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Thursday 12 December 2024 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Guruvāra. Dvādaśī began at 22:4010:40 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:577:57 PM.

Observed here on this day

Akhaṇḍa Dvādaśī

Dvādaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:286:28 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:237:23 AM

Aśvinī gives way to Bharaṇī.

Noon

11:4711:47 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:4711:47 AM
At noon, 11:4711:47 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 139° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 139° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

06:286:28 AM–08:368:36 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Mokṣadā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:414:41 AM–05:355:35 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:085:08 AM–06:286:28 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2611:26 AM–12:0812:08 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:331:33 PM–14:162:16 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:065:06 PM–17:325:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:065:06 PM–18:266:26 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:5712:57+1 AM–26:242:24+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:286:28 AM–07:487:48 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:089:08 AM–10:2710:27 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0110:01 AM–10:4310:43 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:071:07 PM–14:262:26 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:162:16 PM–14:582:58 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya16:104:10 PM–17:375:37 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Śubha06:286:28 AM–07:487:48 AMgood
Roga07:487:48 AM–09:089:08 AMavoid
Udvega09:089:08 AM–10:2710:27 AMavoid
Cara10:2710:27 AM–11:4711:47 AMneutral
Lābha11:4711:47 AM–13:071:07 PMgood
Amṛta13:071:07 PM–14:262:26 PMgood
Kāla14:262:26 PM–15:463:46 PMavoid
Śubha15:463:46 PM–17:065:06 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:065:06 PM–18:466:46 PMgood
Cara18:466:46 PM–20:268:26 PMneutral
Roga20:268:26 PM–22:0710:07 PMavoid
Kāla22:0710:07 PM–23:4711:47 PMavoid
Lābha23:4711:47 PM–25:281:28+1 AMgood
Udvega25:281:28+1 AM–27:083:08+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:083:08+1 AM–28:484:48+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:484:48+1 AM–30:296:29+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:286:28 AM to 30:296:29+1 AM

06:286:28 AM sunrise17:065:06 PM sunsetsunrise 30:296:29+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 19:577:57 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 07:237:23 AM
Bharaṇīuntil 29:205:20+1 AM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 12:5312:53 PM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 09:199:19 AM
Bālavauntil 19:577:57 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2611:26 AM–12:0812:08 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:071:07 PM–14:262:26 PM
Pradoṣa 17:065:06 PM–18:536:53 PM
Niśītha 23:2311:23 PM–24:1112:11+1 AM

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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0812:08 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:262:26 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 37 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:536:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:1112:11+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī19:577:57 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraAśvinī07:237:23 AMBharaṇī
YogaParigha12:5312:53 PMŚiva
KaraṇaBava09:199:19 AMBālava
VāraGuruvāra30:29 06:296:29 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 872 191
Day length
10 h 37 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
14:272:27 PM
Moonset
28:104:10+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:414:41 AM06:286:28 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:414:41 AM05:355:35 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:085:08 AM06:286:28 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:286:28 AM08:368:36 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:286:28 AM07:487:48 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:368:36 AM10:4310:43 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:089:08 AM10:2710:27 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0110:01 AM10:4310:43 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2311:23 AM12:1112:11 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2611:26 AM12:0812:08 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5112:51 PM14:582:58 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:071:07 PM14:262:26 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:331:33 PM14:162:16 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:162:16 PM14:582:58 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:582:58 PM17:065:06 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:104:10 PM17:375:37 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:065:06 PM18:536:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:065:06 PM17:325:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:065:06 PM18:266:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2311:23 PM24:1112:11+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:5712:57+1 AM26:242:24+1 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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