December 1996 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 26 December 1996 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 01:141:14 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:113:11+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:186:18 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:092:09 PM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

11:3511:35 AM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3511:35 AM
At noon, 11:3511:35 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 197° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 197° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:304:30 AM–05:245:24 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:574:57 AM–06:186:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1311:13 AM–11:5611:56 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:201:20 PM–14:022:02 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:514:51 PM–17:185:18 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:514:51 PM–18:126:12 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:507:50 PM–21:359:35 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:186:18 AM–07:377:37 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:568:56 AM–10:1510:15 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:179:17 AM–11:0311:03 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta09:499:49 AM–10:3110:31 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:5412:54 PM–14:132:13 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:022:02 PM–14:452:45 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

Śubha06:186:18 AM–07:377:37 AMgood
Roga07:377:37 AM–08:568:56 AMavoid
Udvega08:568:56 AM–10:1510:15 AMavoid
Cara10:1510:15 AM–11:3511:35 AMneutral
Lābha11:3511:35 AM–12:5412:54 PMgood
Amṛta12:5412:54 PM–14:132:13 PMgood
Kāla14:132:13 PM–15:323:32 PMavoid
Śubha15:323:32 PM–16:514:51 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:514:51 PM–18:326:32 PMgood
Cara18:326:32 PM–20:138:13 PMneutral
Roga20:138:13 PM–21:549:54 PMavoid
Kāla21:549:54 PM–23:3511:35 PMavoid
Lābha23:3511:35 PM–25:161:16+1 AMgood
Udvega25:161:16+1 AM–26:562:56+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:562:56+1 AM–28:374:37+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:374:37+1 AM–30:186:18+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:186:18 AM to 30:186:18+1 AM

06:186:18 AM sunrise16:514:51 PM sunsetsunrise 30:186:18+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 27:113:11+1 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 22:2810:28 PM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 25:491:49+1 AM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 14:092:09 PM
Garauntil 27:113:11+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1311:13 AM–11:5611:56 AM
Rāhu kāla 12:5412:54 PM–14:132:13 PM
Pradoṣa 16:514:51 PM–18:396:39 PM
Niśītha 23:1111:11 PM–23:5911:59 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 11:5611:56 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:132:13 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 34 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:396:39 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 23:5911:59 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  10. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā27:11 03:113:11 AM FriTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPunarvasu22:2810:28 PMPuṣya
YogaIndra25:49 01:491:49 AM FriVaidhṛti
KaraṇaTaitila14:092:09 PMGara
VāraGuruvāra30:18 06:186:18 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 978
Day length
10 h 34 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
18:276:27 PM
Moonset
07:077:07 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:304:30 AM06:186:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:304:30 AM05:245:24 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:574:57 AM06:186:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:186:18 AM08:248:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:186:18 AM07:377:37 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:248:24 AM10:3110:31 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:568:56 AM10:1510:15 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:179:17 AM11:0311:03 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:499:49 AM10:3110:31 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1111:11 AM11:5911:59 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1311:13 AM11:5611:56 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3812:38 PM14:452:45 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:5412:54 PM14:132:13 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:201:20 PM14:022:02 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:022:02 PM14:452:45 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:452:45 PM16:514:51 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:514:51 PM18:396:39 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:514:51 PM17:185:18 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:514:51 PM18:126:12 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:507:50 PM21:359:35 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1111:11 PM23:5911:59 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
This page as JSON · Markdown · ICS
Profile
pac-rp@2026.1 · upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Ayanāṃśa
lahiri-iae1985 · 23°48′55″
Engine · ruleset
0.1.0 · 2026.3-draft
Place
25°17′ N 51°32′ E · GeoNames 290030