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Tuesday 31 December 2002 · Surat, Gujarat, India

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Dvādaśī began at 10:1510:15 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:557:55 AM.

Observed here on this day

Kṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 105 of 105 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:167:16 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:557:55 AM

Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.

Noon

12:4212:42 PM

The Sun 46° above S. Day length 10 h 51 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonSurat12:4212:42 PM
At noon, 12:4212:42 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 327° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 8% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 327° falls in Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

07:167:16 AM–07:557:55 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day, ending when dvādaśī ends at 07:55. Saphalā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:315:31 AM–06:236:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:575:57 AM–07:167:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:3410:34 AM–12:0312:03 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:2012:20 PM–13:031:03 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:302:30 PM–15:143:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:076:07 PM–18:346:34 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:076:07 PM–19:267:26 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:269:26 AM–10:1010:10 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:599:59 AM–11:2011:20 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:4212:42 PM–14:032:03 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:243:24 PM–16:464:46 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:2311:23 PM–24:1512:15 AM+1an ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya25:321:32 AM+1–27:023:02 AM+1a 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

Roga07:167:16 AM–08:378:37 AMavoid
Udvega08:378:37 AM–09:599:59 AMavoid
Cara09:599:59 AM–11:2011:20 AMneutral
Lābha11:2011:20 AM–12:4212:42 PMgood
Amṛta12:4212:42 PM–14:032:03 PMgood
Kāla14:032:03 PM–15:243:24 PMavoid
Śubha15:243:24 PM–16:464:46 PMgood
Roga16:464:46 PM–18:076:07 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:076:07 PM–19:467:46 PMavoid
Lābha19:467:46 PM–21:249:24 PMgood
Udvega21:249:24 PM–23:0311:03 PMavoid
Śubha23:0311:03 PM–24:4212:42 AM+1good
Amṛta24:4212:42 AM+1–26:202:20 AM+1good
Cara26:202:20 AM+1–27:593:59 AM+1neutral
Roga27:593:59 AM+1–29:385:38 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:385:38 AM+1–31:167:16 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:167:16 AM to 31:167:16 AM+1

07:167:16 AM sunrise18:076:07 PM sunsetsunrise 31:167:16 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 07:557:55 AM
Trayodaśīuntil 29:415:41 AM+1
Caturdaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 20:168:16 PM
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 16:194:19 PM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 07:557:55 AM
Garauntil 18:476:47 PM
Vaṇijauntil 29:415:41 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2012:20 PM–13:031:03 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:243:24 PM–16:464:46 PM
Pradoṣa 18:076:07 PM–19:527:52 PM
Niśītha 24:1812:18 AM+1–25:061:06 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. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:031:03 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:464:46 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 51 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:527:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:061:06 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. CaturdaśīTithi: Trayodaśī ends.
  13. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  14. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī07:557:55 AMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraAnurādhā20:168:16 PMJyeṣṭhā
YogaŚūla16:194:19 PMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaTaitila07:557:55 AMGara
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:16 07:167:16 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 864 174
Day length
10 h 51 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
29:385:38 AM+1
Moonset
15:473:47 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:315:31 AM07:167:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:315:31 AM06:236:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:575:57 AM07:167:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:167:16 AM09:269:26 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:269:26 AM11:3611:36 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:269:26 AM10:1010:10 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:599:59 AM11:2011:20 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:3410:34 AM12:0312:03 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1812:18 PM13:061:06 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2012:20 PM13:031:03 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:4212:42 PM14:032:03 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM15:573:57 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:302:30 PM15:143:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:243:24 PM16:464:46 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:573:57 PM18:076:07 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:076:07 PM19:527:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:076:07 PM18:346:34 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:076:07 PM19:267:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:2311:23 PM24:1512:15 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:1812:18 AM+125:061:06 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:321:32 AM+127:023:02 AM+1sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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