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October 1998 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 22 October 1998 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Kārtika Śukla Dvitīyā

Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 15:413:41 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:106:10 PM.

Observed here on this day

Yama Dvitīyā · Bhai Dooj

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

At sunrise

05:365:36 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

18:106:10 PM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

11:1811:18 AM

The Sun 54° above S. Day length 11 h 25 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:1811:18 AM
At noon, 11:1811:18 AM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 21° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 21° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:553:55 AM–04:464:46 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:204:20 AM–05:365:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit10:5510:55 AM–11:4111:41 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:121:12 PM–13:581:58 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:414:41 PM–18:296:29 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:015:01 PM–17:265:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:015:01 PM–18:166:16 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:365:36 AM–07:017:01 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya05:555:55 AM–07:427:42 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika08:278:27 AM–09:539:53 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:249:24 AM–10:1010:10 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:4412:44 PM–14:092:09 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:581:58 PM–14:442:44 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

Śubha05:365:36 AM–07:017:01 AMgood
Roga07:017:01 AM–08:278:27 AMavoid
Udvega08:278:27 AM–09:539:53 AMavoid
Cara09:539:53 AM–11:1811:18 AMneutral
Lābha11:1811:18 AM–12:4412:44 PMgood
Amṛta12:4412:44 PM–14:092:09 PMgood
Kāla14:092:09 PM–15:353:35 PMavoid
Śubha15:353:35 PM–17:015:01 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:015:01 PM–18:356:35 PMgood
Cara18:356:35 PM–20:108:10 PMneutral
Roga20:108:10 PM–21:449:44 PMavoid
Kāla21:449:44 PM–23:1911:19 PMavoid
Lābha23:1911:19 PM–24:5312:53+1 AMgood
Udvega24:5312:53+1 AM–26:272:27+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:272:27+1 AM–28:024:02+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:024:02+1 AM–29:365:36+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:365:36 AM to 29:365:36+1 AM

05:365:36 AM sunrise17:015:01 PM sunsetsunrise 29:365:36+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 18:106:10 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 26:342:34+1 AM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 28:424:42+1 AM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 18:106:10 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 10:5510:55 AM–11:4111:41 AM
Rāhu kāla 12:4412:44 PM–14:092:09 PM
Pradoṣa 17:015:01 PM–18:416:41 PM
Niśītha 22:5510:55 PM–23:4311:43 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 11:4111:41 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:092:09 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 11 h 25 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 18:416:41 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  7. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 23:4311:43 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  10. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  11. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā18:106:10 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraViśākhā26:34 02:342:34 AM FriAnurādhā
YogaĀyuṣmān28:42 04:424:42 AM FriSaubhāgya
KaraṇaKaulava18:106:10 PMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra29:36 05:365:36 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 643
Day length
11 h 25 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
07:047:04 AM
Moonset
18:316:31 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:553:55 AM05:365:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:553:55 AM04:464:46 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:204:20 AM05:365:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:365:36 AM07:537:53 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:365:36 AM07:017:01 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra05:555:55 AM07:427:42 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:537:53 AM10:1010:10 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:278:27 AM09:539:53 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:249:24 AM10:1010:10 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday10:5410:54 AM11:4211:42 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta10:5510:55 AM11:4111:41 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2712:27 PM14:442:44 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:4412:44 PM14:092:09 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:121:12 PM13:581:58 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:581:58 PM14:442:44 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:442:44 PM17:015:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:414:41 PM18:296:29 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:015:01 PM18:416:41 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:015:01 PM17:265:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:015:01 PM18:166:16 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight22:5510:55 PM23:4311:43 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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