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Thursday 27 December 2001 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Guruvāra. Dvādaśī began at 17:245:24 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:285:28 PM.

Observed here on this day

Akhaṇḍa Dvādaśī

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

AlsoŚukla Pradoṣa Vrata boundary

At sunrise

06:186:18 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:285:28 PM

Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.

Noon

11:3511:35 AM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3511:35 AM
At noon, 11:3511:35 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 141° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 89% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 141° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

06:186:18 AM–08:258:25 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Mokṣadā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:304:30 AM–05:245:24 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:574:57 AM–06:186:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1411:14 AM–11:5611:56 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:211:21 PM–14:032:03 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:524:52 PM–17:195:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:524:52 PM–18:136:13 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:1510:15 PM–23:5211:52 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:186:18 AM–07:377:37 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:568:56 AM–10:1610:16 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:499:49 AM–10:3210:32 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:2812:28 PM–14:062:06 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla12:5412:54 PM–14:132:13 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:032:03 PM–14:452:45 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

Śubha06:186:18 AM–07:377:37 AMgood
Roga07:377:37 AM–08:568:56 AMavoid
Udvega08:568:56 AM–10:1610:16 AMavoid
Cara10:1610:16 AM–11:3511:35 AMneutral
Lābha11:3511:35 AM–12:5412:54 PMgood
Amṛta12:5412:54 PM–14:132:13 PMgood
Kāla14:132:13 PM–15:333:33 PMavoid
Śubha15:333:33 PM–16:524:52 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:524:52 PM–18:336:33 PMgood
Cara18:336:33 PM–20:148:14 PMneutral
Roga20:148:14 PM–21:549:54 PMavoid
Kāla21:549:54 PM–23:3511:35 PMavoid
Lābha23:3511:35 PM–25:161:16+1 AMgood
Udvega25:161:16+1 AM–26:572:57+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:572:57+1 AM–28:384:38+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:384:38+1 AM–30:186:18+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:186:18 AM to 30:186:18+1 AM

06:186:18 AM sunrise16:524:52 PM sunsetsunrise 30:186:18+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 17:285:28 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 24:4112:41+1 AM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 26:222:22+1 AM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 17:285:28 PM
Kaulavauntil 29:145:14+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1411:14 AM–11:5611:56 AM
Rāhu kāla 12:5412:54 PM–14:132:13 PM
Pradoṣa 16:524:52 PM–18:396:39 PM
Niśītha 23:1111:11 PM–23:5911:59 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. AbhijitUntil 11:5611:56 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:132:13 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 10 h 34 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 18:396:39 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  7. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 23:5911:59 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  10. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī17:285:28 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraKṛttikā24:41 00:4112:41 AM FriRohiṇī
YogaSādhya26:22 02:222:22 AM FriŚubha
KaraṇaBālava17:285:28 PMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra30:18 06:186:18 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2058
Śaka
1923
Kali
5102
Ahargaṇa
1 863 805
Day length
10 h 34 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
14:242:24 PM
Moonset
28:004:00+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:304:30 AM06:186:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:304:30 AM05:245:24 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:574:57 AM06:186:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:186:18 AM08:258:25 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:186:18 AM07:377:37 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:258:25 AM10:3210:32 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:568:56 AM10:1610:16 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:499:49 AM10:3210:32 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1111:11 AM11:5911:59 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1411:14 AM11:5611:56 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:2812:28 PM14:062:06 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3812:38 PM14:452:45 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:5412:54 PM14:132:13 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:211:21 PM14:032:03 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:032:03 PM14:452:45 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:452:45 PM16:524:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:524:52 PM18:396:39 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:524:52 PM17:195:19 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:524:52 PM18:136:13 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:1510:15 PM23:5211:52 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1111:11 PM23:5911:59 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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