Monday 20 December 1999 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Somavāra. Dvādaśī began at 10:3710:37 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:357:35 AM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 107 of 107 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:326:32 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:357:35 AM
Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.
Noon
11:5011:50 AM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 36 m.
Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast
06:326:32 AM–07:357:35 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day, ending when dvādaśī ends at 07:35. Mokṣadā 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
06:326:32 AM to 30:336:33 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 | 07:357:35 AM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 26:46 02:462:46 AM Tue | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Siddha | 19:387:38 PM | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 07:357:35 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:33 06:336:33 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:454:45 AM | 06:326:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:454:45 AM | 05:395:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:125:12 AM | 06:326:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:326:32 AM | 08:408:40 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:527:52 AM | 09:119:11 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:408:40 AM | 10:4710:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:3110:31 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2911:29 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1212:12 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5412:54 PM | 15:013:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:101:10 PM | 14:292:29 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:361:36 PM | 14:192:19 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:192:19 PM | 15:013:01 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:013:01 PM | 17:085:08 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:074:07 PM | 17:325:32 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:085:08 PM | 18:566:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:085:08 PM | 17:355:35 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:085:08 PM | 18:296:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2711:27 PM | 24:1512:15 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 26:032:03 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |