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Tuesday 15 December 1998 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Dvādaśī began at 17:085:08 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:417:41 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:306:30 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:1812:18 PM

Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.

Noon

11:4811:48 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:4811:48 AM
At noon, 11:4811:48 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 320° ahead of it, in Svātī, 11% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 320° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

06:306:30 AM–08:378:37 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Saphalā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:434:43 AM–05:365:36 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:095:09 AM–06:306:30 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2711:27 AM–12:0912:09 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:341:34 PM–14:172:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:065:06 PM–17:335:33 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:065:06 PM–18:276:27 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:185:18 AM+1–31:057:05 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:378:37 AM–09:209:20 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:099:09 AM–10:2810:28 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:4811:48 AM–13:081:08 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:272:27 PM–15:473:47 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:346:34 PM–20:218:21 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:2810:28 PM–23:2211:22 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

Roga06:306:30 AM–07:497:49 AMavoid
Udvega07:497:49 AM–09:099:09 AMavoid
Cara09:099:09 AM–10:2810:28 AMneutral
Lābha10:2810:28 AM–11:4811:48 AMgood
Amṛta11:4811:48 AM–13:081:08 PMgood
Kāla13:081:08 PM–14:272:27 PMavoid
Śubha14:272:27 PM–15:473:47 PMgood
Roga15:473:47 PM–17:065:06 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:065:06 PM–18:476:47 PMavoid
Lābha18:476:47 PM–20:278:27 PMgood
Udvega20:278:27 PM–22:0810:08 PMavoid
Śubha22:0810:08 PM–23:4811:48 PMgood
Amṛta23:4811:48 PM–25:291:29 AM+1good
Cara25:291:29 AM+1–27:093:09 AM+1neutral
Roga27:093:09 AM+1–28:504:50 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:504:50 AM+1–30:306:30 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:306:30 AM to 30:306:30 AM+1

06:306:30 AM sunrise17:065:06 PM sunsetsunrise 30:306:30 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 19:417:41 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 12:1812:18 PM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 13:311:31 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 19:417:41 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2711:27 AM–12:0912:09 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:272:27 PM–15:473:47 PM
Pradoṣa 17:065:06 PM–18:546:54 PM
Niśītha 23:2411:24 PM–24:1212:12 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:0912:09 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  4. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:473:47 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 37 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:546:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1212:12 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī19:417:41 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraSvātī12:1812:18 PMViśākhā
YogaAtigaṇḍa13:311:31 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaTaitila19:417:41 PMGara
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:30 06:306:30 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 697
Day length
10 h 37 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
28:044:04 AM+1
Moonset
14:512:51 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:434:43 AM06:306:30 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:434:43 AM05:365:36 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:095:09 AM06:306:30 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:306:30 AM08:378:37 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:378:37 AM10:4410:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:378:37 AM09:209:20 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:099:09 AM10:2810:28 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2411:24 AM12:1212:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2711:27 AM12:0912:09 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4811:48 AM13:081:08 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5212:52 PM14:592:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:341:34 PM14:172:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:272:27 PM15:473:47 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:592:59 PM17:065:06 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:065:06 PM18:546:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:065:06 PM17:335:33 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:065:06 PM18:276:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:346:34 PM20:218:21 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:2810:28 PM23:2211:22 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2411:24 PM24:1212:12 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:185:18 AM+131:057:05 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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