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Sunday 25 December 2016 · Tehran, Iran

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Ravivāra. Dvādaśī began at 01:321:32 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:074:07+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:127:12 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:512:51 PM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

12:0512:05 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0512:05 PM
At noon, 12:0512:05 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 317° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 14% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 317° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

08:118:11 AM–09:099:09 AM Once hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, is over, within prātaḥkāla. Saphalā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:185:18 AM–06:156:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:475:47 AM–07:127:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4511:45 AM–12:2412:24 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:212:21 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:433:43 PM–17:315:31 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:574:57 PM–17:255:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:574:57 PM–18:226:22 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:0512:05 PM–13:181:18 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika14:312:31 PM–15:443:44 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:393:39 PM–16:184:18 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla15:443:44 PM–16:574:57 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya30:056:05+1 AM–31:537:53+1 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Udvega07:127:12 AM–08:258:25 AMavoid
Cara08:258:25 AM–09:389:38 AMneutral
Lābha09:389:38 AM–10:5210:52 AMgood
Amṛta10:5210:52 AM–12:0512:05 PMgood
Kāla12:0512:05 PM–13:181:18 PMavoid
Śubha13:181:18 PM–14:312:31 PMgood
Roga14:312:31 PM–15:443:44 PMavoid
Udvega15:443:44 PM–16:574:57 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha16:574:57 PM–18:446:44 PMgood
Amṛta18:446:44 PM–20:318:31 PMgood
Cara20:318:31 PM–22:1810:18 PMneutral
Roga22:1810:18 PM–24:0512:05+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:0512:05+1 AM–25:521:52+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:521:52+1 AM–27:393:39+1 AMgood
Udvega27:393:39+1 AM–29:265:26+1 AMavoid
Śubha29:265:26+1 AM–31:137:13+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:127:12 AM to 31:137:13+1 AM

07:127:12 AM sunrise16:574:57 PM sunsetsunrise 31:137:13+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 28:074:07+1 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 25:371:37+1 AM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 30:576:57+1 AM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 14:512:51 PM
Taitilauntil 28:074:07+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4511:45 AM–12:2412:24 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:443:44 PM–16:574:57 PM
Pradoṣa 16:574:57 PM–18:516:51 PM
Niśītha 23:4111:41 PM–24:2912:29+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:2412:24 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:574:57 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 44 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:516:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:2912:29+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  9. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī28:07 04:074:07 AM MonTrayodaśī
NakṣatraViśākhā25:37 01:371:37 AM MonAnurādhā
YogaDhṛti30:57 06:576:57 AM MonŚūla
KaraṇaKaulava14:512:51 PMTaitila
VāraRavivāra31:13 07:137:13 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 282
Day length
9 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
28:224:22+1 AM
Moonset
14:282:28 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:185:18 AM07:127:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:185:18 AM06:156:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:475:47 AM07:127:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:127:12 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM11:0611:06 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4111:41 AM12:2912:29 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4511:45 AM12:2412:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:0512:05 PM13:181:18 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:031:03 PM15:003:00 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:212:21 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:312:31 PM15:443:44 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:003:00 PM16:574:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:393:39 PM16:184:18 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:433:43 PM17:315:31 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:443:44 PM16:574:57 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk16:574:57 PM18:516:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:574:57 PM17:255:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:574:57 PM18:226:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4111:41 PM24:2912:29+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra30:056:05+1 AM31:537:53+1 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
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