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October 1987 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Saturday 24 October 1987 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Kārtika Śukla Dvitīyā

Śanivāra. Dvitīyā began at 19:487:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:416:41 PM.

Observed here on this day

Yama Dvitīyā · Bhai Dooj

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

At sunrise

05:375:37 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:177:17 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:1811:18 AM

The Sun 53° above S. Day length 11 h 22 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:1811:18 AM
At noon, 11:1811:18 AM, the Sun is in Svātī and the Moon 20° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 20° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:563:56 AM–04:464:46 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:214:21 AM–05:375:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit10:5510:55 AM–11:4111:41 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:121:12 PM–13:571:57 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:082:08 PM–15:423:42 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:594:59 PM–17:255:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:594:59 PM–18:156:15 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika05:375:37 AM–07:027:02 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta05:375:37 AM–06:226:22 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:226:22 AM–07:087:08 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla08:278:27 AM–09:539:53 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa12:4312:43 PM–14:092:09 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya26:362:36+1 AM–28:094:09+1 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Kāla05:375:37 AM–07:027:02 AMavoid
Śubha07:027:02 AM–08:278:27 AMgood
Roga08:278:27 AM–09:539:53 AMavoid
Udvega09:539:53 AM–11:1811:18 AMavoid
Cara11:1811:18 AM–12:4312:43 PMneutral
Lābha12:4312:43 PM–14:092:09 PMgood
Amṛta14:092:09 PM–15:343:34 PMgood
Kāla15:343:34 PM–16:594:59 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha16:594:59 PM–18:346:34 PMgood
Udvega18:346:34 PM–20:098:09 PMavoid
Śubha20:098:09 PM–21:449:44 PMgood
Amṛta21:449:44 PM–23:1811:18 PMgood
Cara23:1811:18 PM–24:5312:53+1 AMneutral
Roga24:5312:53+1 AM–26:282:28+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:282:28+1 AM–28:034:03+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:034:03+1 AM–29:375:37+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:375:37 AM to 29:375:37+1 AM

05:375:37 AM sunrise16:594:59 PM sunsetsunrise 29:375:37+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 18:416:41 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 22:4510:45 PM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 21:559:55 PM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 07:177:17 AM
Kaulavauntil 18:416:41 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:278:27 AM–09:539:53 AM
Abhijit 10:5510:55 AM–11:4111:41 AM
Pradoṣa 16:594:59 PM–18:406:40 PM
Niśītha 22:5410:54 PM–23:4211:42 PM

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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:539:53 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 11:4111:41 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 22 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:406:40 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  10. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 23:4211:42 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā18:416:41 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraViśākhā22:4510:45 PMAnurādhā
YogaĀyuṣmān21:559:55 PMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaBālava07:177:17 AMKaulava
VāraŚanivāra29:37 05:375:37 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2044
Śaka
1909
Kali
5088
Ahargaṇa
1 858 627
Day length
11 h 22 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
07:087:08 AM
Moonset
17:595:59 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:563:56 AM05:375:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:563:56 AM04:464:46 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:214:21 AM05:375:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:375:37 AM07:537:53 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day05:375:37 AM07:027:02 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta05:375:37 AM06:226:22 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:226:22 AM07:087:08 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon07:537:53 AM10:1010:10 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:278:27 AM09:539:53 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday10:5410:54 AM11:4211:42 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta10:5510:55 AM11:4111:41 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2612:26 PM14:432:43 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:4312:43 PM14:092:09 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:121:12 PM13:571:57 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:082:08 PM15:423:42 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening14:432:43 PM16:594:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:594:59 PM18:406:40 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:594:59 PM17:255:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:594:59 PM18:156:15 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight22:5410:54 PM23:4211:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:362:36+1 AM28:094:09+1 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
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