Wednesday 27 January 2010 · Tehran, Iran
Budhavāra. Dvādaśī began at 22:4910:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:128:12 PM.
Observed here on this day
Dvādaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚukla Pradoṣa Vrata boundary
At sunrise
07:087:08 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:359:35 AM
Bava gives way to Bālava.
Noon
12:1712:17 PM
The Sun 36° above S. Day length 10 h 18 m.
Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast
07:087:08 AM–09:129:12 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Jayā 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
07:087:08 AM to 31:087:08 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 | Śukla Dvādaśī | 20:128:12 PM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 18:376:37 PM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Indra | 13:081:08 PM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 09:359:35 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:08 07:087:08 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:195:19 AM | 07:087:08 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:195:19 AM | 06:146:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:465:46 AM | 07:087:08 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:087:08 AM | 09:129:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:268:26 AM | 09:439:43 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:129:12 AM | 11:1511:15 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:3010:30 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:0011:00 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:341:34 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:191:19 PM | 15:223:22 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:002:00 PM | 14:412:41 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:223:22 PM | 17:265:26 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:265:26 PM | 19:167:16 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:265:26 PM | 17:535:53 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:265:26 PM | 18:486:48 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5311:53 PM | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:112:11 AM+1 | 27:383:38 AM+1 | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |