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April 1996 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 15 April 1996 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Somavāra. Dvādaśī began at 07:057:05 AM yesterday, and holds until 05:175:17 AM.

Observed here on this day

Kṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 90 of 90 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:125:12 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:175:17 AM

Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.

Noon

11:3411:34 AM

The Sun 75° above S. Day length 12 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3411:34 AM
At noon, 11:3411:34 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 327° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 8% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 327° falls in Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

05:125:12 AM–05:175:17 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day, ending when dvādaśī ends at 05:17. Varūthinī Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:423:42 AM–04:274:27 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:044:04 AM–05:125:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:0211:02 AM–12:3412:34 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:0911:09 AM–12:0012:00 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:332:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:565:56 PM–18:196:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:565:56 PM–19:047:04 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla06:476:47 AM–08:238:23 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:589:58 AM–11:3411:34 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0012:00 PM–12:5112:51 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:101:10 PM–14:452:45 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:332:33 PM–15:243:24 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya28:054:05+1 AM–29:385:38+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

Amṛta05:125:12 AM–06:476:47 AMgood
Kāla06:476:47 AM–08:238:23 AMavoid
Śubha08:238:23 AM–09:589:58 AMgood
Roga09:589:58 AM–11:3411:34 AMavoid
Udvega11:3411:34 AM–13:101:10 PMavoid
Cara13:101:10 PM–14:452:45 PMneutral
Lābha14:452:45 PM–16:214:21 PMgood
Amṛta16:214:21 PM–17:565:56 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:565:56 PM–19:217:21 PMneutral
Roga19:217:21 PM–20:458:45 PMavoid
Kāla20:458:45 PM–22:0910:09 PMavoid
Lābha22:0910:09 PM–23:3411:34 PMgood
Udvega23:3411:34 PM–24:5812:58+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:5812:58+1 AM–26:222:22+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:222:22+1 AM–27:463:46+1 AMgood
Cara27:463:46+1 AM–29:115:11+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:125:12 AM to 29:115:11+1 AM

05:125:12 AM sunrise17:565:56 PM sunsetsunrise 29:115:11+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 05:175:17 AM
Trayodaśīuntil 27:463:46+1 AM
Caturdaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 18:436:43 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 15:143:14 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 05:175:17 AM
Garauntil 16:294:29 PM
Vaṇijauntil 27:463:46+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 06:476:47 AM–08:238:23 AM
Abhijit 11:0911:09 AM–12:0012:00 PM
Pradoṣa 17:565:56 PM–19:267:26 PM
Niśītha 23:1011:10 PM–23:5811:58 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:238:23 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:0012:00 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  7. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 45 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:267:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 23:5811:58 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. CaturdaśīTithi: Trayodaśī ends.
  13. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  14. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī05:175:17 AMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā18:436:43 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaBrahma15:143:14 PMIndra
KaraṇaTaitila05:175:17 AMGara
VāraSomavāra29:11 05:115:11 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 723
Day length
12 h 45 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
28:014:01+1 AM
Moonset
15:363:36 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:423:42 AM05:125:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:423:42 AM04:274:27 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:044:04 AM05:125:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:125:12 AM07:457:45 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day06:476:47 AM08:238:23 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:457:45 AM10:1810:18 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:589:58 AM11:3411:34 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:0211:02 AM12:3412:34 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0911:09 AM12:0012:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1011:10 AM11:5811:58 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0012:00 PM12:5112:51 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5112:51 PM15:243:24 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:101:10 PM14:452:45 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:332:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:332:33 PM15:243:24 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:243:24 PM17:565:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:565:56 PM19:267:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:565:56 PM18:196:19 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:565:56 PM19:047:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1011:10 PM23:5811:58 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:054:05+1 AM29:385:38+1 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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