Tuesday 20 February 2001 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Maṅgalavāra. Dvādaśī began at 05:525:52 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:358:35 AM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 104 of 104 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:567:56 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:358:35 AM
Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.
Noon
13:271:27 PM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 11 h 02 m.
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
07:567:56 AM to 31:557:55+1 AM
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 | 08:358:35 AM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 25:47 01:471:47 AM Wed | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 22:4410:44 PM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 08:358:35 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:55 07:557:55 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:126:12 AM | 07:567:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:126:12 AM | 07:047:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:386:38 AM | 07:567:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:567:56 AM | 10:0810:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:0810:08 AM | 12:2112:21 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0810:08 AM | 10:5210:52 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4110:41 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:031:03 PM | 13:511:51 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:051:05 PM | 13:491:49 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:271:27 PM | 14:502:50 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:332:33 PM | 16:464:46 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:173:17 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:134:13 PM | 17:355:35 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:464:46 PM | 18:586:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:326:32 PM | 20:208:20 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:586:58 PM | 20:428:42 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:586:58 PM | 19:247:24 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:586:58 PM | 20:168:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0912:09+1 AM | 25:001:00+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:021:02+1 AM | 25:501:50+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 30:186:18+1 AM | 32:068:06+1 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |