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Friday 26 December 1997 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Śukravāra. Dvādaśī began at 01:231:23 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:162:16 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:248:24 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:551:55 PM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

13:131:13 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:131:13 PM
At noon, 13:131:13 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 318° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 13% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 318° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

08:248:24 AM–10:2010:20 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Saphalā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:296:29 AM–07:267:26 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:586:58 AM–08:248:24 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5412:54 PM–13:331:33 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:251:25 PM–15:073:07 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:502:50 PM–15:293:29 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:036:03 PM–18:326:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:036:03 PM–19:297:29 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika09:369:36 AM–10:4910:49 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2010:20 AM–10:5810:58 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0112:01 PM–13:131:13 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:331:33 PM–14:112:11 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:383:38 PM–16:514:51 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya26:552:55 AM+1–28:344:34 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

Cara08:248:24 AM–09:369:36 AMneutral
Lābha09:369:36 AM–10:4910:49 AMgood
Amṛta10:4910:49 AM–12:0112:01 PMgood
Kāla12:0112:01 PM–13:131:13 PMavoid
Śubha13:131:13 PM–14:262:26 PMgood
Roga14:262:26 PM–15:383:38 PMavoid
Udvega15:383:38 PM–16:514:51 PMavoid
Cara16:514:51 PM–18:036:03 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:036:03 PM–19:517:51 PMavoid
Kāla19:517:51 PM–21:389:38 PMavoid
Lābha21:389:38 PM–23:2611:26 PMgood
Udvega23:2611:26 PM–25:141:14 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:141:14 AM+1–27:013:01 AM+1good
Amṛta27:013:01 AM+1–28:494:49 AM+1good
Cara28:494:49 AM+1–30:376:37 AM+1neutral
Roga30:376:37 AM+1–32:248:24 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:248:24 AM to 32:248:24 AM+1

08:248:24 AM sunrise18:036:03 PM sunsetsunrise 32:248:24 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 26:162:16 AM+1
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 22:4710:47 PM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 26:472:47 AM+1
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 13:551:55 PM
Taitilauntil 26:162:16 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0112:01 PM–13:131:13 PM
Abhijit 12:5412:54 PM–13:331:33 PM
Pradoṣa 18:036:03 PM–19:587:58 PM
Niśītha 24:5012:50 AM+1–25:381:38 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:131:13 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:331:33 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 39 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:587:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:381:38 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī26:16 02:162:16 AM SatTrayodaśī
NakṣatraViśākhā22:4710:47 PMAnurādhā
YogaDhṛti26:47 02:472:47 AM SatŚūla
KaraṇaKaulava13:551:55 PMTaitila
VāraŚukravāra32:24 08:248:24 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 343
Day length
9 h 39 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
29:405:40 AM+1
Moonset
15:383:38 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:296:29 AM08:248:24 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:296:29 AM07:267:26 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:586:58 AM08:248:24 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:248:24 AM10:2010:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:369:36 AM10:4910:49 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:2010:20 AM12:1612:16 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2010:20 AM10:5810:58 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0112:01 PM13:131:13 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:4912:49 PM13:371:37 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5412:54 PM13:331:33 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:251:25 PM15:073:07 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:331:33 PM14:112:11 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:112:11 PM16:074:07 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:502:50 PM15:293:29 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:383:38 PM16:514:51 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:074:07 PM18:036:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:036:03 PM19:587:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:036:03 PM18:326:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:036:03 PM19:297:29 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:5012:50 AM+125:381:38 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:552:55 AM+128:344:34 AM+1sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
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