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Sunday 20 December 1998 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Pauṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Ravivāra. Dvitīyā began at 03:003:00 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:563:56+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:156:15 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:412:41 PM

Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.

Noon

11:3111:31 AM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3111:31 AM
At noon, 11:3111:31 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 16° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 16° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:274:27 AM–05:215:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:544:54 AM–06:156:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1011:10 AM–11:5211:52 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:171:17 PM–13:591:59 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:484:48 PM–17:155:15 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:484:48 PM–18:096:09 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:136:13 PM–19:557:55 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya08:008:00 AM–09:429:42 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:3111:31 AM–12:5012:50 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika14:102:10 PM–15:293:29 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:243:24 PM–16:064:06 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla15:293:29 PM–16:484:48 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Udvega06:156:15 AM–07:347:34 AMavoid
Cara07:347:34 AM–08:538:53 AMneutral
Lābha08:538:53 AM–10:1210:12 AMgood
Amṛta10:1210:12 AM–11:3111:31 AMgood
Kāla11:3111:31 AM–12:5012:50 PMavoid
Śubha12:5012:50 PM–14:102:10 PMgood
Roga14:102:10 PM–15:293:29 PMavoid
Udvega15:293:29 PM–16:484:48 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha16:484:48 PM–18:296:29 PMgood
Amṛta18:296:29 PM–20:108:10 PMgood
Cara20:108:10 PM–21:519:51 PMneutral
Roga21:519:51 PM–23:3211:32 PMavoid
Kāla23:3211:32 PM–25:121:12+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:121:12+1 AM–26:532:53+1 AMgood
Udvega26:532:53+1 AM–28:344:34+1 AMavoid
Śubha28:344:34+1 AM–30:156:15+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:156:15 AM to 30:156:15+1 AM

06:156:15 AM sunrise16:484:48 PM sunsetsunrise 30:156:15+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 27:563:56+1 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 23:1911:19 PM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 14:412:41 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 15:313:31 PM
Kaulavauntil 27:563:56+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1011:10 AM–11:5211:52 AM
Rāhu kāla 15:293:29 PM–16:484:48 PM
Pradoṣa 16:484:48 PM–18:366:36 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. SunriseDvitīyā holds. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 11:5211:52 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:484:48 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 33 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:366:36 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 23:5611:56 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  10. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā27:56 03:563:56 AM MonTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā23:1911:19 PMUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaVṛddhi14:412:41 PMDhruva
KaraṇaBālava15:313:31 PMKaulava
VāraRavivāra30:15 06:156:15 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 702
Day length
10 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
07:117:11 AM
Moonset
18:136:13 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:274:27 AM06:156:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:274:27 AM05:215:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:544:54 AM06:156:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:156:15 AM08:218:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:008:00 AM09:429:42 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:218:21 AM10:2810:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0711:07 AM11:5511:55 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1011:10 AM11:5211:52 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:3111:31 AM12:5012:50 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3512:35 PM14:412:41 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:171:17 PM13:591:59 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:102:10 PM15:293:29 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:412:41 PM16:484:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:243:24 PM16:064:06 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:293:29 PM16:484:48 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk16:484:48 PM18:366:36 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:484:48 PM17:155:15 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:484:48 PM18:096:09 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:136:13 PM19:557:55 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0811:08 PM23:5611:56 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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