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Thursday 9 December 2004 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Guruvāra. Dvādaśī began at 15:353:35 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:421:42 PM.

Observed here on this day

Kṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 107 of 107 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:086:08 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:421:42 PM

Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.

Noon

11:2611:26 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:2611:26 AM
At noon, 11:2611:26 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 323° ahead of it, in Svātī, 10% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 323° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

06:086:08 AM–08:168:16 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Utpannā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:214:21 AM–05:155:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:484:48 AM–06:086:08 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:079:07 AM–10:3710:37 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:0511:05 AM–11:4711:47 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:121:12 PM–13:551:55 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:444:44 PM–17:115:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:444:44 PM–18:056:05 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:086:08 AM–07:287:28 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:478:47 AM–10:0710:07 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:409:40 AM–10:2310:23 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:4612:46 PM–14:052:05 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:551:55 PM–14:372:37 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya22:3410:34 PM–24:0212:02 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Śubha06:086:08 AM–07:287:28 AMgood
Roga07:287:28 AM–08:478:47 AMavoid
Udvega08:478:47 AM–10:0710:07 AMavoid
Cara10:0710:07 AM–11:2611:26 AMneutral
Lābha11:2611:26 AM–12:4612:46 PMgood
Amṛta12:4612:46 PM–14:052:05 PMgood
Kāla14:052:05 PM–15:253:25 PMavoid
Śubha15:253:25 PM–16:444:44 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:444:44 PM–18:256:25 PMgood
Cara18:256:25 PM–20:058:05 PMneutral
Roga20:058:05 PM–21:469:46 PMavoid
Kāla21:469:46 PM–23:2711:27 PMavoid
Lābha23:2711:27 PM–25:071:07 AM+1good
Udvega25:071:07 AM+1–26:482:48 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:482:48 AM+1–28:284:28 AM+1good
Amṛta28:284:28 AM+1–30:096:09 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:086:08 AM to 30:096:09 AM+1

06:086:08 AM sunrise16:444:44 PM sunsetsunrise 30:096:09 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 13:421:42 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 17:255:25 PM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 26:512:51 AM+1
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 13:421:42 PM
Garauntil 24:2912:29 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:0511:05 AM–11:4711:47 AM
Rāhu kāla 12:4612:46 PM–14:052:05 PM
Pradoṣa 16:444:44 PM–18:326:32 PM
Niśītha 23:0311:03 PM–23:5111:51 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 11:4711:47 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:052:05 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 36 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:326:32 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:5111:51 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  11. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī13:421:42 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraSvātī17:255:25 PMViśākhā
YogaAtigaṇḍa26:51 02:512:51 AM FriSukarmā
KaraṇaTaitila13:421:42 PMGara
VāraGuruvāra30:09 06:096:09 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 883
Day length
10 h 36 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
28:084:08 AM+1
Moonset
14:232:23 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:214:21 AM06:086:08 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:214:21 AM05:155:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:484:48 AM06:086:08 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:086:08 AM08:168:16 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:086:08 AM07:287:28 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:168:16 AM10:2310:23 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:478:47 AM10:0710:07 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:079:07 AM10:3710:37 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:409:40 AM10:2310:23 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0211:02 AM11:5011:50 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0511:05 AM11:4711:47 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3012:30 PM14:372:37 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:4612:46 PM14:052:05 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:121:12 PM13:551:55 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:551:55 PM14:372:37 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:372:37 PM16:444:44 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:444:44 PM18:326:32 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:444:44 PM17:115:11 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:444:44 PM18:056:05 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:3410:34 PM24:0212:02 AM+1sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0311:03 PM23:5111:51 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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