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Thursday 11 December 1997 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Guruvāra. Dvādaśī began at 13:411:41 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:2511:25 AM.

Observed here on this day

Akhaṇḍa Dvādaśī

Dvādaśī covers 22 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoŚukla Pradoṣa Vrata determinate

At sunrise

06:096:09 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:478:47 AM

Parigha gives way to Śiva.

Noon

11:2711:27 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:2711:27 AM
At noon, 11:2711:27 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 144° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 90% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 144° falls in Śukla Trayodaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

06:096:09 AM–08:168:16 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Mokṣadā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:224:22 AM–05:165:16 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:494:49 AM–06:096:09 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0611:06 AM–11:4811:48 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:131:13 PM–13:551:55 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:454:45 PM–17:125:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:454:45 PM–18:056:05 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:007:00 PM–20:308:30 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:096:09 AM–07:297:29 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:488:48 AM–10:0810:08 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:419:41 AM–10:2410:24 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya10:0110:01 AM–11:3111:31 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla12:4612:46 PM–14:062:06 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:551:55 PM–14:382:38 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

Śubha06:096:09 AM–07:297:29 AMgood
Roga07:297:29 AM–08:488:48 AMavoid
Udvega08:488:48 AM–10:0810:08 AMavoid
Cara10:0810:08 AM–11:2711:27 AMneutral
Lābha11:2711:27 AM–12:4612:46 PMgood
Amṛta12:4612:46 PM–14:062:06 PMgood
Kāla14:062:06 PM–15:253:25 PMavoid
Śubha15:253:25 PM–16:454:45 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:454:45 PM–18:256:25 PMgood
Cara18:256:25 PM–20:068:06 PMneutral
Roga20:068:06 PM–21:479:47 PMavoid
Kāla21:479:47 PM–23:2711:27 PMavoid
Lābha23:2711:27 PM–25:081:08+1 AMgood
Udvega25:081:08+1 AM–26:492:49+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:492:49+1 AM–28:294:29+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:294:29+1 AM–30:106:10+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:096:09 AM to 30:106:10+1 AM

06:096:09 AM sunrise16:454:45 PM sunsetsunrise 30:106:10+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 11:2511:25 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 23:2911:29 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 08:478:47 AM
Śivauntil 29:465:46+1 AM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:2511:25 AM
Kaulavauntil 22:1810:18 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:0611:06 AM–11:4811:48 AM
Rāhu kāla 12:4612:46 PM–14:062:06 PM
Pradoṣa 16:454:45 PM–18:326:32 PM
Niśītha 23:0311:03 PM–23:5111:51 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:4811:48 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:062:06 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 35 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:326:32 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 23:5111:51 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  12. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī11:2511:25 AMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraBharaṇī23:2911:29 PMKṛttikā
YogaParigha08:478:47 AMŚiva
KaraṇaBālava11:2511:25 AMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra30:10 06:106:10 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 328
Day length
10 h 35 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
14:482:48 PM
Moonset
28:044:04+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:224:22 AM06:096:09 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:224:22 AM05:165:16 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:494:49 AM06:096:09 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:096:09 AM08:168:16 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:096:09 AM07:297:29 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:168:16 AM10:2410:24 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:488:48 AM10:0810:08 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:419:41 AM10:2410:24 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:0110:01 AM11:3111:31 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0311:03 AM11:5111:51 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0611:06 AM11:4811:48 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3112:31 PM14:382:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:4612:46 PM14:062:06 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:131:13 PM13:551:55 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:551:55 PM14:382:38 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:382:38 PM16:454:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:454:45 PM18:326:32 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:454:45 PM17:125:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:454:45 PM18:056:05 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:007:00 PM20:308:30 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0311:03 PM23:5111:51 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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