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Tuesday 20 December 1988 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Dvādaśī began at 13:531:53 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:0712:07 PM.

Observed here on this day

Akhaṇḍa Dvādaśī

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

AlsoŚukla Pradoṣa Vrata determinate

At sunrise

06:156:15 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:058:05 AM

Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.

Noon

11:3211:32 AM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3211:32 AM
At noon, 11:3211:32 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 144° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 90% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 144° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

06:156:15 AM–08:228:22 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Mokṣadā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:274:27 AM–05:215:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:544:54 AM–06:156:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1011:10 AM–11:5311:53 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:171:17 PM–13:591:59 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:484:48 PM–17:155:15 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:484:48 PM–18:096:09 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:504:50+1 AM–30:226:22+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:228:22 AM–09:049:04 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:538:53 AM–10:1210:12 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:3211:32 AM–12:5112:51 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:102:10 PM–15:293:29 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:377:37 PM–21:099:09 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:1110:11 PM–23:0511:05 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

Roga06:156:15 AM–07:347:34 AMavoid
Udvega07:347:34 AM–08:538:53 AMavoid
Cara08:538:53 AM–10:1210:12 AMneutral
Lābha10:1210:12 AM–11:3211:32 AMgood
Amṛta11:3211:32 AM–12:5112:51 PMgood
Kāla12:5112:51 PM–14:102:10 PMavoid
Śubha14:102:10 PM–15:293:29 PMgood
Roga15:293:29 PM–16:484:48 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:484:48 PM–18:296:29 PMavoid
Lābha18:296:29 PM–20:108:10 PMgood
Udvega20:108:10 PM–21:519:51 PMavoid
Śubha21:519:51 PM–23:3211:32 PMgood
Amṛta23:3211:32 PM–25:131:13+1 AMgood
Cara25:131:13+1 AM–26:542:54+1 AMneutral
Roga26:542:54+1 AM–28:354:35+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:354:35+1 AM–30:156:15+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:156:15 AM to 30:156:15+1 AM

06:156:15 AM sunrise16:484:48 PM sunsetsunrise 30:156:15+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 12:0712:07 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 08:058:05 AM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 21:459:45 PM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 12:0712:07 PM
Kaulavauntil 23:1811:18 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1011:10 AM–11:5311:53 AM
Rāhu kāla 14:102:10 PM–15:293:29 PM
Pradoṣa 16:484:48 PM–18:366:36 PM
Niśītha 23:0811:08 PM–23:5611:56 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. SunriseDvādaśī holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5311:53 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:293:29 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 33 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:366:36 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 23:5611:56 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī12:0712:07 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraBharaṇī08:058:05 AMKṛttikā
YogaSiddha21:459:45 PMSādhya
KaraṇaBālava12:0712:07 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:15 06:156:15 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2045
Śaka
1910
Kali
5089
Ahargaṇa
1 859 050
Day length
10 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
14:132:13 PM
Moonset
28:204:20+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:274:27 AM06:156:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:274:27 AM05:215:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:544:54 AM06:156:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:156:15 AM08:228:22 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:228:22 AM10:2810:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:228:22 AM09:049:04 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:538:53 AM10:1210:12 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0811:08 AM11:5611:56 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1011:10 AM11:5311:53 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:3211:32 AM12:5112:51 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3512:35 PM14:422:42 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:171:17 PM13:591:59 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:102:10 PM15:293:29 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:422:42 PM16:484:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:484:48 PM18:366:36 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:484:48 PM17:155:15 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:484:48 PM18:096:09 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:377:37 PM21:099:09 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:1110:11 PM23:0511:05 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:0811:08 PM23:5611:56 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:504:50+1 AM30:226:22+1 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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