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Tuesday 18 January 2000 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Pauṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Dvādaśī began at 21:039:03 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:545:54 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 59 of 106 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:216:21 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:317:31 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

11:4411:44 AM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 46 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4411:44 AM
At noon, 11:4411:44 AM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 140° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 89% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 140° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

06:216:21 AM–08:308:30 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Putradā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:354:35 AM–05:285:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:025:02 AM–06:216:21 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla07:337:33 AM–09:009:00 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:2311:23 AM–12:0612:06 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:321:32 PM–14:152:15 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:075:07 PM–17:335:33 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:075:07 PM–18:266:26 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:0012:00+1 AM–25:261:26+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:308:30 AM–09:149:14 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:039:03 AM–10:2310:23 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:4411:44 AM–13:051:05 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:262:26 PM–15:463:46 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:263:26 PM–16:524:52 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:2510:25 PM–23:1811:18 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

Roga06:216:21 AM–07:427:42 AMavoid
Udvega07:427:42 AM–09:039:03 AMavoid
Cara09:039:03 AM–10:2310:23 AMneutral
Lābha10:2310:23 AM–11:4411:44 AMgood
Amṛta11:4411:44 AM–13:051:05 PMgood
Kāla13:051:05 PM–14:262:26 PMavoid
Śubha14:262:26 PM–15:463:46 PMgood
Roga15:463:46 PM–17:075:07 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:075:07 PM–18:466:46 PMavoid
Lābha18:466:46 PM–20:268:26 PMgood
Udvega20:268:26 PM–22:0510:05 PMavoid
Śubha22:0510:05 PM–23:4411:44 PMgood
Amṛta23:4411:44 PM–25:231:23+1 AMgood
Cara25:231:23+1 AM–27:033:03+1 AMneutral
Roga27:033:03+1 AM–28:424:42+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:424:42+1 AM–30:216:21+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:216:21 AM to 30:216:21+1 AM

06:216:21 AM sunrise17:075:07 PM sunsetsunrise 30:216:21+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 17:545:54 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 10:2610:26 AM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 20:018:01 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 07:317:31 AM
Bālavauntil 17:545:54 PM
Kaulavauntil 28:134:13+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2311:23 AM–12:0612:06 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:262:26 PM–15:463:46 PM
Pradoṣa 17:075:07 PM–18:536:53 PM
Niśītha 23:2011:20 PM–24:0812:08+1 AM

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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0612:06 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:463:46 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 46 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:536:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:0812:08+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī17:545:54 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraRohiṇī10:2610:26 AMMṛgaśirā
YogaBrahma20:018:01 PMIndra
KaraṇaBava07:317:31 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:21 06:216:21 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 863 096
Day length
10 h 46 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
14:252:25 PM
Moonset
28:134:13+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:354:35 AM06:216:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:354:35 AM05:285:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:025:02 AM06:216:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:216:21 AM08:308:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra07:337:33 AM09:009:00 AMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:308:30 AM10:4010:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:308:30 AM09:149:14 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:039:03 AM10:2310:23 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2011:20 AM12:0812:08 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2311:23 AM12:0612:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4411:44 AM13:051:05 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4912:49 PM14:582:58 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:321:32 PM14:152:15 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:262:26 PM15:463:46 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:582:58 PM17:075:07 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:263:26 PM16:524:52 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:075:07 PM18:536:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:075:07 PM17:335:33 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:075:07 PM18:266:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:2510:25 PM23:1811:18 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2011:20 PM24:0812:08+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:0012:00+1 AM25:261:26+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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