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Tuesday 23 December 2008 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Dvādaśī began at 05:295:29 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 31:407:40 AM+1, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:346:34 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:344:34 PM

Sukarmā gives way to Dhṛti.

Noon

11:5211:52 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:5211:52 AM
At noon, 11:5211:52 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 315° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 15% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 315° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

12:5612:56 PM–15:033:03 PM In aparāhṇa: hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, runs past prātaḥkāla, and midday is passed over. Saphalā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:474:47 AM–05:415:41 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:145:14 AM–06:346:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3111:31 AM–12:1412:14 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:381:38 PM–14:212:21 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:105:10 PM–17:375:37 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:105:10 PM–18:316:31 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:0311:03 PM–24:5012:50 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:428:42 AM–09:249:24 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:139:13 AM–10:3310:33 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5211:52 AM–13:121:12 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:2412:24 PM–14:102:10 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:312:31 PM–15:513:51 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:3210:32 PM–23:2611:26 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

Roga06:346:34 AM–07:547:54 AMavoid
Udvega07:547:54 AM–09:139:13 AMavoid
Cara09:139:13 AM–10:3310:33 AMneutral
Lābha10:3310:33 AM–11:5211:52 AMgood
Amṛta11:5211:52 AM–13:121:12 PMgood
Kāla13:121:12 PM–14:312:31 PMavoid
Śubha14:312:31 PM–15:513:51 PMgood
Roga15:513:51 PM–17:105:10 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:105:10 PM–18:516:51 PMavoid
Lābha18:516:51 PM–20:318:31 PMgood
Udvega20:318:31 PM–22:1210:12 PMavoid
Śubha22:1210:12 PM–23:5311:53 PMgood
Amṛta23:5311:53 PM–25:331:33 AM+1good
Cara25:331:33 AM+1–27:143:14 AM+1neutral
Roga27:143:14 AM+1–28:544:54 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:544:54 AM+1–30:356:35 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:346:34 AM to 30:356:35 AM+1

06:346:34 AM sunrise17:105:10 PM sunsetsunrise 30:356:35 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 16:344:34 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 18:326:32 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3111:31 AM–12:1412:14 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:312:31 PM–15:513:51 PM
Pradoṣa 17:105:10 PM–18:586:58 PM
Niśītha 23:2911:29 PM–24:1712:17 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 12:1412:14 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:513:51 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 36 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:586:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1712:17 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśīpast sunriseTrayodaśī
NakṣatraViśākhāpast sunriseAnurādhā
YogaSukarmā16:344:34 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaKaulava18:326:32 PMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:35 06:356:35 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 358
Day length
10 h 36 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
27:553:55 AM+1
Moonset
13:541:54 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:474:47 AM06:346:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:474:47 AM05:415:41 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:145:14 AM06:346:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:346:34 AM08:428:42 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:428:42 AM10:4910:49 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:428:42 AM09:249:24 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:139:13 AM10:3310:33 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2811:28 AM12:1612:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3111:31 AM12:1412:14 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5211:52 AM13:121:12 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:2412:24 PM14:102:10 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5612:56 PM15:033:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:381:38 PM14:212:21 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:312:31 PM15:513:51 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:033:03 PM17:105:10 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:105:10 PM18:586:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:105:10 PM17:375:37 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:105:10 PM18:316:31 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3210:32 PM23:2611:26 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:0311:03 PM24:5012:50 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2911:29 PM24:1712:17 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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