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January 1985 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 3 January 1985 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Pauṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Guruvāra. Dvādaśī began at 04:334:33 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:465:46+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:206:20 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:3810:38 AM

Sādhya gives way to Śubha.

Noon

11:3811:38 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3811:38 AM
At noon, 11:3811:38 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 135° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 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

12:4212:42 PM–14:492:49 PM In aparāhṇa: hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, runs past prātaḥkāla, and midday is passed over. Putradā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:334:33 AM–05:275:27 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:005:00 AM–06:206:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1711:17 AM–12:0012:00 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:241:24 PM–14:072:07 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:574:57 PM–17:235:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:574:57 PM–18:176:17 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:267:26 PM–21:099:09 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:206:20 AM–07:407:40 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:598:59 AM–10:1910:19 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:049:04 AM–10:4810:48 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta09:529:52 AM–10:3510:35 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:5812:58 PM–14:172:17 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:072:07 PM–14:492:49 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

Śubha06:206:20 AM–07:407:40 AMgood
Roga07:407:40 AM–08:598:59 AMavoid
Udvega08:598:59 AM–10:1910:19 AMavoid
Cara10:1910:19 AM–11:3811:38 AMneutral
Lābha11:3811:38 AM–12:5812:58 PMgood
Amṛta12:5812:58 PM–14:172:17 PMgood
Kāla14:172:17 PM–15:373:37 PMavoid
Śubha15:373:37 PM–16:574:57 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:574:57 PM–18:376:37 PMgood
Cara18:376:37 PM–20:188:18 PMneutral
Roga20:188:18 PM–21:589:58 PMavoid
Kāla21:589:58 PM–23:3911:39 PMavoid
Lābha23:3911:39 PM–25:191:19+1 AMgood
Udvega25:191:19+1 AM–27:003:00+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:003:00+1 AM–28:404:40+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:404:40+1 AM–30:216:21+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:206:20 AM to 30:216:21+1 AM

06:206:20 AM sunrise16:574:57 PM sunsetsunrise 30:216:21+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 29:465:46+1 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 22:0110:01 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 10:3810:38 AM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 17:145:14 PM
Bālavauntil 29:465:46+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1711:17 AM–12:0012:00 PM
Rāhu kāla 12:5812:58 PM–14:172:17 PM
Pradoṣa 16:574:57 PM–18:446:44 PM
Niśītha 23:1511:15 PM–24:0312:03+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0012:00 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:172:17 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 36 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:446:44 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0312:03+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī29:46 05:465:46 AM FriTrayodaśī
NakṣatraKṛttikā22:0110:01 PMRohiṇī
YogaSādhya10:3810:38 AMŚubha
KaraṇaBava17:145:14 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra30:21 06:216:21 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2041
Śaka
1906
Kali
5085
Ahargaṇa
1 857 603
Day length
10 h 36 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
13:521:52 PM
Moonset
27:413:41+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:334:33 AM06:206:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:334:33 AM05:275:27 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:005:00 AM06:206:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:206:20 AM08:288:28 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:206:20 AM07:407:40 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:288:28 AM10:3510:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:598:59 AM10:1910:19 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:049:04 AM10:4810:48 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:529:52 AM10:3510:35 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1411:14 AM12:0212:02 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1711:17 AM12:0012:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4212:42 PM14:492:49 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:5812:58 PM14:172:17 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:241:24 PM14:072:07 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:072:07 PM14:492:49 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:492:49 PM16:574:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:574:57 PM18:446:44 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:574:57 PM17:235:23 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:574:57 PM18:176:17 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:267:26 PM21:099:09 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1511:15 PM24:0312:03+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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