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Friday 8 May 1998 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Dvādaśī

Śukravāra. Dvādaśī began at 13:101:10 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:463:46 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 81 of 81 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:136:13 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:536:53 AM

Harṣaṇa gives way to Vajra.

Noon

13:091:09 PM

The Sun 70° above S. Day length 13 h 54 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:091:09 PM
At noon, 13:091:09 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 143° ahead of it, in Hasta, 90% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 143° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

06:136:13 AM–09:009:00 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Mohinī Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:524:52 AM–05:325:32 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:125:12 AM–06:136:13 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4212:42 PM–13:381:38 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:293:29 PM–16:244:24 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:078:07 PM–20:278:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:078:07 PM–21:079:07 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:268:26 PM–22:1510:15 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:577:57 AM–09:419:41 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:009:00 AM–09:559:55 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya09:369:36 AM–11:2411:24 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla11:2611:26 AM–13:101:10 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:381:38 PM–14:332:33 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa16:384:38 PM–18:226:22 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Cara06:136:13 AM–07:577:57 AMneutral
Lābha07:577:57 AM–09:419:41 AMgood
Amṛta09:419:41 AM–11:2611:26 AMgood
Kāla11:2611:26 AM–13:101:10 PMavoid
Śubha13:101:10 PM–14:542:54 PMgood
Roga14:542:54 PM–16:384:38 PMavoid
Udvega16:384:38 PM–18:226:22 PMavoid
Cara18:226:22 PM–20:078:07 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga20:078:07 PM–21:229:22 PMavoid
Kāla21:229:22 PM–22:3810:38 PMavoid
Lābha22:3810:38 PM–23:5411:54 PMgood
Udvega23:5411:54 PM–25:091:09 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:091:09 AM+1–26:252:25 AM+1good
Amṛta26:252:25 AM+1–27:413:41 AM+1good
Cara27:413:41 AM+1–28:564:56 AM+1neutral
Roga28:564:56 AM+1–30:126:12 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:136:13 AM to 30:126:12 AM+1

06:136:13 AM sunrise20:078:07 PM sunsetsunrise 30:126:12 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 15:463:46 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 27:133:13 AM+1
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 06:536:53 AM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 15:463:46 PM
Kaulavauntil 29:025:02 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:2611:26 AM–13:101:10 PM
Abhijit 12:4212:42 PM–13:381:38 PM
Pradoṣa 20:078:07 PM–21:279:27 PM
Niśītha 24:4512:45 AM+1–25:331:33 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. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:101:10 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:381:38 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 54 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:279:27 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:331:33 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī15:463:46 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraHasta27:13 03:133:13 AM SatCitrā
YogaHarṣaṇa06:536:53 AMVajra
KaraṇaBālava15:463:46 PMKaulava
VāraŚukravāra30:12 06:126:12 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 476
Day length
13 h 54 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
17:075:07 PM
Moonset
29:055:05 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:524:52 AM06:136:13 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:524:52 AM05:325:32 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:125:12 AM06:136:13 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:136:13 AM09:009:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:577:57 AM09:419:41 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:009:00 AM11:4611:46 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:009:00 AM09:559:55 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:369:36 AM11:2411:24 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:2611:26 AM13:101:10 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4212:42 PM13:381:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4612:46 PM13:341:34 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:381:38 PM14:332:33 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:332:33 PM17:205:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:293:29 PM16:244:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day16:384:38 PM18:226:22 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:205:20 PM20:078:07 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:078:07 PM21:279:27 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:078:07 PM20:278:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:078:07 PM21:079:07 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:268:26 PM22:1510:15 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4512:45 AM+125:331:33 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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