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Thursday 11 December 1997 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Guruvāra. Dvādaśī began at 13:411:41 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:2511:25 AM.

Observed here on this day

Akhaṇḍa Dvādaśī

Dvādaśī covers 3 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here

AlsoŚukla Pradoṣa Vrata determinate

At sunrise

06:276:27 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:478:47 AM

Parigha gives way to Śiva.

Noon

11:4611:46 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 38 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:4611:46 AM
At noon, 11:4611:46 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

06:276:27 AM–08:358:35 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Mokṣadā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:404:40 AM–05:345:34 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:075:07 AM–06:276:27 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2511:25 AM–12:0812:08 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:331:33 PM–14:152:15 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:055:05 PM–17:325:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:055:05 PM–18:256:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:007:00 PM–20:308:30 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:276:27 AM–07:477:47 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:079:07 AM–10:2710:27 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0010:00 AM–10:4310:43 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya10:0110:01 AM–11:3111:31 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:061:06 PM–14:262:26 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:152:15 PM–14:582:58 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

Śubha06:276:27 AM–07:477:47 AMgood
Roga07:477:47 AM–09:079:07 AMavoid
Udvega09:079:07 AM–10:2710:27 AMavoid
Cara10:2710:27 AM–11:4611:46 AMneutral
Lābha11:4611:46 AM–13:061:06 PMgood
Amṛta13:061:06 PM–14:262:26 PMgood
Kāla14:262:26 PM–15:453:45 PMavoid
Śubha15:453:45 PM–17:055:05 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:055:05 PM–18:466:46 PMgood
Cara18:466:46 PM–20:268:26 PMneutral
Roga20:268:26 PM–22:0610:06 PMavoid
Kāla22:0610:06 PM–23:4711:47 PMavoid
Lābha23:4711:47 PM–25:271:27+1 AMgood
Udvega25:271:27+1 AM–27:073:07+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:073:07+1 AM–28:484:48+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:484:48+1 AM–30:286:28+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:276:27 AM to 30:286:28+1 AM

06:276:27 AM sunrise17:055:05 PM sunsetsunrise 30:286:28+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 11:2511:25 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 23:2911:29 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 08:478:47 AM
Śivauntil 29:465:46+1 AM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:2511:25 AM
Kaulavauntil 22:1810:18 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2511:25 AM–12:0812:08 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:061:06 PM–14:262:26 PM
Pradoṣa 17:055:05 PM–18:526:52 PM
Niśītha 23:2311:23 PM–24:1112:11+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  3. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:0812:08 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:262:26 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 38 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:526:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1112:11+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  12. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī11:2511:25 AMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraBharaṇī23:2911:29 PMKṛttikā
YogaParigha08:478:47 AMŚiva
KaraṇaBālava11:2511:25 AMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra30:28 06:286:28 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 328
Day length
10 h 38 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
15:093:09 PM
Moonset
28:234:23+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:404:40 AM06:276:27 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:404:40 AM05:345:34 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:075:07 AM06:276:27 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:276:27 AM08:358:35 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:276:27 AM07:477:47 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:358:35 AM10:4310:43 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:079:07 AM10:2710:27 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0010:00 AM10:4310:43 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:0110:01 AM11:3111:31 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2211:22 AM12:1012:10 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2511:25 AM12:0812:08 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5012:50 PM14:582:58 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:061:06 PM14:262:26 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:331:33 PM14:152:15 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:152:15 PM14:582:58 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:582:58 PM17:055:05 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:055:05 PM18:526:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:055:05 PM17:325:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:055:05 PM18:256:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:007:00 PM20:308:30 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2311:23 PM24:1112:11+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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