Monday 25 October 2004 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Somavāra. Dvādaśī began at 07:137:13 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:186:18 AM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 101 of 101 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:565:56 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:186:18 AM
Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.
Noon
11:3711:37 AM
The Sun 53° above S. Day length 11 h 21 m.
Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast
05:565:56 AM–06:186:18 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day, ending when dvādaśī ends at 06:18. Pāśāṅkuśā 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
05:565:56 AM to 29:575:57 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 | 06:186:18 AM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 08:288:28 AM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 28:18 04:184:18 AM Tue | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 06:186:18 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:57 05:575:57 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:154:15 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:154:15 AM | 05:065:06 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:414:41 AM | 05:565:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:565:56 AM | 08:138:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:227:22 AM | 08:478:47 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:138:13 AM | 10:2910:29 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1210:12 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4512:45 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4512:45 PM | 15:013:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:021:02 PM | 14:272:27 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:311:31 PM | 14:162:16 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:162:16 PM | 15:013:01 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:013:01 PM | 17:185:18 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:185:18 PM | 18:596:59 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:185:18 PM | 17:435:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:185:18 PM | 18:346:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:086:08 PM | 19:457:45 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1311:13 PM | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:483:48 AM+1 | 29:255:25 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |