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Tuesday 25 December 2012 · Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Dvādaśī began at 07:497:49 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:3310:33 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 112 of 112 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:027:02 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:3310:33 AM

Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.

Noon

12:0212:02 PM

The Sun 34° above S. Day length 10 h 01 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonYangzhou12:0212:02 PM
At noon, 12:0212:02 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 145° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 91% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 145° falls in Śukla Trayodaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

07:027:02 AM–09:029:02 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Mokṣadā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:105:10 AM–06:066:06 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:385:38 AM–07:027:02 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4211:42 AM–12:2212:22 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:431:43 PM–14:232:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:035:03 PM–17:315:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:035:03 PM–18:276:27 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:458:45 PM–22:3310:33 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:029:02 AM–09:429:42 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:329:32 AM–10:4710:47 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:539:53 AM–11:4111:41 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:0212:02 PM–13:181:18 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:332:33 PM–15:483:48 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:3910:39 PM–23:3511:35 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

Roga07:027:02 AM–08:178:17 AMavoid
Udvega08:178:17 AM–09:329:32 AMavoid
Cara09:329:32 AM–10:4710:47 AMneutral
Lābha10:4710:47 AM–12:0212:02 PMgood
Amṛta12:0212:02 PM–13:181:18 PMgood
Kāla13:181:18 PM–14:332:33 PMavoid
Śubha14:332:33 PM–15:483:48 PMgood
Roga15:483:48 PM–17:035:03 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:035:03 PM–18:486:48 PMavoid
Lābha18:486:48 PM–20:338:33 PMgood
Udvega20:338:33 PM–22:1810:18 PMavoid
Śubha22:1810:18 PM–24:0312:03+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:0312:03+1 AM–25:471:47+1 AMgood
Cara25:471:47+1 AM–27:323:32+1 AMneutral
Roga27:323:32+1 AM–29:175:17+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:175:17+1 AM–31:027:02+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:027:02 AM to 31:027:02+1 AM

07:027:02 AM sunrise17:035:03 PM sunsetsunrise 31:027:02+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 10:3310:33 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 23:2811:28 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 29:195:19+1 AM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 10:3310:33 AM
Kaulavauntil 23:5611:56 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4211:42 AM–12:2212:22 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:332:33 PM–15:483:48 PM
Pradoṣa 17:035:03 PM–18:556:55 PM
Niśītha 23:3911:39 PM–24:2712:27+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.

  1. SunriseDvādaśī holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2212:22 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:483:48 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 01 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:556:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2712:27+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī10:3310:33 AMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraKṛttikā23:2811:28 PMRohiṇī
YogaSādhya29:19 05:195:19 AM WedŚubha
KaraṇaBālava10:3310:33 AMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:02 07:027:02 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 821
Day length
10 h 01 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
14:462:46 PM
Moonset
28:564:56+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:105:10 AM07:027:02 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:105:10 AM06:066:06 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:385:38 AM07:027:02 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:027:02 AM09:029:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:029:02 AM11:0211:02 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:029:02 AM09:429:42 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:329:32 AM10:4710:47 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:539:53 AM11:4111:41 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4211:42 AM12:2212:22 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0212:02 PM13:181:18 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:031:03 PM15:033:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:431:43 PM14:232:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:332:33 PM15:483:48 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:033:03 PM17:035:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:035:03 PM18:556:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:035:03 PM17:315:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:035:03 PM18:276:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:458:45 PM22:3310:33 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3910:39 PM23:3511:35 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3911:39 PM24:2712:27+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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