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Tuesday 2 January 1996 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Pauṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Dvādaśī began at 19:097:09 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:229:22 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:268:26 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:2610:26 AM

Sādhya gives way to Śubha.

Noon

13:171:17 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 42 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:171:17 PM
At noon, 13:171:17 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 140° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 140° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

08:268:26 AM–10:2210:22 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Putradā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:316:31 AM–07:287:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā07:007:00 AM–08:268:26 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5712:57 PM–13:361:36 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:542:54 PM–15:323:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:273:27 PM–17:135:13 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:086:08 PM–18:366:36 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:086:08 PM–19:347:34 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta10:2210:22 AM–11:0111:01 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5110:51 AM–12:0412:04 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika13:171:17 PM–14:292:29 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:423:42 PM–16:554:55 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:5111:51 PM–24:4812:48+1 AMan 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

Roga08:268:26 AM–09:389:38 AMavoid
Udvega09:389:38 AM–10:5110:51 AMavoid
Cara10:5110:51 AM–12:0412:04 PMneutral
Lābha12:0412:04 PM–13:171:17 PMgood
Amṛta13:171:17 PM–14:292:29 PMgood
Kāla14:292:29 PM–15:423:42 PMavoid
Śubha15:423:42 PM–16:554:55 PMgood
Roga16:554:55 PM–18:086:08 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:086:08 PM–19:557:55 PMavoid
Lābha19:557:55 PM–21:429:42 PMgood
Udvega21:429:42 PM–23:2911:29 PMavoid
Śubha23:2911:29 PM–25:171:17+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:171:17+1 AM–27:043:04+1 AMgood
Cara27:043:04+1 AM–28:514:51+1 AMneutral
Roga28:514:51+1 AM–30:396:39+1 AMavoid
Kāla30:396:39+1 AM–32:268:26+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:268:26 AM to 32:268:26+1 AM

08:268:26 AM sunrise18:086:08 PM sunsetsunrise 32:268:26+1 AM
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 21:229:22 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 18:066:06 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 10:2610:26 AM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 21:229:22 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:5712:57 PM–13:361:36 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:423:42 PM–16:554:55 PM
Pradoṣa 18:086:08 PM–20:028:02 PM
Niśītha 24:5312:53+1 AM–25:411:41+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. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:361:36 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:554:55 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 42 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:028:02 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:411:41+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī21:229:22 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraKṛttikā18:066:06 PMRohiṇī
YogaSādhya10:2610:26 AMŚubha
KaraṇaBālava21:229:22 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra32:26 08:268:26 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2052
Śaka
1917
Kali
5096
Ahargaṇa
1 861 619
Day length
9 h 42 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
15:403:40 PM
Moonset
29:555:55+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:316:31 AM08:268:26 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:316:31 AM07:287:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight07:007:00 AM08:268:26 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:268:26 AM10:2210:22 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon10:2210:22 AM12:1812:18 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2210:22 AM11:0111:01 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5110:51 AM12:0412:04 PMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:5312:53 PM13:411:41 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5712:57 PM13:361:36 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:171:17 PM14:292:29 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:152:15 PM16:114:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:542:54 PM15:323:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:273:27 PM17:135:13 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:423:42 PM16:554:55 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:114:11 PM18:086:08 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:086:08 PM20:028:02 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:086:08 PM18:366:36 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:086:08 PM19:347:34 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:5111:51 PM24:4812:48+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:5312:53+1 AM25:411:41+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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