 h 40 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:5312:53 PM
At noon, 12:5312:53 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 318° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 13% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 318° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

08:278:27 AM–08:488:48 AM Once hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, is over, within prātaḥkāla. Varūthinī Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:414:41 AM–05:225:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:025:02 AM–06:046:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2612:26 PM–13:211:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla14:262:26 PM–15:543:54 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya15:103:10 PM–16:054:05 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:447:44 PM–20:048:04 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:447:44 PM–20:468:46 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:467:46 AM–09:299:29 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1111:11 AM–12:5412:54 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:211:21 PM–14:162:16 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:362:36 PM–16:194:19 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:054:05 PM–17:005:00 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

Amṛta06:046:04 AM–07:467:46 AMgood
Kāla07:467:46 AM–09:299:29 AMavoid
Śubha09:299:29 AM–11:1111:11 AMgood
Roga11:1111:11 AM–12:5412:54 PMavoid
Udvega12:5412:54 PM–14:362:36 PMavoid
Cara14:362:36 PM–16:194:19 PMneutral
Lābha16:194:19 PM–18:016:01 PMgood
Amṛta18:016:01 PM–19:447:44 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:447:44 PM–21:019:01 PMneutral
Roga21:019:01 PM–22:1810:18 PMavoid
Kāla22:1810:18 PM–23:3611:36 PMavoid
Lābha23:3611:36 PM–24:5312:53+1 AMgood
Udvega24:5312:53+1 AM–26:102:10+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:102:10+1 AM–27:283:28+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:283:28+1 AM–28:454:45+1 AMgood
Cara28:454:45+1 AM–30:026:02+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:046:04 AM to 30:026:02+1 AM

06:046:04 AM sunrise19:447:44 PM sunsetsunrise 30:026:02+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 24:1712:17+1 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 21:449:44 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 25:391:39+1 AM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 13:441:44 PM
Taitilauntil 24:1712:17+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:467:46 AM–09:299:29 AM
Abhijit 12:2612:26 PM–13:211:21 PM
Pradoṣa 19:447:44 PM–21:069:06 PM
Niśītha 24:2912:29+1 AM–25:171:17+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 09:299:29 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:211:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 13 h 40 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 21:069:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  8. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:171:17+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī24:17 00:1712:17 AM TueTrayodaśī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā21:449:44 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaIndra25:39 01:391:39 AM TueVaidhṛti
KaraṇaKaulava13:441:44 PMTaitila
VāraSomavāra30:02 06:026:02 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2063
Śaka
1928
Kali
5107
Ahargaṇa
1 865 384
Day length
13 h 40 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
28:504:50+1 AM
Moonset
16:104:10 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:414:41 AM06:046:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:414:41 AM05:225:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:025:02 AM06:046:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:046:04 AM08:488:48 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:467:46 AM09:299:29 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:488:48 AM11:3211:32 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1111:11 AM12:5412:54 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2612:26 PM13:211:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3012:30 PM13:181:18 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:211:21 PM14:162:16 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:162:16 PM17:005:00 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:262:26 PM15:543:54 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:362:36 PM16:194:19 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:103:10 PM16:054:05 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:054:05 PM17:005:00 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:005:00 PM19:447:44 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:447:44 PM21:069:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:447:44 PM20:048:04 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:447:44 PM20:468:46 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2912:29+1 AM25:171:17+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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