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Tuesday 18 February 1997 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Māgha Śukla Dvādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Dvādaśī began at 03:413:41 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:495:49+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Bhīṣma Dvādaśī

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

At sunrise

06:076:07 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:298:29 AM

Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.

Noon

11:4811:48 AM

The Sun 53° above S. Day length 11 h 23 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4811:48 AM
At noon, 11:4811:48 AM, the Sun is in Dhaniṣṭhā and the Moon 136° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 86% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 136° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

12:5612:56 PM–15:133:13 PM In aparāhṇa: hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, runs past prātaḥkāla, and midday is passed over. Jayā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:264:26 AM–05:165:16 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:514:51 AM–06:076:07 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2511:25 AM–12:1112:11 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:272:27 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:295:29 PM–17:555:55 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:295:29 PM–18:456:45 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:238:23 AM–09:099:09 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:578:57 AM–10:2310:23 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:4811:48 AM–13:131:13 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:392:39 PM–16:044:04 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:499:49 PM–23:3511:35 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:3210:32 PM–23:2211:22 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

Roga06:076:07 AM–07:327:32 AMavoid
Udvega07:327:32 AM–08:578:57 AMavoid
Cara08:578:57 AM–10:2310:23 AMneutral
Lābha10:2310:23 AM–11:4811:48 AMgood
Amṛta11:4811:48 AM–13:131:13 PMgood
Kāla13:131:13 PM–14:392:39 PMavoid
Śubha14:392:39 PM–16:044:04 PMgood
Roga16:044:04 PM–17:295:29 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:295:29 PM–19:047:04 PMavoid
Lābha19:047:04 PM–20:388:38 PMgood
Udvega20:388:38 PM–22:1310:13 PMavoid
Śubha22:1310:13 PM–23:4811:48 PMgood
Amṛta23:4811:48 PM–25:221:22+1 AMgood
Cara25:221:22+1 AM–26:572:57+1 AMneutral
Roga26:572:57+1 AM–28:314:31+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:314:31+1 AM–30:066:06+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:076:07 AM to 30:066:06+1 AM

06:076:07 AM sunrise17:295:29 PM sunsetsunrise 30:066:06+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 29:495:49+1 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 08:298:29 AM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 10:0510:05 AM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:434:43 PM
Bālavauntil 29:495:49+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2511:25 AM–12:1112:11 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:392:39 PM–16:044:04 PM
Pradoṣa 17:295:29 PM–19:107:10 PM
Niśītha 23:2411:24 PM–24:1212:12+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  3. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1112:11 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:044:04 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 23 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:107:10 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1212:12+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī29:49 05:495:49 AM WedTrayodaśī
NakṣatraĀrdrā08:298:29 AMPunarvasu
YogaPrīti10:0510:05 AMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaBava16:434:43 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:06 06:066:06 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 862 032
Day length
11 h 23 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
14:182:18 PM
Moonset
27:473:47+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:264:26 AM06:076:07 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:264:26 AM05:165:16 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:514:51 AM06:076:07 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:076:07 AM08:238:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:238:23 AM10:4010:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:238:23 AM09:099:09 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:578:57 AM10:2310:23 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2411:24 AM12:1212:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2511:25 AM12:1112:11 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4811:48 AM13:131:13 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5612:56 PM15:133:13 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:272:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:392:39 PM16:044:04 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:133:13 PM17:295:29 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:295:29 PM19:107:10 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:295:29 PM17:555:55 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:295:29 PM18:456:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:499:49 PM23:3511:35 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3210:32 PM23:2211:22 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2411:24 PM24:1212:12+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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