Wednesday 16 September 2009 · Tehran, Iran
Budhavāra. Dvādaśī began at 10:4010:40 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:487:48 AM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 93 of 93 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:486:48 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:487:48 AM
Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.
Noon
12:5912:59 PM
The Sun 57° above S. Day length 12 h 22 m.
Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast
06:486:48 AM–07:487:48 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day, ending when dvādaśī ends at 07:48. Indirā Ekādaśī
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
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
06:486:48 AM to 30:496:49 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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī | 07:487:48 AM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 18:366:36 PM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Śiva | 13:431:43 PM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 07:487:48 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:49 06:496:49 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:155:15 AM | 06:486:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:155:15 AM | 06:016:01 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:385:38 AM | 06:486:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:486:48 AM | 09:169:16 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:218:21 AM | 09:539:53 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:248:24 AM | 09:519:51 AM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:169:16 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:5912:59 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3412:34 PM | 13:241:24 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3512:35 PM | 13:231:23 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:5912:59 PM | 14:322:32 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:132:13 PM | 16:424:42 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:033:03 PM | 15:523:52 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:424:42 PM | 19:107:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:095:09 PM | 18:366:36 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:107:10 PM | 20:438:43 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:107:10 PM | 19:337:33 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:107:10 PM | 20:208:20 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3512:35 AM+1 | 25:231:23 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:315:31 AM+1 | 30:596:59 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |