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Sunday 29 December 1985 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Ravivāra. Dvitīyā began at 11:5311:53 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:4912:49 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:196:19 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:4912:49 PM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

11:3611:36 AM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3611:36 AM
At noon, 11:3611:36 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 203° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 96% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 203° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:314:31 AM–05:255:25 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:584:58 AM–06:196:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1511:15 AM–11:5711:57 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:221:22 PM–14:042:04 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:534:53 PM–17:205:20 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:534:53 PM–18:146:14 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:3010:30 PM–24:1112:11+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa11:3611:36 AM–12:5512:55 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:2512:25 PM–14:062:06 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika14:142:14 PM–15:343:34 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:283:28 PM–16:114:11 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla15:343:34 PM–16:534:53 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Udvega06:196:19 AM–07:387:38 AMavoid
Cara07:387:38 AM–08:578:57 AMneutral
Lābha08:578:57 AM–10:1710:17 AMgood
Amṛta10:1710:17 AM–11:3611:36 AMgood
Kāla11:3611:36 AM–12:5512:55 PMavoid
Śubha12:5512:55 PM–14:142:14 PMgood
Roga14:142:14 PM–15:343:34 PMavoid
Udvega15:343:34 PM–16:534:53 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha16:534:53 PM–18:346:34 PMgood
Amṛta18:346:34 PM–20:158:15 PMgood
Cara20:158:15 PM–21:559:55 PMneutral
Roga21:559:55 PM–23:3611:36 PMavoid
Kāla23:3611:36 PM–25:171:17+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:171:17+1 AM–26:582:58+1 AMgood
Udvega26:582:58+1 AM–28:384:38+1 AMavoid
Śubha28:384:38+1 AM–30:196:19+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:196:19 AM to 30:196:19+1 AM

06:196:19 AM sunrise16:534:53 PM sunsetsunrise 30:196:19+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 12:4912:49 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 29:145:14+1 AM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 26:552:55+1 AM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 12:4912:49 PM
Vaṇijauntil 25:081:08+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1511:15 AM–11:5711:57 AM
Rāhu kāla 15:343:34 PM–16:534:53 PM
Pradoṣa 16:534:53 PM–18:416:41 PM
Niśītha 23:1211:12 PM–24:0012:00+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. SunriseDvitīyā holds. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 11:5711:57 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:534:53 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 34 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:416:41 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0012:00+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  11. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā12:4912:49 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPuṣya29:14 05:145:14 AM MonĀśleṣā
YogaVaidhṛti26:55 02:552:55 AM MonViṣkambha
KaraṇaGara12:4912:49 PMVaṇija
VāraRavivāra30:19 06:196:19 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2042
Śaka
1907
Kali
5086
Ahargaṇa
1 857 963
Day length
10 h 34 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
18:496:49 PM
Moonset
08:028:02 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:314:31 AM06:196:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:314:31 AM05:255:25 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:584:58 AM06:196:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:196:19 AM08:268:26 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:268:26 AM10:3210:32 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1211:12 AM12:0012:00 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1511:15 AM11:5711:57 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:3611:36 AM12:5512:55 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:2512:25 PM14:062:06 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3912:39 PM14:462:46 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:221:22 PM14:042:04 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:142:14 PM15:343:34 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:462:46 PM16:534:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:283:28 PM16:114:11 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:343:34 PM16:534:53 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk16:534:53 PM18:416:41 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:534:53 PM17:205:20 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:534:53 PM18:146:14 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:3010:30 PM24:1112:11+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1211:12 PM24:0012:00+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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