Wednesday 5 February 1997 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Budhavāra. Dvādaśī began at 12:2312:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 09:439:43 AM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 108 of 108 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
08:128:12 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:439:43 AM
Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.
Noon
13:271:27 PM
The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 30 m.
Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast
08:128:12 AM–09:439:43 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day, ending when dvādaśī ends at 09:43. Ṣaṭtilā 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
08:128:12 AM to 32:118:11 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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī | 09:439:43 AM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 26:11 02:112:11 AM Thu | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 26:25 02:252:25 AM Thu | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 09:439:43 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 32:11 08:118:11 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:246:24 AM | 08:128:12 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:246:24 AM | 07:187:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:516:51 AM | 08:128:12 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 08:128:12 AM | 10:1810:18 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:319:31 AM | 10:5010:50 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:1810:18 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0812:08 PM | 13:271:27 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:031:03 PM | 13:511:51 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:061:06 PM | 13:481:48 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:131:13 PM | 14:392:39 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:271:27 PM | 14:462:46 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:302:30 PM | 16:364:36 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:123:12 PM | 15:543:54 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:364:36 PM | 18:426:42 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:426:42 PM | 20:308:30 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:426:42 PM | 19:097:09 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:426:42 PM | 20:038:03 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:529:52 PM | 23:1811:18 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:031:03 AM+1 | 25:511:51 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |