Wednesday 24 December 2003 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 12:4312:43 PM yesterday, and holds until 09:159:15 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:166:16 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:586:58 AM
Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.
Noon
11:3311:33 AM
The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 33 m.
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
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
06:166:16 AM to 30:176:17 AM+1
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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Pratipadā | 09:159:15 AM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 19:517:51 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 06:586:58 AM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 09:159:15 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:17 06:176:17 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:294:29 AM | 06:166:16 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:294:29 AM | 05:235:23 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:564:56 AM | 06:166:16 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:166:16 AM | 08:238:23 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:007:00 AM | 08:268:26 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:367:36 AM | 08:558:55 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:238:23 AM | 10:3010:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:1410:14 AM | 11:3311:33 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0911:09 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:1211:12 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:5212:52 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3712:37 PM | 14:432:43 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:191:19 PM | 14:012:01 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:432:43 PM | 16:504:50 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:343:34 PM | 17:005:00 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:504:50 PM | 18:386:38 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:504:50 PM | 17:175:17 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:504:50 PM | 18:116:11 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0911:09 PM | 23:5711:57 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:073:07 AM+1 | 28:354:35 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |