Thursday 12 December 1996 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 17:155:15 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:192:19 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:106:10 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:297:29 AM
Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.
Noon
11:2811:28 AM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 35 m.
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
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
06:106:10 AM to 30:116:11+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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Dvitīyā | 14:192:19 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 23:4211:42 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 07:297:29 AM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 14:192:19 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:11 06:116:11 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:234:23 AM | 06:106:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:234:23 AM | 05:175:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:504:50 AM | 06:106:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:106:10 AM | 08:178:17 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:106:10 AM | 07:307:30 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:178:17 AM | 10:2410:24 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:498:49 AM | 10:0810:08 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:429:42 AM | 10:2410:24 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:3910:39 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0411:04 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0611:06 AM | 11:4911:49 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3112:31 PM | 14:382:38 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:4712:47 PM | 14:062:06 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:131:13 PM | 13:561:56 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:561:56 PM | 14:382:38 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:382:38 PM | 16:454:45 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:454:45 PM | 18:336:33 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:454:45 PM | 17:125:12 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:454:45 PM | 18:066:06 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:217:21 PM | 20:488:48 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0411:04 PM | 23:5211:52 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |