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Monday 17 April 2023 · Tehran, Iran

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Somavāra. Dvādaśī began at 16:154:15 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:471:47 PM.

Observed here on this day

Kṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 87 of 87 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:305:30 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:471:47 PM

Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.

Noon

12:0412:04 PM

The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 09 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0412:04 PM
At noon, 12:0412:04 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 323° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 10% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 323° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

05:305:30 AM–08:088:08 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Varūthinī Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:034:03 AM–04:464:46 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:254:25 AM–05:305:30 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3811:38 AM–12:3112:31 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:162:16 PM–15:083:08 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:015:01 PM–18:306:30 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:396:39 PM–19:007:00 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:396:39 PM–19:447:44 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:097:09 AM–08:478:47 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:058:05 AM–09:349:34 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2610:26 AM–12:0412:04 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3112:31 PM–13:231:23 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:431:43 PM–15:213:21 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:083:08 PM–16:014:01 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

Amṛta05:305:30 AM–07:097:09 AMgood
Kāla07:097:09 AM–08:478:47 AMavoid
Śubha08:478:47 AM–10:2610:26 AMgood
Roga10:2610:26 AM–12:0412:04 PMavoid
Udvega12:0412:04 PM–13:431:43 PMavoid
Cara13:431:43 PM–15:213:21 PMneutral
Lābha15:213:21 PM–17:005:00 PMgood
Amṛta17:005:00 PM–18:396:39 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:396:39 PM–20:008:00 PMneutral
Roga20:008:00 PM–21:219:21 PMavoid
Kāla21:219:21 PM–22:4210:42 PMavoid
Lābha22:4210:42 PM–24:0412:04+1 AMgood
Udvega24:0412:04+1 AM–25:251:25+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:251:25+1 AM–26:462:46+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:462:46+1 AM–28:074:07+1 AMgood
Cara28:074:07+1 AM–29:295:29+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:305:30 AM to 29:295:29+1 AM

05:305:30 AM sunrise18:396:39 PM sunsetsunrise 29:295:29+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 13:471:47 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 24:2812:28+1 AM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 19:067:06 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 13:471:47 PM
Garauntil 24:3612:36+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:097:09 AM–08:478:47 AM
Abhijit 11:3811:38 AM–12:3112:31 PM
Pradoṣa 18:396:39 PM–20:058:05 PM
Niśītha 23:4011:40 PM–24:2812:28+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:478:47 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3112:31 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 09 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:058:05 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2812:28+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī13:471:47 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā24:28 00:2812:28 AM TueUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaBrahma19:067:06 PMIndra
KaraṇaTaitila13:471:47 PMGara
VāraSomavāra29:29 05:295:29 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2080
Śaka
1945
Kali
5124
Ahargaṇa
1 871 586
Day length
13 h 09 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
28:354:35+1 AM
Moonset
15:393:39 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:034:03 AM05:305:30 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:034:03 AM04:464:46 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:254:25 AM05:305:30 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:305:30 AM08:088:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:097:09 AM08:478:47 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:058:05 AM09:349:34 AMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:088:08 AM10:4510:45 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2610:26 AM12:0412:04 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3811:38 AM12:3112:31 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4011:40 AM12:2812:28 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3112:31 PM13:231:23 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:231:23 PM16:014:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:431:43 PM15:213:21 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:162:16 PM15:083:08 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:083:08 PM16:014:01 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:014:01 PM18:396:39 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:015:01 PM18:306:30 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:396:39 PM20:058:05 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:396:39 PM19:007:00 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:396:39 PM19:447:44 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4011:40 PM24:2812:28+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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