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Thursday 20 March 1997 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Phālguna Śukla Dvādaśī

Guruvāra. Dvādaśī began at 21:489:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:2512:25+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:385:38 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:0611:06 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

11:4111:41 AM

The Sun 65° above S. Day length 12 h 06 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4111:41 AM
At noon, 11:4111:41 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 138° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 87% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 138° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

05:385:38 AM–08:048:04 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Āmalakī Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:034:03 AM–04:514:51 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:274:27 AM–05:385:38 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1711:17 AM–12:0612:06 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:431:43 PM–14:312:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:455:45 PM–18:096:09 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:455:45 PM–18:566:56 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:379:37 PM–23:2511:25 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:385:38 AM–07:097:09 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:408:40 AM–10:1110:11 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:419:41 AM–10:2910:29 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya10:4710:47 AM–12:3512:35 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:121:12 PM–14:432:43 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:312:31 PM–15:203:20 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

Śubha05:385:38 AM–07:097:09 AMgood
Roga07:097:09 AM–08:408:40 AMavoid
Udvega08:408:40 AM–10:1110:11 AMavoid
Cara10:1110:11 AM–11:4211:42 AMneutral
Lābha11:4211:42 AM–13:121:12 PMgood
Amṛta13:121:12 PM–14:432:43 PMgood
Kāla14:432:43 PM–16:144:14 PMavoid
Śubha16:144:14 PM–17:455:45 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:455:45 PM–19:147:14 PMgood
Cara19:147:14 PM–20:438:43 PMneutral
Roga20:438:43 PM–22:1210:12 PMavoid
Kāla22:1210:12 PM–23:4111:41 PMavoid
Lābha23:4111:41 PM–25:101:10+1 AMgood
Udvega25:101:10+1 AM–26:392:39+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:392:39+1 AM–28:084:08+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:084:08+1 AM–29:375:37+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:385:38 AM to 29:375:37+1 AM

05:385:38 AM sunrise17:455:45 PM sunsetsunrise 29:375:37+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 24:2512:25+1 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 23:2511:25 PM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 17:345:34 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:0611:06 AM
Bālavauntil 24:2512:25+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1711:17 AM–12:0612:06 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:121:12 PM–14:432:43 PM
Pradoṣa 17:455:45 PM–19:207:20 PM
Niśītha 23:1711:17 PM–24:0512:05+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0612:06 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:432:43 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 06 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:207:20 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0512:05+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  10. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī24:25 00:2512:25 AM FriTrayodaśī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā23:2511:25 PMMaghā
YogaSukarmā17:345:34 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaBava11:0611:06 AMBālava
VāraGuruvāra29:37 05:375:37 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 862 062
Day length
12 h 06 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
14:442:44 PM
Moonset
27:463:46+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:034:03 AM05:385:38 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:034:03 AM04:514:51 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:274:27 AM05:385:38 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:385:38 AM08:048:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:385:38 AM07:097:09 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:048:04 AM10:2910:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:408:40 AM10:1110:11 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:419:41 AM10:2910:29 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:4710:47 AM12:3512:35 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1711:17 AM12:0612:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1811:18 AM12:0612:06 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5412:54 PM15:203:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:121:12 PM14:432:43 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:431:43 PM14:312:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:312:31 PM15:203:20 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:203:20 PM17:455:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:455:45 PM19:207:20 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:455:45 PM18:096:09 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:455:45 PM18:566:56 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:379:37 PM23:2511:25 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1711:17 PM24:0512:05+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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