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Monday 6 January 1997 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Somavāra. Dvādaśī began at 22:4510:45 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:069:06 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

10:0210:02 AM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

13:191:19 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 46 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:191:19 PM
At noon, 13:191:19 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 320° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 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

08:268:26 AM–10:2310:23 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Saphalā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:326:32 AM–07:297:29 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā07:017:01 AM–08:268:26 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:3011:30 AM–13:021:02 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:5912:59 PM–13:381:38 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:562:56 PM–15:363:36 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:126:12 PM–18:406:40 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:126:12 PM–19:377:37 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla09:399:39 AM–10:5210:52 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa12:0612:06 PM–13:191:19 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:381:38 PM–14:172:17 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:322:32 PM–15:453:45 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:363:36 PM–16:154:15 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya26:412:41 AM+1–28:104:10 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Amṛta08:268:26 AM–09:399:39 AMgood
Kāla09:399:39 AM–10:5210:52 AMavoid
Śubha10:5210:52 AM–12:0612:06 PMgood
Roga12:0612:06 PM–13:191:19 PMavoid
Udvega13:191:19 PM–14:322:32 PMavoid
Cara14:322:32 PM–15:453:45 PMneutral
Lābha15:453:45 PM–16:584:58 PMgood
Amṛta16:584:58 PM–18:126:12 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:126:12 PM–19:587:58 PMneutral
Roga19:587:58 PM–21:459:45 PMavoid
Kāla21:459:45 PM–23:3211:32 PMavoid
Lābha23:3211:32 PM–25:191:19 AM+1good
Udvega25:191:19 AM+1–27:063:06 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:063:06 AM+1–28:524:52 AM+1good
Amṛta28:524:52 AM+1–30:396:39 AM+1good
Cara30:396:39 AM+1–32:268:26 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

08:268:26 AM sunrise18:126:12 PM sunsetsunrise 32:268:26 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 21:069:06 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 21:299:29 PM
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 28:064:06 AM+1
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 10:0210:02 AM
Taitilauntil 21:069:06 PM
Garauntil 32:008:00 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:399:39 AM–10:5210:52 AM
Abhijit 12:5912:59 PM–13:381:38 PM
Pradoṣa 18:126:12 PM–20:068:06 PM
Niśītha 24:5512:55 AM+1–25:431:43 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:5210:52 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:381:38 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 46 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:068:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  8. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  9. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:431:43 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  12. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī21:069:06 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraAnurādhā21:299:29 PMJyeṣṭhā
YogaGaṇḍa28:06 04:064:06 AM TueVṛddhi
KaraṇaKaulava10:0210:02 AMTaitila
VāraSomavāra32:26 08:268:26 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 989
Day length
9 h 46 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
30:046:04 AM+1
Moonset
15:383:38 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:326:32 AM08:268:26 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:326:32 AM07:297:29 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight07:017:01 AM08:268:26 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:268:26 AM10:2310:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:399:39 AM10:5210:52 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:2310:23 AM12:2012:20 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:3011:30 AM13:021:02 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:0612:06 PM13:191:19 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:5512:55 PM13:431:43 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5912:59 PM13:381:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:381:38 PM14:172:17 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:172:17 PM16:154:15 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:322:32 PM15:453:45 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:562:56 PM15:363:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:363:36 PM16:154:15 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:154:15 PM18:126:12 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:126:12 PM20:068:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:126:12 PM18:406:40 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:126:12 PM19:377:37 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:5512:55 AM+125:431:43 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:412:41 AM+128:104:10 AM+1sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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