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Tuesday 20 December 2022 · Tehran, Iran

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Dvādaśī began at 00:3312:33 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:4610:46 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:107:10 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:557:55 AM

Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.

Noon

12:0212:02 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0212:02 PM
At noon, 12:0212:02 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 318° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 13% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 318° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

07:107:10 AM–09:079:07 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Saphalā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:165:16 AM–06:136:13 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:445:44 AM–07:107:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4211:42 AM–12:2112:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:391:39 PM–14:182:18 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:544:54 PM–17:225:22 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:544:54 PM–18:196:19 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:1510:15 PM–23:4611:46 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:079:07 AM–09:469:46 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:369:36 AM–10:4910:49 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0212:02 PM–13:151:15 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:121:12 PM–14:422:42 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:282:28 PM–15:413:41 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:3610:36 PM–23:3311:33 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Roga07:107:10 AM–08:238:23 AMavoid
Udvega08:238:23 AM–09:369:36 AMavoid
Cara09:369:36 AM–10:4910:49 AMneutral
Lābha10:4910:49 AM–12:0212:02 PMgood
Amṛta12:0212:02 PM–13:151:15 PMgood
Kāla13:151:15 PM–14:282:28 PMavoid
Śubha14:282:28 PM–15:413:41 PMgood
Roga15:413:41 PM–16:544:54 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:544:54 PM–18:416:41 PMavoid
Lābha18:416:41 PM–20:288:28 PMgood
Udvega20:288:28 PM–22:1510:15 PMavoid
Śubha22:1510:15 PM–24:0212:02+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:0212:02+1 AM–25:491:49+1 AMgood
Cara25:491:49+1 AM–27:363:36+1 AMneutral
Roga27:363:36+1 AM–29:235:23+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:235:23+1 AM–31:107:10+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:107:10 AM to 31:107:10+1 AM

07:107:10 AM sunrise16:544:54 PM sunsetsunrise 31:107:10+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 22:4610:46 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 07:557:55 AM
Viśākhāuntil 30:336:33+1 AM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 22:4010:40 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 11:4511:45 AM
Taitilauntil 22:4610:46 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4211:42 AM–12:2112:21 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:282:28 PM–15:413:41 PM
Pradoṣa 16:544:54 PM–18:486:48 PM
Niśītha 23:3811:38 PM–24:2612:26+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2112:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:413:41 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 44 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:486:48 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  9. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2612:26+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī22:4610:46 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraSvātī07:557:55 AMViśākhā
YogaSukarmā22:4010:40 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaKaulava11:4511:45 AMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:10 07:107:10 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2079
Śaka
1944
Kali
5123
Ahargaṇa
1 871 468
Day length
9 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
28:464:46+1 AM
Moonset
14:142:14 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:165:16 AM07:107:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:165:16 AM06:136:13 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:445:44 AM07:107:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:107:10 AM09:079:07 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:079:07 AM11:0311:03 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:079:07 AM09:469:46 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:369:36 AM10:4910:49 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4211:42 AM12:2112:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0212:02 PM13:151:15 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:001:00 PM14:572:57 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:121:12 PM14:422:42 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:391:39 PM14:182:18 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:282:28 PM15:413:41 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:572:57 PM16:544:54 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:544:54 PM18:486:48 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:544:54 PM17:225:22 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:544:54 PM18:196:19 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:1510:15 PM23:4611:46 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3610:36 PM23:3311:33 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3811:38 PM24:2612:26+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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