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December 2002 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 16 December 2002 · Tehran, Iran

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Somavāra. Dvādaśī began at 16:034:03 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:226:22 PM.

Observed here on this day

Akhaṇḍa Dvādaśī

Dvādaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:077:07 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

18:226:22 PM

Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.

Noon

12:0012:00 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0012:00 PM
At noon, 12:0012:00 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 141° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 89% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 141° falls in Śukla 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. Mokṣadā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:135:13 AM–06:106:10 AM
  • Abhijit11:4011:40 AM–12:1912:19 PM
  • Vijaya13:371:37 PM–14:162:16 PM
  • Godhūli16:524:52 PM–17:215:21 PM
  • Amṛta kāla17:125:12 PM–18:586:58 PM

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:218:21 AM–09:349:34 AM
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4710:47 AM–12:0012:00 PM
  • Durmuhūrta12:1912:19 PM–12:5812:58 PM
  • Gulika13:131:13 PM–14:262:26 PM
  • Durmuhūrta14:162:16 PM–14:552:55 PM

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

Amṛta07:077:07 AM–08:218:21 AMgood
Kāla08:218:21 AM–09:349:34 AMavoid
Śubha09:349:34 AM–10:4710:47 AMgood
Roga10:4710:47 AM–12:0012:00 PMavoid
Udvega12:0012:00 PM–13:131:13 PMavoid
Cara13:131:13 PM–14:262:26 PMneutral
Lābha14:262:26 PM–15:393:39 PMgood
Amṛta15:393:39 PM–16:524:52 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:524:52 PM–18:396:39 PMneutral
Roga18:396:39 PM–20:268:26 PMavoid
Kāla20:268:26 PM–22:1310:13 PMavoid
Lābha22:1310:13 PM–24:0012:00 AM+1good
Udvega24:0012:00 AM+1–25:471:47 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:471:47 AM+1–27:343:34 AM+1good
Amṛta27:343:34 AM+1–29:215:21 AM+1good
Cara29:215:21 AM+1–31:087:08 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:077:07 AM to 31:087:08 AM+1

07:077:07 AM sunrise16:524:52 PM sunsetsunrise 31:087:08 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 18:226:22 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 22:3210:32 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 21:099:09 PM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 18:226:22 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:218:21 AM–09:349:34 AM
Abhijit 11:4011:40 AM–12:1912:19 PM
Pradoṣa 16:524:52 PM–18:466:46 PM
Niśītha 23:3611:36 PM–24:2412:24 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:349:34 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1912:19 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SunsetDay length 9 h 45 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 18:466:46 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  7. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  8. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  9. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2412:24 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī18:226:22 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraBharaṇī22:3210:32 PMKṛttikā
YogaŚiva21:099:09 PMSiddha
KaraṇaBālava18:226:22 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra31:08 07:087:08 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 864 159
Day length
9 h 45 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
14:422:42 PM
Moonset
28:394:39 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya05:135:13 AM07:077:07 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta05:135:13 AM06:106:10 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā05:425:42 AM07:077:07 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla07:077:07 AM09:049:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla08:218:21 AM09:349:34 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgava09:049:04 AM11:0111:01 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Yamagaṇḍa10:4710:47 AM12:0012:00 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhna11:3611:36 AM12:2412:24 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijit11:4011:40 AM12:1912:19 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta12:1912:19 PM12:5812:58 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇa12:5812:58 PM14:552:55 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika13:131:13 PM14:262:26 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijaya13:371:37 PM14:162:16 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta14:162:16 PM14:552:55 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhna14:552:55 PM16:524:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣa16:524:52 PM18:466:46 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli16:524:52 PM17:215:21 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:524:52 PM18:186:18 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kāla17:125:12 PM18:586:58 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśītha23:3611:36 PM24:2412:24 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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