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April 1998 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 23 April 1998 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Guruvāra. Dvādaśī began at 04:394:39 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:351:35+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:055:05 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0910:09 AM

Brahma gives way to Indra.

Noon

11:3211:32 AM

The Sun 77° above S. Day length 12 h 55 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3211:32 AM
At noon, 11:3211:32 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 316° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 14% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 316° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

12:5012:50 PM–15:253:25 PM In aparāhṇa: hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, runs past prātaḥkāla, and midday is passed over. Varūthinī Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:363:36 AM–04:214:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:583:58 AM–05:055:05 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0711:07 AM–11:5811:58 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:332:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:415:41 PM–19:087:08 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:006:00 PM–18:226:22 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:006:00 PM–19:067:06 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:055:05 AM–06:426:42 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:198:19 AM–09:569:56 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:009:00 AM–10:2710:27 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta09:239:23 AM–10:1510:15 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:091:09 PM–14:462:46 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:332:33 PM–15:253:25 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

Śubha05:055:05 AM–06:426:42 AMgood
Roga06:426:42 AM–08:198:19 AMavoid
Udvega08:198:19 AM–09:569:56 AMavoid
Cara09:569:56 AM–11:3211:32 AMneutral
Lābha11:3211:32 AM–13:091:09 PMgood
Amṛta13:091:09 PM–14:462:46 PMgood
Kāla14:462:46 PM–16:234:23 PMavoid
Śubha16:234:23 PM–18:006:00 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:006:00 PM–19:237:23 PMgood
Cara19:237:23 PM–20:468:46 PMneutral
Roga20:468:46 PM–22:0910:09 PMavoid
Kāla22:0910:09 PM–23:3211:32 PMavoid
Lābha23:3211:32 PM–24:5512:55+1 AMgood
Udvega24:5512:55+1 AM–26:182:18+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:182:18+1 AM–27:413:41+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:413:41+1 AM–29:045:04+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:055:05 AM to 29:045:04+1 AM

05:055:05 AM sunrise18:006:00 PM sunsetsunrise 29:045:04+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 25:351:35+1 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 24:5612:56+1 AM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 10:0910:09 AM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 15:103:10 PM
Taitilauntil 25:351:35+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:0711:07 AM–11:5811:58 AM
Rāhu kāla 13:091:09 PM–14:462:46 PM
Pradoṣa 18:006:00 PM–19:297:29 PM
Niśītha 23:0811:08 PM–23:5611:56 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. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5811:58 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:462:46 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 55 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:297:29 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 23:5611:56 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  10. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī25:35 01:351:35 AM FriTrayodaśī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā24:56 00:5612:56 AM FriUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaBrahma10:0910:09 AMIndra
KaraṇaKaulava15:103:10 PMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra29:04 05:045:04 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 461
Day length
12 h 55 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
27:313:31+1 AM
Moonset
14:462:46 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:363:36 AM05:055:05 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:363:36 AM04:214:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:583:58 AM05:055:05 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:055:05 AM07:407:40 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:055:05 AM06:426:42 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:407:40 AM10:1510:15 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:198:19 AM09:569:56 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:009:00 AM10:2710:27 AMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:239:23 AM10:1510:15 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0711:07 AM11:5811:58 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0811:08 AM11:5611:56 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5012:50 PM15:253:25 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:091:09 PM14:462:46 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:332:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:332:33 PM15:253:25 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:253:25 PM18:006:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:415:41 PM19:087:08 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:006:00 PM19:297:29 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:006:00 PM18:226:22 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:006:00 PM19:067:06 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:0811:08 PM23:5611:56 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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