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Thursday 20 April 2000 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 21:119:11 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:1310:13 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:075:07 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:389:38 AM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

11:3311:33 AM

The Sun 76° above S. Day length 12 h 52 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3311:33 AM
At noon, 11:3311:33 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 199° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 199° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:383:38 AM–04:224:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:004:00 AM–05:075:07 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0711:07 AM–11:5911:59 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:332:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:035:03 PM–18:466:46 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:595:59 PM–18:216:21 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:595:59 PM–19:067:06 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:075:07 AM–06:436:43 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya06:466:46 AM–08:298:29 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika08:208:20 AM–09:569:56 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:249:24 AM–10:1610:16 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:091:09 PM–14:462:46 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:332:33 PM–15:243:24 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

Śubha05:075:07 AM–06:436:43 AMgood
Roga06:436:43 AM–08:208:20 AMavoid
Udvega08:208:20 AM–09:569:56 AMavoid
Cara09:569:56 AM–11:3311:33 AMneutral
Lābha11:3311:33 AM–13:091:09 PMgood
Amṛta13:091:09 PM–14:462:46 PMgood
Kāla14:462:46 PM–16:224:22 PMavoid
Śubha16:224:22 PM–17:595:59 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:595:59 PM–19:227:22 PMgood
Cara19:227:22 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–24:5612:56+1 AMgood
Udvega24:5612:56+1 AM–26:192:19+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:192:19+1 AM–27:433:43+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:433:43+1 AM–29:065:06+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:075:07 AM to 29:065:06+1 AM

05:075:07 AM sunrise17:595:59 PM sunsetsunrise 29:065:06+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 22:1310:13 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 26:282:28+1 AM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 13:201:20 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 09:389:38 AM
Garauntil 22:1310:13 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:0711:07 AM–11:5911:59 AM
Rāhu kāla 13:091:09 PM–14:462:46 PM
Pradoṣa 17:595:59 PM–19:287:28 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5911:59 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:462:46 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 52 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:287:28 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 23:5611:56 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā22:1310:13 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraViśākhā26:28 02:282:28 AM FriAnurādhā
YogaSiddhi13:201:20 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaTaitila09:389:38 AMGara
VāraGuruvāra29:06 05:065:06 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 189
Day length
12 h 52 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
19:377:37 PM
Moonset
06:176:17 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:383:38 AM05:075:07 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:383:38 AM04:224:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:004:00 AM05:075:07 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:075:07 AM07:417:41 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:075:07 AM06:436:43 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:466:46 AM08:298:29 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:417:41 AM10:1610:16 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:208:20 AM09:569:56 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:249:24 AM10:1610:16 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0711:07 AM11:5911:59 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0911:09 AM11:5711:57 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5012:50 PM15:243:24 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 PM15:243:24 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:243:24 PM17:595:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:035:03 PM18:466:46 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:595:59 PM19:287:28 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:595:59 PM18:216:21 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:595:59 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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