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Tuesday 15 December 1998 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Dvādaśī began at 22:0810:08 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:4112:41 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:188:18 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:2611:26 AM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

13:081:08 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 40 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:081:08 PM
At noon, 13:081:08 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 319° ahead of it, in Svātī, 12% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 319° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

08:188:18 AM–10:1410:14 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Saphalā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:236:23 AM–07:207:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:526:52 AM–08:188:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4912:49 PM–13:271:27 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:452:45 PM–15:233:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:585:58 PM–18:276:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:585:58 PM–19:247:24 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta10:1410:14 AM–10:5210:52 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4310:43 AM–11:5511:55 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika13:081:08 PM–14:202:20 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:333:33 PM–16:454:45 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:3411:34 PM–25:211:21 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:4211:42 PM–24:3912:39 AM+1an ill-timed muhūrta

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

Roga08:188:18 AM–09:309:30 AMavoid
Udvega09:309:30 AM–10:4310:43 AMavoid
Cara10:4310:43 AM–11:5511:55 AMneutral
Lābha11:5511:55 AM–13:081:08 PMgood
Amṛta13:081:08 PM–14:202:20 PMgood
Kāla14:202:20 PM–15:333:33 PMavoid
Śubha15:333:33 PM–16:454:45 PMgood
Roga16:454:45 PM–17:585:58 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:585:58 PM–19:457:45 PMavoid
Lābha19:457:45 PM–21:339:33 PMgood
Udvega21:339:33 PM–23:2111:21 PMavoid
Śubha23:2111:21 PM–25:081:08 AM+1good
Amṛta25:081:08 AM+1–26:562:56 AM+1good
Cara26:562:56 AM+1–28:434:43 AM+1neutral
Roga28:434:43 AM+1–30:316:31 AM+1avoid
Kāla30:316:31 AM+1–32:188:18 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:188:18 AM to 32:188:18 AM+1

08:188:18 AM sunrise17:585:58 PM sunsetsunrise 32:188:18 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 24:4112:41 AM+1
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 17:185:18 PM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 18:316:31 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 11:2611:26 AM
Taitilauntil 24:4112:41 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:4912:49 PM–13:271:27 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:333:33 PM–16:454:45 PM
Pradoṣa 17:585:58 PM–19:537:53 PM
Niśītha 24:4412:44 AM+1–25:321:32 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:271:27 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:454:45 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 40 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:537:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  9. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:321:32 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī24:41 00:4112:41 AM WedTrayodaśī
NakṣatraSvātī17:185:18 PMViśākhā
YogaAtigaṇḍa18:316:31 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaKaulava11:2611:26 AMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra32:18 08:188:18 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 697
Day length
9 h 40 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
29:325:32 AM+1
Moonset
15:513:51 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:236:23 AM08:188:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:236:23 AM07:207:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:526:52 AM08:188:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:188:18 AM10:1410:14 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon10:1410:14 AM12:1012:10 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1410:14 AM10:5210:52 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4310:43 AM11:5511:55 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:4412:44 PM13:321:32 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4912:49 PM13:271:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:081:08 PM14:202:20 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:062:06 PM16:024:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:452:45 PM15:233:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:333:33 PM16:454:45 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:024:02 PM17:585:58 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:585:58 PM19:537:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:585:58 PM18:276:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:585:58 PM19:247:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:3411:34 PM25:211:21 AM+1sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:4211:42 PM24:3912:39 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:4412:44 AM+125:321:32 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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