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Sunday 4 January 2004 · Surat, Gujarat, India

Pauṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Ravivāra. Dvādaśī began at 11:3811:38 AM yesterday, and holds until 14:232:23 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata

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

At sunrise

07:177:17 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:267:26 AM

Kṛttikā gives way to Rohiṇī.

Noon

12:4312:43 PM

The Sun 46° above S. Day length 10 h 53 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonSurat12:4312:43 PM
At noon, 12:4312:43 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 143° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 90% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 143° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

07:177:17 AM–09:289:28 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Putradā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:325:32 AM–06:256:25 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:585:58 AM–07:177:17 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2212:22 PM–13:051:05 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:322:32 PM–15:163:16 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:106:10 PM–18:366:36 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:106:10 PM–19:287:28 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla30:536:53 AM+1–32:428:42 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:4312:43 PM–14:052:05 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:263:26 PM–16:484:48 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:434:43 PM–17:265:26 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:484:48 PM–18:106:10 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya25:291:29 AM+1–27:173:17 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

Udvega07:177:17 AM–08:398:39 AMavoid
Cara08:398:39 AM–10:0010:00 AMneutral
Lābha10:0010:00 AM–11:2211:22 AMgood
Amṛta11:2211:22 AM–12:4312:43 PMgood
Kāla12:4312:43 PM–14:052:05 PMavoid
Śubha14:052:05 PM–15:263:26 PMgood
Roga15:263:26 PM–16:484:48 PMavoid
Udvega16:484:48 PM–18:106:10 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:106:10 PM–19:487:48 PMgood
Amṛta19:487:48 PM–21:279:27 PMgood
Cara21:279:27 PM–23:0511:05 PMneutral
Roga23:0511:05 PM–24:4312:43 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:4312:43 AM+1–26:222:22 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:222:22 AM+1–28:004:00 AM+1good
Udvega28:004:00 AM+1–29:395:39 AM+1avoid
Śubha29:395:39 AM+1–31:177:17 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:177:17 AM to 31:177:17 AM+1

07:177:17 AM sunrise18:106:10 PM sunsetsunrise 31:177:17 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 14:232:23 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 07:267:26 AM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 21:349:34 PM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 14:232:23 PM
Kaulavauntil 27:433:43 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2212:22 PM–13:051:05 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:484:48 PM–18:106:10 PM
Pradoṣa 18:106:10 PM–19:557:55 PM
Niśītha 24:1912:19 AM+1–25:071:07 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:051:05 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:106:10 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 53 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:557:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:071:07 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī14:232:23 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraKṛttikā07:267:26 AMRohiṇī
YogaŚubha21:349:34 PMŚukla
KaraṇaBālava14:232:23 PMKaulava
VāraRavivāra31:17 07:177:17 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 543
Day length
10 h 53 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
15:323:32 PM
Moonset
29:155:15 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:325:32 AM07:177:17 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:325:32 AM06:256:25 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:585:58 AM07:177:17 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:177:17 AM09:289:28 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:289:28 AM11:3811:38 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1912:19 PM13:071:07 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2212:22 PM13:051:05 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:4312:43 PM14:052:05 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:491:49 PM15:593:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:322:32 PM15:163:16 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:263:26 PM16:484:48 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:593:59 PM18:106:10 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:434:43 PM17:265:26 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:484:48 PM18:106:10 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:106:10 PM19:557:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:106:10 PM18:366:36 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:106:10 PM19:287:28 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1912:19 AM+125:071:07 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:291:29 AM+127:173:17 AM+1sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra30:536:53 AM+132:428:42 AM+1sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
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