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April 1998 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 23 April 1998 · Tehran, Iran

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Guruvāra. Dvādaśī began at 06:096:09 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:053:05+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:226:22 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:3911:39 AM

Brahma gives way to Indra.

Noon

13:031:03 PM

The Sun 67° above S. Day length 13 h 21 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran13:031:03 PM
At noon, 13:031:03 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 316° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 14% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 316° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

14:232:23 PM–17:035:03 PM In aparāhṇa: hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, runs past prātaḥkāla, and midday is passed over. Varūthinī Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:574:57 AM–05:405:40 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:185:18 AM–06:226:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3612:36 PM–13:301:30 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:173:17 PM–16:104:10 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla19:117:11 PM–20:388:38 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:447:44 PM–20:058:05 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:447:44 PM–20:478:47 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:226:22 AM–08:038:03 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:439:43 AM–11:2311:23 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:3010:30 AM–11:5711:57 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta10:4910:49 AM–11:4311:43 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:432:43 PM–16:234:23 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:104:10 PM–17:035:03 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

Śubha06:226:22 AM–08:038:03 AMgood
Roga08:038:03 AM–09:439:43 AMavoid
Udvega09:439:43 AM–11:2311:23 AMavoid
Cara11:2311:23 AM–13:031:03 PMneutral
Lābha13:031:03 PM–14:432:43 PMgood
Amṛta14:432:43 PM–16:234:23 PMgood
Kāla16:234:23 PM–18:036:03 PMavoid
Śubha18:036:03 PM–19:447:44 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta19:447:44 PM–21:039:03 PMgood
Cara21:039:03 PM–22:2310:23 PMneutral
Roga22:2310:23 PM–23:4311:43 PMavoid
Kāla23:4311:43 PM–25:021:02+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:021:02+1 AM–26:222:22+1 AMgood
Udvega26:222:22+1 AM–27:423:42+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:423:42+1 AM–29:015:01+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:015:01+1 AM–30:216:21+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:226:22 AM to 30:216:21+1 AM

06:226:22 AM sunrise19:447:44 PM sunsetsunrise 30:216:21+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 27:053:05+1 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 26:262:26+1 AM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 11:3911:39 AM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 16:404:40 PM
Taitilauntil 27:053:05+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:3612:36 PM–13:301:30 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:432:43 PM–16:234:23 PM
Pradoṣa 19:447:44 PM–21:099:09 PM
Niśītha 24:3812:38+1 AM–25:261:26+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. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:301:30 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:234:23 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 21 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 21:099:09 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:261:26+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  10. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī27:05 03:053:05 AM FriTrayodaśī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā26:26 02:262:26 AM FriUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaBrahma11:3911:39 AMIndra
KaraṇaKaulava16:404:40 PMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra30:21 06:216:21 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 461
Day length
13 h 21 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
29:045:04+1 AM
Moonset
16:114:11 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:574:57 AM06:226:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:574:57 AM05:405:40 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:185:18 AM06:226:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:226:22 AM09:039:03 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:226:22 AM08:038:03 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:039:03 AM11:4311:43 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:439:43 AM11:2311:23 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:3010:30 AM11:5711:57 AMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:4910:49 AM11:4311:43 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3612:36 PM13:301:30 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3912:39 PM13:271:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:232:23 PM17:035:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:432:43 PM16:234:23 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:173:17 PM16:104:10 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:104:10 PM17:035:03 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:035:03 PM19:447:44 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:117:11 PM20:388:38 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk19:447:44 PM21:099:09 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:447:44 PM20:058:05 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:447:44 PM20:478:47 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:3812:38+1 AM25:261:26+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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