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January 1999 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 28 January 1999 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Māgha Śukla Dvādaśī

Guruvāra. Dvādaśī began at 07:227:22 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:105:10 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Bhīṣma Dvādaśī

Dvādaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

08:198:19 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

18:156:15 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

13:261:26 PM

The Sun 35° above S. Day length 10 h 15 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:261:26 PM
At noon, 13:261:26 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 135° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 86% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 135° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

14:272:27 PM–16:304:30 PM In aparāhṇa: hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, runs past prātaḥkāla, and midday is passed over. Jayā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:286:28 AM–07:247:24 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:566:56 AM–08:198:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit13:051:05 PM–13:461:46 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:083:08 PM–15:493:49 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:345:34 PM–19:047:04 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:336:33 PM–19:017:01 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:336:33 PM–19:567:56 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:198:19 AM–09:359:35 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:358:35 AM–10:0510:05 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika10:5210:52 AM–12:0912:09 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4411:44 AM–12:2512:25 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:432:43 PM–16:004:00 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:493:49 PM–16:304:30 PMan 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

Śubha08:198:19 AM–09:359:35 AMgood
Roga09:359:35 AM–10:5210:52 AMavoid
Udvega10:5210:52 AM–12:0912:09 PMavoid
Cara12:0912:09 PM–13:261:26 PMneutral
Lābha13:261:26 PM–14:432:43 PMgood
Amṛta14:432:43 PM–16:004:00 PMgood
Kāla16:004:00 PM–17:165:16 PMavoid
Śubha17:165:16 PM–18:336:33 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:336:33 PM–20:168:16 PMgood
Cara20:168:16 PM–21:599:59 PMneutral
Roga21:599:59 PM–23:4311:43 PMavoid
Kāla23:4311:43 PM–25:261:26 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:261:26 AM+1–27:093:09 AM+1good
Udvega27:093:09 AM+1–28:524:52 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:524:52 AM+1–30:356:35 AM+1good
Amṛta30:356:35 AM+1–32:188:18 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:198:19 AM to 32:188:18 AM+1

08:198:19 AM sunrise18:336:33 PM sunsetsunrise 32:188:18 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 29:105:10 AM+1
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 25:481:48 AM+1
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 18:416:41 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 18:156:15 PM
Bālavauntil 29:105:10 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 13:051:05 PM–13:461:46 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:432:43 PM–16:004:00 PM
Pradoṣa 18:336:33 PM–20:238:23 PM
Niśītha 25:021:02 AM+1–25:501:50 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 13:461:46 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:004:00 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 15 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:238:23 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:501:50 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  10. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī29:10 05:105:10 AM FriTrayodaśī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā25:48 01:481:48 AM FriĀrdrā
YogaIndra18:416:41 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaBava18:156:15 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra32:18 08:188:18 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 741
Day length
10 h 15 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
15:243:24 PM
Moonset
29:535:53 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:286:28 AM08:198:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:286:28 AM07:247:24 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:566:56 AM08:198:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:198:19 AM10:2210:22 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:198:19 AM09:359:35 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:358:35 AM10:0510:05 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:2210:22 AM12:2512:25 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5210:52 AM12:0912:09 PMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4411:44 AM12:2512:25 PM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday13:021:02 PM13:501:50 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta13:051:05 PM13:461:46 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:272:27 PM16:304:30 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:432:43 PM16:004:00 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:083:08 PM15:493:49 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:493:49 PM16:304:30 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:304:30 PM18:336:33 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:345:34 PM19:047:04 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:336:33 PM20:238:23 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:336:33 PM19:017:01 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:336:33 PM19:567:56 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight25:021:02 AM+125:501:50 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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