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Tuesday 18 January 2000 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Pauṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Dvādaśī began at 21:039:03 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:545:54 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 79 of 106 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:406:40 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:317:31 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:0312:03 PM

The Sun 45° above S. Day length 10 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh12:0312:03 PM
At noon, 12:0312:03 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 141° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 89% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 141° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

06:406:40 AM–08:498:49 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Putradā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:544:54 AM–05:475:47 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:205:20 AM–06:406:40 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla07:337:33 AM–09:009:00 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:4211:42 AM–12:2512:25 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:511:51 PM–14:352:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:275:27 PM–17:545:54 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:275:27 PM–18:476:47 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:0012:00 AM+1–25:261:26 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:498:49 AM–09:329:32 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:219:21 AM–10:4210:42 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0312:03 PM–13:241:24 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:452:45 PM–16:064:06 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:263:26 PM–16:524:52 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:4410:44 PM–23:3711:37 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

Roga06:406:40 AM–08:008:00 AMavoid
Udvega08:008:00 AM–09:219:21 AMavoid
Cara09:219:21 AM–10:4210:42 AMneutral
Lābha10:4210:42 AM–12:0312:03 PMgood
Amṛta12:0312:03 PM–13:241:24 PMgood
Kāla13:241:24 PM–14:452:45 PMavoid
Śubha14:452:45 PM–16:064:06 PMgood
Roga16:064:06 PM–17:275:27 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:275:27 PM–19:067:06 PMavoid
Lābha19:067:06 PM–20:458:45 PMgood
Udvega20:458:45 PM–22:2410:24 PMavoid
Śubha22:2410:24 PM–24:0312:03 AM+1good
Amṛta24:0312:03 AM+1–25:421:42 AM+1good
Cara25:421:42 AM+1–27:213:21 AM+1neutral
Roga27:213:21 AM+1–29:005:00 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:005:00 AM+1–30:396:39 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:406:40 AM to 30:396:39 AM+1

06:406:40 AM sunrise17:275:27 PM sunsetsunrise 30:396:39 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 17:545:54 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 10:2610:26 AM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 20:018:01 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 07:317:31 AM
Bālavauntil 17:545:54 PM
Kaulavauntil 28:134:13 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4211:42 AM–12:2512:25 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:452:45 PM–16:064:06 PM
Pradoṣa 17:275:27 PM–19:137:13 PM
Niśītha 23:3911:39 PM–24:2712:27 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. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2512:25 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:064:06 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 48 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:137:13 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2712:27 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī17:545:54 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraRohiṇī10:2610:26 AMMṛgaśirā
YogaBrahma20:018:01 PMIndra
KaraṇaBava07:317:31 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:39 06:396:39 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 863 096
Day length
10 h 48 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
14:472:47 PM
Moonset
28:324:32 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:544:54 AM06:406:40 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:544:54 AM05:475:47 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:205:20 AM06:406:40 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:406:40 AM08:498:49 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra07:337:33 AM09:009:00 AMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:498:49 AM10:5910:59 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:498:49 AM09:329:32 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:219:21 AM10:4210:42 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3911:39 AM12:2712:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4211:42 AM12:2512:25 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0312:03 PM13:241:24 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:081:08 PM15:183:18 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:511:51 PM14:352:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:452:45 PM16:064:06 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:183:18 PM17:275:27 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:263:26 PM16:524:52 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:275:27 PM19:137:13 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:275:27 PM17:545:54 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:275:27 PM18:476:47 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4410:44 PM23:3711:37 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3911:39 PM24:2712:27 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:0012:00 AM+125:261:26 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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