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Monday 24 December 2012 · Vadodara, Gujarat, India

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Somavāra. Dvādaśī began at 05:195:19 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 32:038:03+1 AM, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Akhaṇḍa Dvādaśī

Dvādaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:147:14 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:485:48 PM

Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.

Noon

12:3712:37 PM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 46 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonVadodara12:3712:37 PM
At noon, 12:3712:37 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 135° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 86% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 135° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

13:411:41 PM–15:513:51 PM In aparāhṇa: hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, runs past prātaḥkāla, and midday is passed over. Mokṣadā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:285:28 AM–06:216:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:545:54 AM–07:147:14 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1512:15 PM–12:5812:58 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:2312:23 PM–14:112:11 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:252:25 PM–15:083:08 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:006:00 PM–18:266:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:006:00 PM–19:197:19 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:358:35 AM–09:559:55 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1611:16 AM–12:3712:37 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5812:58 PM–13:411:41 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:581:58 PM–15:183:18 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:083:08 PM–15:513:51 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

Amṛta07:147:14 AM–08:358:35 AMgood
Kāla08:358:35 AM–09:559:55 AMavoid
Śubha09:559:55 AM–11:1611:16 AMgood
Roga11:1611:16 AM–12:3712:37 PMavoid
Udvega12:3712:37 PM–13:581:58 PMavoid
Cara13:581:58 PM–15:183:18 PMneutral
Lābha15:183:18 PM–16:394:39 PMgood
Amṛta16:394:39 PM–18:006:00 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:006:00 PM–19:397:39 PMneutral
Roga19:397:39 PM–21:189:18 PMavoid
Kāla21:189:18 PM–22:5810:58 PMavoid
Lābha22:5810:58 PM–24:3712:37+1 AMgood
Udvega24:3712:37+1 AM–26:162:16+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:162:16+1 AM–27:563:56+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:563:56+1 AM–29:355:35+1 AMgood
Cara29:355:35+1 AM–31:147:14+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:147:14 AM to 31:147:14+1 AM

07:147:14 AM sunrise18:006:00 PM sunsetsunrise 31:147:14+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 17:485:48 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 25:481:48+1 AM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 18:406:40 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:358:35 AM–09:559:55 AM
Abhijit 12:1512:15 PM–12:5812:58 PM
Pradoṣa 18:006:00 PM–19:467:46 PM
Niśītha 24:1312:13+1 AM–25:011:01+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 09:559:55 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5812:58 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 46 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:467:46 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:011:01+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  10. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśīpast sunriseTrayodaśī
NakṣatraBharaṇī17:485:48 PMKṛttikā
YogaSiddha25:48 01:481:48 AM TueSādhya
KaraṇaBava18:406:40 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra31:14 07:147:14 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 820
Day length
10 h 46 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
15:023:02 PM
Moonset
28:274:27+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:285:28 AM07:147:14 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:285:28 AM06:216:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:545:54 AM07:147:14 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:147:14 AM09:239:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:358:35 AM09:559:55 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:239:23 AM11:3211:32 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1611:16 AM12:3712:37 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1312:13 PM13:011:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1512:15 PM12:5812:58 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:2312:23 PM14:112:11 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5812:58 PM13:411:41 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:411:41 PM15:513:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:581:58 PM15:183:18 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:252:25 PM15:083:08 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:083:08 PM15:513:51 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:513:51 PM18:006:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:006:00 PM19:467:46 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:006:00 PM18:266:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:006:00 PM19:197:19 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1312:13+1 AM25:011:01+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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