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Monday 15 December 1997 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 04:284:28 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:553:55+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:126:12 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:064:06 PM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

11:2911:29 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:2911:29 AM
At noon, 11:2911:29 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 196° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 196° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:244:24 AM–05:185:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:514:51 AM–06:126:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:1210:12 AM–11:4711:47 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:0811:08 AM–11:5011:50 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:151:15 PM–13:571:57 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:464:46 PM–17:135:13 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:464:46 PM–18:076:07 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:317:31 AM–08:508:50 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1010:10 AM–11:2911:29 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5011:50 AM–12:3212:32 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:4812:48 PM–14:072:07 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:571:57 PM–14:392:39 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

Amṛta06:126:12 AM–07:317:31 AMgood
Kāla07:317:31 AM–08:508:50 AMavoid
Śubha08:508:50 AM–10:1010:10 AMgood
Roga10:1010:10 AM–11:2911:29 AMavoid
Udvega11:2911:29 AM–12:4812:48 PMavoid
Cara12:4812:48 PM–14:072:07 PMneutral
Lābha14:072:07 PM–15:273:27 PMgood
Amṛta15:273:27 PM–16:464:46 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:464:46 PM–18:276:27 PMneutral
Roga18:276:27 PM–20:088:08 PMavoid
Kāla20:088:08 PM–21:489:48 PMavoid
Lābha21:489:48 PM–23:2911:29 PMgood
Udvega23:2911:29 PM–25:101:10+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:101:10+1 AM–26:512:51+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:512:51+1 AM–28:324:32+1 AMgood
Cara28:324:32+1 AM–30:126:12+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:126:12 AM to 30:126:12+1 AM

06:126:12 AM sunrise16:464:46 PM sunsetsunrise 30:126:12+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 27:553:55+1 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 20:088:08 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 20:148:14 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 16:064:06 PM
Garauntil 27:553:55+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:317:31 AM–08:508:50 AM
Abhijit 11:0811:08 AM–11:5011:50 AM
Pradoṣa 16:464:46 PM–18:346:34 PM
Niśītha 23:0511:05 PM–23:5311:53 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:508:50 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5011:50 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 34 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:346:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  8. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:5311:53 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā27:55 03:553:55 AM TueTṛtīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā20:088:08 PMPunarvasu
YogaŚukla20:148:14 PMBrahma
KaraṇaTaitila16:064:06 PMGara
VāraSomavāra30:12 06:126:12 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 332
Day length
10 h 34 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
18:166:16 PM
Moonset
07:017:01 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:244:24 AM06:126:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:244:24 AM05:185:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:514:51 AM06:126:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:126:12 AM08:198:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:317:31 AM08:508:50 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:198:19 AM10:2610:26 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1010:10 AM11:2911:29 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:1210:12 AM11:4711:47 AMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0511:05 AM11:5311:53 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0811:08 AM11:5011:50 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5011:50 AM12:3212:32 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3212:32 PM14:392:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:4812:48 PM14:072:07 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:151:15 PM13:571:57 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:571:57 PM14:392:39 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:392:39 PM16:464:46 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:464:46 PM18:346:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:464:46 PM17:135:13 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:464:46 PM18:076:07 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:0511:05 PM23:5311:53 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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