Friday 6 January 2012 · Tehran, Iran
Śukravāra. Dvādaśī began at 06:366:36 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:338:33 AM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 113 of 113 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:157:15 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:338:33 AM
Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.
Noon
12:1012:10 PM
The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 50 m.
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
07:157:15 AM to 31:157:15 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 | 08:338:33 AM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 24:21 00:2112:21 AM Sat | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Śubha | 08:548:54 AM | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 08:338:33 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:15 07:157:15 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:215:21 AM | 07:157:15 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:215:21 AM | 06:186:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:505:50 AM | 07:157:15 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:157:15 AM | 09:139:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:298:29 AM | 09:429:42 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:139:13 AM | 11:1111:11 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:139:13 AM | 09:529:52 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:5610:56 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3012:30 PM | 13:091:09 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:091:09 PM | 15:073:07 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:481:48 PM | 14:282:28 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:372:37 PM | 15:513:51 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:073:07 PM | 17:055:05 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:393:39 PM | 17:235:23 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:055:05 PM | 18:586:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:055:05 PM | 17:335:33 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:055:05 PM | 18:306:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:528:52 PM | 22:3610:36 PM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4611:46 PM | 24:3412:34 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 30:196:19 AM+1 | 32:018:01 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |