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Tuesday 15 December 1998 · Tehran, Iran

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Dvādaśī began at 17:385:38 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:118:11 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:077:07 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:4812:48 PM

Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.

Noon

11:5911:59 AM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran11:5911:59 AM
At noon, 11:5911:59 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 320° ahead of it, in Svātī, 12% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 320° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

07:077:07 AM–09:049:04 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Saphalā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:135:13 AM–06:106:10 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:415:41 AM–07:077:07 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4011:40 AM–12:1912:19 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:371:37 PM–14:162:16 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:524:52 PM–17:205:20 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:524:52 PM–18:176:17 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:485:48+1 AM–31:357:35+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:049:04 AM–09:439:43 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:339:33 AM–10:4610:46 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5911:59 AM–13:121:12 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:262:26 PM–15:393:39 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:047:04 PM–20:518:51 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:3410:34 PM–23:3111:31 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

Roga07:077:07 AM–08:208:20 AMavoid
Udvega08:208:20 AM–09:339:33 AMavoid
Cara09:339:33 AM–10:4610:46 AMneutral
Lābha10:4610:46 AM–11:5911:59 AMgood
Amṛta11:5911:59 AM–13:121:12 PMgood
Kāla13:121:12 PM–14:262:26 PMavoid
Śubha14:262:26 PM–15:393:39 PMgood
Roga15:393:39 PM–16:524:52 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:524:52 PM–18:396:39 PMavoid
Lābha18:396:39 PM–20:268:26 PMgood
Udvega20:268:26 PM–22:1310:13 PMavoid
Śubha22:1310:13 PM–24:0012:00+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:0012:00+1 AM–25:471:47+1 AMgood
Cara25:471:47+1 AM–27:333:33+1 AMneutral
Roga27:333:33+1 AM–29:205:20+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:205:20+1 AM–31:077:07+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:077:07 AM to 31:077:07+1 AM

07:077:07 AM sunrise16:524:52 PM sunsetsunrise 31:077:07+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 20:118:11 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 12:4812:48 PM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 14:012:01 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 20:118:11 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4011:40 AM–12:1912:19 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:262:26 PM–15:393:39 PM
Pradoṣa 16:524:52 PM–18:466:46 PM
Niśītha 23:3611:36 PM–24:2412:24+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:1912:19 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  4. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:393:39 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 45 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:466:46 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2412:24+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī20:118:11 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraSvātī12:4812:48 PMViśākhā
YogaAtigaṇḍa14:012:01 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaTaitila20:118:11 PMGara
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:07 07:077:07 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 697
Day length
9 h 45 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
28:304:30+1 AM
Moonset
14:492:49 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:135:13 AM07:077:07 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:135:13 AM06:106:10 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:415:41 AM07:077:07 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:077:07 AM09:049:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:049:04 AM11:0111:01 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:049:04 AM09:439:43 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:339:33 AM10:4610:46 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3511:35 AM12:2312:23 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4011:40 AM12:1912:19 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5911:59 AM13:121:12 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5812:58 PM14:552:55 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:371:37 PM14:162:16 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:262:26 PM15:393:39 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:552:55 PM16:524:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:524:52 PM18:466:46 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:524:52 PM17:205:20 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:524:52 PM18:176:17 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:047:04 PM20:518:51 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3410:34 PM23:3111:31 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3611:36 PM24:2412:24+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:485:48+1 AM31:357:35+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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