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Tuesday 16 December 2025 · Tehran, Iran

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Dvādaśī began at 19:217:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:589:58 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:087:08 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:398:39 AM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

12:0012:00 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0012:00 PM
At noon, 12:0012:00 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 320° ahead of it, in Svātī, 12% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 320° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

07:087:08 AM–09:059:05 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Saphalā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:145:14 AM–06:116:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:425:42 AM–07:087:08 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4011:40 AM–12:1912:19 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:371:37 PM–14:162:16 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:524:52 PM–17:215:21 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:524:52 PM–18:186:18 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:175:17 AM+1–31:057:05 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:059:05 AM–09:449:44 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:349:34 AM–10:4710:47 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0012:00 PM–13:131:13 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:262:26 PM–15:393:39 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:286:28 PM–20:168:16 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:3510:35 PM–23:3211:32 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

Roga07:087:08 AM–08:218:21 AMavoid
Udvega08:218:21 AM–09:349:34 AMavoid
Cara09:349:34 AM–10:4710:47 AMneutral
Lābha10:4710:47 AM–12:0012:00 PMgood
Amṛta12:0012:00 PM–13:131:13 PMgood
Kāla13:131:13 PM–14:262:26 PMavoid
Śubha14:262:26 PM–15:393:39 PMgood
Roga15:393:39 PM–16:524:52 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:524:52 PM–18:396:39 PMavoid
Lābha18:396:39 PM–20:268:26 PMgood
Udvega20:268:26 PM–22:1310:13 PMavoid
Śubha22:1310:13 PM–24:0012:00 AM+1good
Amṛta24:0012:00 AM+1–25:471:47 AM+1good
Cara25:471:47 AM+1–27:343:34 AM+1neutral
Roga27:343:34 AM+1–29:215:21 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:215:21 AM+1–31:087:08 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:087:08 AM to 31:087:08 AM+1

07:087:08 AM sunrise16:524:52 PM sunsetsunrise 31:087:08 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 21:589:58 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 12:1012:10 PM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 11:2311:23 AM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 08:398:39 AM
Taitilauntil 21:589:58 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4011:40 AM–12:1912:19 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:262:26 PM–15:393:39 PM
Pradoṣa 16:524:52 PM–18:466:46 PM
Niśītha 23:3611:36 PM–24:2412:24 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.

  1. SunriseDvādaśī holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  3. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1912:19 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:393:39 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 45 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:466:46 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2412:24 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī21:589:58 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraSvātī12:1012:10 PMViśākhā
YogaAtigaṇḍa11:2311:23 AMSukarmā
KaraṇaKaulava08:398:39 AMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:08 07:087:08 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 560
Day length
9 h 45 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
28:484:48 AM+1
Moonset
14:032:03 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:145:14 AM07:087:08 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:145:14 AM06:116:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:425:42 AM07:087:08 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:087:08 AM09:059:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:059:05 AM11:0111:01 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:059:05 AM09:449:44 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:349:34 AM10:4710:47 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3611:36 AM12:2412:24 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4011:40 AM12:1912:19 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0012:00 PM13:131:13 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5812:58 PM14:552:55 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:371:37 PM14:162:16 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:262:26 PM15:393:39 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:552:55 PM16:524:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:524:52 PM18:466:46 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:524:52 PM17:215:21 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:524:52 PM18:186:18 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:286:28 PM20:168:16 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3510:35 PM23:3211:32 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3611:36 PM24:2412:24 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:175:17 AM+131:057:05 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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