Wednesday 18 July 2001 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Budhavāra. Dvādaśī began at 09:199:19 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:307:30 AM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 84 of 84 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:155:15 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:106:10 AM
Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.
Noon
11:5911:59 AM
The Sun 86° above S. Day length 13 h 29 m.
Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast
05:155:15 AM–07:307:30 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day, ending when dvādaśī ends at 07:30. Kāmikā 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
05:155:15 AM to 29:155:15 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 | Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī | 07:307:30 AM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 25:50 01:501:50 AM Thu | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 06:106:10 AM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 07:307:30 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:15 05:155:15 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:513:51 AM | 05:155:15 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:513:51 AM | 04:334:33 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:124:12 AM | 05:155:15 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:155:15 AM | 07:577:57 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:566:56 AM | 08:378:37 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:577:57 AM | 10:3810:38 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:378:37 AM | 10:0710:07 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:1810:18 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3511:35 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:5911:59 AM | 13:401:40 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:201:20 PM | 16:024:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:142:14 PM | 15:083:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:024:02 PM | 18:446:44 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:365:36 PM | 19:067:06 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:446:44 PM | 20:088:08 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:446:44 PM | 19:057:05 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:446:44 PM | 19:477:47 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3511:35 PM | 24:2312:23 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |