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Thursday 4 April 1940 · Tehran, Iran

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Guruvāra. Dvādaśī began at 13:351:35 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:074:07 PM.

Observed here on this day

Kṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 90 of 90 minutes of pradoṣa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:475:47 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:143:14 PM

Śubha gives way to Śukla.

Noon

12:0712:07 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 12 h 40 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0712:07 PM
At noon, 12:0712:07 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 322° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 10% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 322° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

05:475:47 AM–08:208:20 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:174:17 AM–05:025:02 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:394:39 AM–05:475:47 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4211:42 AM–12:3312:33 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:142:14 PM–15:053:05 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:015:01 PM–18:496:49 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:286:28 PM–18:516:51 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:286:28 PM–19:367:36 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:475:47 AM–07:237:23 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya06:116:11 AM–07:597:59 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika08:588:58 AM–10:3310:33 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0110:01 AM–10:5210:52 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:431:43 PM–15:183:18 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:053:05 PM–15:563:56 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

Śubha05:475:47 AM–07:237:23 AMgood
Roga07:237:23 AM–08:588:58 AMavoid
Udvega08:588:58 AM–10:3310:33 AMavoid
Cara10:3310:33 AM–12:0812:08 PMneutral
Lābha12:0812:08 PM–13:431:43 PMgood
Amṛta13:431:43 PM–15:183:18 PMgood
Kāla15:183:18 PM–16:534:53 PMavoid
Śubha16:534:53 PM–18:286:28 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:286:28 PM–19:537:53 PMgood
Cara19:537:53 PM–21:179:17 PMneutral
Roga21:179:17 PM–22:4210:42 PMavoid
Kāla22:4210:42 PM–24:0712:07 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:0712:07 AM+1–25:321:32 AM+1good
Udvega25:321:32 AM+1–26:572:57 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:572:57 AM+1–28:214:21 AM+1good
Amṛta28:214:21 AM+1–29:465:46 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:475:47 AM to 29:465:46 AM+1

05:475:47 AM sunrise18:286:28 PM sunsetsunrise 29:465:46 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 16:074:07 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 25:081:08 AM+1
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 15:143:14 PM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 16:074:07 PM
Garauntil 29:265:26 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4211:42 AM–12:3312:33 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:431:43 PM–15:183:18 PM
Pradoṣa 18:286:28 PM–19:587:58 PM
Niśītha 23:4311:43 PM–24:3112:31 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:3312:33 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:183:18 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  5. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  6. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 40 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:587:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3112:31 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī16:074:07 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā25:08 01:081:08 AM FriPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaŚubha15:143:14 PMŚukla
KaraṇaTaitila16:074:07 PMGara
VāraGuruvāra29:46 05:465:46 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1996
Śaka
1861
Kali
5040
Ahargaṇa
1 841 258
Day length
12 h 40 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
28:214:21 AM+1
Moonset
15:313:31 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:174:17 AM05:475:47 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:174:17 AM05:025:02 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:394:39 AM05:475:47 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:475:47 AM08:208:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:475:47 AM07:237:23 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:116:11 AM07:597:59 AMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:208:20 AM10:5210:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:588:58 AM10:3310:33 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0110:01 AM10:5210:52 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4211:42 AM12:3312:33 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4411:44 AM12:3212:32 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:241:24 PM15:563:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:431:43 PM15:183:18 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:142:14 PM15:053:05 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:053:05 PM15:563:56 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:563:56 PM18:286:28 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:015:01 PM18:496:49 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:286:28 PM19:587:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:286:28 PM18:516:51 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:286:28 PM19:367:36 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4311:43 PM24:3112:31 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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