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October 2003 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 27 October 2003 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Kārtika Śukla Dvitīyā

Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 12:1712:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 08:458:45 AM.

Observed here on this day

Yama Dvitīyā · Bhai Dooj

Dvitīyā does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:395:39 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:308:30 AM

Viśākhā gives way to Anurādhā.

Noon

11:1811:18 AM

The Sun 52° above S. Day length 11 h 18 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:1811:18 AM
At noon, 11:1811:18 AM, the Sun is in Svātī and the Moon 25° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 5% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 25° falls in Śukla Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:573:57 AM–04:484:48 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:224:22 AM–05:395:39 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit10:5510:55 AM–11:4011:40 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:111:11 PM–13:561:56 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:574:57 PM–17:225:22 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:574:57 PM–18:136:13 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:378:37 PM–22:0310:03 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:037:03 AM–08:288:28 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:539:53 AM–11:1811:18 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4011:40 AM–12:2512:25 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:0412:04 PM–13:301:30 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:4212:42 PM–14:072:07 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:561:56 PM–14:412:41 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

Amṛta05:395:39 AM–07:037:03 AMgood
Kāla07:037:03 AM–08:288:28 AMavoid
Śubha08:288:28 AM–09:539:53 AMgood
Roga09:539:53 AM–11:1811:18 AMavoid
Udvega11:1811:18 AM–12:4212:42 PMavoid
Cara12:4212:42 PM–14:072:07 PMneutral
Lābha14:072:07 PM–15:323:32 PMgood
Amṛta15:323:32 PM–16:574:57 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:574:57 PM–18:326:32 PMneutral
Roga18:326:32 PM–20:078:07 PMavoid
Kāla20:078:07 PM–21:439:43 PMavoid
Lābha21:439:43 PM–23:1811:18 PMgood
Udvega23:1811:18 PM–24:5312:53 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:5312:53 AM+1–26:292:29 AM+1good
Amṛta26:292:29 AM+1–28:044:04 AM+1good
Cara28:044:04 AM+1–29:395:39 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:395:39 AM to 29:395:39 AM+1

05:395:39 AM sunrise16:574:57 PM sunsetsunrise 29:395:39 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 08:458:45 AM
Tṛtīyāuntil 29:225:22 AM+1
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 08:308:30 AM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 24:1812:18 AM+1
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 08:458:45 AM
Taitilauntil 19:017:01 PM
Garauntil 29:225:22 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:037:03 AM–08:288:28 AM
Abhijit 10:5510:55 AM–11:4011:40 AM
Pradoṣa 16:574:57 PM–18:386:38 PM
Niśītha 22:5410:54 PM–23:4211:42 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:288:28 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  4. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 11:4011:40 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 18 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:386:38 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 23:4211:42 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  12. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  13. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  14. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā08:458:45 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraViśākhā08:308:30 AMAnurādhā
YogaSaubhāgya24:18 00:1812:18 AM TueŚobhana
KaraṇaKaulava08:458:45 AMTaitila
VāraSomavāra29:39 05:395:39 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 474
Day length
11 h 18 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
07:327:32 AM
Moonset
18:306:30 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:573:57 AM05:395:39 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:573:57 AM04:484:48 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:224:22 AM05:395:39 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:395:39 AM07:547:54 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:037:03 AM08:288:28 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:547:54 AM10:1010:10 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:539:53 AM11:1811:18 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday10:5410:54 AM11:4211:42 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta10:5510:55 AM11:4011:40 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4011:40 AM12:2512:25 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:0412:04 PM13:301:30 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2512:25 PM14:412:41 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:4212:42 PM14:072:07 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:111:11 PM13:561:56 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:561:56 PM14:412:41 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:412:41 PM16:574:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:574:57 PM18:386:38 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:574:57 PM17:225:22 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:574:57 PM18:136:13 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:378:37 PM22:0310:03 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight22:5410:54 PM23:4211:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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