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Wednesday 17 January 1996 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Budhavāra. Dvādaśī began at 06:076:07 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:013:01+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:216:21 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:439:43 AM

Anurādhā gives way to Jyeṣṭhā.

Noon

11:4411:44 AM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4411:44 AM
At noon, 11:4411:44 AM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 315° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 15% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 315° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

12:4812:48 PM–14:572:57 PM In aparāhṇa: hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, runs past prātaḥkāla, and midday is passed over. Ṣaṭtilā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:354:35 AM–05:285:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:025:02 AM–06:216:21 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:311:31 PM–14:142:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:065:06 PM–17:335:33 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:065:06 PM–18:266:26 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:2111:21 PM–24:4812:48+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:427:42 AM–09:039:03 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2310:23 AM–11:4411:44 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:2211:22 AM–12:0512:05 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4411:44 AM–13:041:04 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:442:44 PM–16:114:11 PMa 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

Lābha06:216:21 AM–07:427:42 AMgood
Amṛta07:427:42 AM–09:039:03 AMgood
Kāla09:039:03 AM–10:2310:23 AMavoid
Śubha10:2310:23 AM–11:4411:44 AMgood
Roga11:4411:44 AM–13:041:04 PMavoid
Udvega13:041:04 PM–14:252:25 PMavoid
Cara14:252:25 PM–15:463:46 PMneutral
Lābha15:463:46 PM–17:065:06 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:065:06 PM–18:466:46 PMavoid
Śubha18:466:46 PM–20:258:25 PMgood
Amṛta20:258:25 PM–22:0410:04 PMgood
Cara22:0410:04 PM–23:4411:44 PMneutral
Roga23:4411:44 PM–25:231:23+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:231:23+1 AM–27:033:03+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:033:03+1 AM–28:424:42+1 AMgood
Udvega28:424:42+1 AM–30:216:21+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:216:21 AM sunrise17:065:06 PM sunsetsunrise 30:216:21+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 27:013:01+1 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 09:439:43 AM
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 20:558:55 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 16:384:38 PM
Taitilauntil 27:013:01+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4411:44 AM–13:041:04 PM
Pradoṣa 17:065:06 PM–18:526:52 PM
Niśītha 23:2011:20 PM–24:0812:08+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:041:04 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 45 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:526:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0812:08+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī27:01 03:013:01 AM ThuTrayodaśī
NakṣatraAnurādhā09:439:43 AMJyeṣṭhā
YogaVṛddhi20:558:55 PMDhruva
KaraṇaKaulava16:384:38 PMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra30:21 06:216:21 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2052
Śaka
1917
Kali
5096
Ahargaṇa
1 861 634
Day length
10 h 45 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
27:513:51+1 AM
Moonset
13:591:59 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:354:35 AM06:216:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:354:35 AM05:285:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:025:02 AM06:216:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:216:21 AM08:308:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:427:42 AM09:039:03 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:308:30 AM10:3910:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2310:23 AM11:4411:44 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2011:20 AM12:0812:08 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:2211:22 AM12:0512:05 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4411:44 AM13:041:04 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4812:48 PM14:572:57 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:311:31 PM14:142:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:442:44 PM16:114:11 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening14:572:57 PM17:065:06 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:065:06 PM18:526:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:065:06 PM17:335:33 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:065:06 PM18:266:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2011:20 PM24:0812:08+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:2111:21 PM24:4812:48+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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