Friday 16 February 1996 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Śukravāra. Dvādaśī began at 20:458:45 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:335:33 PM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 105 of 105 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
08:028:02 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:434:43 PM
Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.
Noon
13:271:27 PM
The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 52 m.
Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast
08:028:02 AM–10:1210:12 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Vijayā Ekādaśī
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
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
08:028:02 AM to 32:008:00+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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī | 17:335:33 PM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 16:434:43 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 22:0010:00 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 17:335:33 PM | Gara |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 32:00 08:008:00 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:166:16 AM | 08:028:02 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:166:16 AM | 07:097:09 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:436:43 AM | 08:028:02 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 08:028:02 AM | 10:1210:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:239:23 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:1210:12 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:1210:12 AM | 10:5510:55 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:0612:06 PM | 13:271:27 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:2412:24 PM | 13:511:51 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:031:03 PM | 13:511:51 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:061:06 PM | 13:491:49 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:491:49 PM | 14:332:33 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:332:33 PM | 16:434:43 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:163:16 PM | 15:593:59 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:104:10 PM | 17:325:32 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:434:43 PM | 18:536:53 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:536:53 PM | 20:388:38 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:536:53 PM | 19:197:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:536:53 PM | 20:128:12 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:5011:50 PM | 25:161:16+1 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:031:03+1 AM | 25:511:51+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |