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Sunday 16 April 1939 · Tehran, Iran

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Ravivāra. Dvādaśī began at 15:503:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:395:39 PM.

Observed here on this day

Kṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 87 of 87 minutes of pradoṣa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:325:32 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:395:39 PM

Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.

Noon

12:0412:04 PM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 05 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0412:04 PM
At noon, 12:0412:04 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 321° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 11% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 321° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

05:325:32 AM–08:098:09 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Varūthinī Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:054:05 AM–04:484:48 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:274:27 AM–05:325:32 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3811:38 AM–12:3112:31 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:152:15 PM–15:083:08 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:376:37 PM–18:596:59 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:376:37 PM–19:437:43 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:559:55 PM–23:4011:40 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya11:2811:28 AM–13:121:12 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa12:0512:05 PM–13:431:43 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:213:21 PM–16:594:59 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:534:53 PM–17:455:45 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:594:59 PM–18:376:37 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Udvega05:325:32 AM–07:107:10 AMavoid
Cara07:107:10 AM–08:488:48 AMneutral
Lābha08:488:48 AM–10:2710:27 AMgood
Amṛta10:2710:27 AM–12:0512:05 PMgood
Kāla12:0512:05 PM–13:431:43 PMavoid
Śubha13:431:43 PM–15:213:21 PMgood
Roga15:213:21 PM–16:594:59 PMavoid
Udvega16:594:59 PM–18:376:37 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:376:37 PM–19:597:59 PMgood
Amṛta19:597:59 PM–21:219:21 PMgood
Cara21:219:21 PM–22:4210:42 PMneutral
Roga22:4210:42 PM–24:0412:04 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:0412:04 AM+1–25:261:26 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:261:26 AM+1–26:472:47 AM+1good
Udvega26:472:47 AM+1–28:094:09 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:094:09 AM+1–29:315:31 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:325:32 AM to 29:315:31 AM+1

05:325:32 AM sunrise18:376:37 PM sunsetsunrise 29:315:31 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 17:395:39 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 24:5112:51 AM+1
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 17:395:39 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3811:38 AM–12:3112:31 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:594:59 PM–18:376:37 PM
Pradoṣa 18:376:37 PM–20:048:04 PM
Niśītha 23:4011:40 PM–24:2812:28 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. AbhijitUntil 12:3112:31 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:376:37 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  4. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 05 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:048:04 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2812:28 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  10. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī17:395:39 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunriseUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaBrahma24:51 00:5112:51 AM MonIndra
KaraṇaTaitila17:395:39 PMGara
VāraRavivāra29:31 05:315:31 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1996
Śaka
1861
Kali
5040
Ahargaṇa
1 840 904
Day length
13 h 05 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
28:014:01 AM+1
Moonset
15:373:37 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:054:05 AM05:325:32 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:054:05 AM04:484:48 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:274:27 AM05:325:32 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:325:32 AM08:098:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:098:09 AM10:4610:46 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:2811:28 AM13:121:12 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3811:38 AM12:3112:31 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4111:41 AM12:2912:29 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:0512:05 PM13:431:43 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:231:23 PM16:004:00 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:152:15 PM15:083:08 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:213:21 PM16:594:59 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:004:00 PM18:376:37 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:534:53 PM17:455:45 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:594:59 PM18:376:37 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:376:37 PM20:048:04 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:376:37 PM18:596:59 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:376:37 PM19:437:43 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:559:55 PM23:4011:40 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4011:40 PM24:2812:28 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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