Wednesday 4 October 2006 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Budhavāra. Dvādaśī began at 20:018:01 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:594:59 PM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 97 of 97 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:275:27 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:346:34 AM
Bava gives way to Bālava.
Noon
11:2311:23 AM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 50 m.
Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast
05:275:27 AM–07:497:49 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Pāśāṅkuśā Ekādaśī
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
05:275:27 AM to 29:285:28 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 Dvādaśī | 16:594:59 PM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 09:339:33 AM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 19:157:15 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 06:346:34 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:28 05:285:28 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:503:50 AM | 05:275:27 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:503:50 AM | 04:394:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:144:14 AM | 05:275:27 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:275:27 AM | 07:497:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:566:56 AM | 08:258:25 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:497:49 AM | 10:1110:11 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:549:54 AM | 11:2211:22 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5810:58 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:5910:59 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:2211:22 AM | 12:5112:51 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3412:34 PM | 14:562:56 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:211:21 PM | 14:082:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:562:56 PM | 17:185:18 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:004:00 PM | 17:265:26 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:185:18 PM | 18:556:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:185:18 PM | 17:425:42 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:185:18 PM | 18:316:31 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 22:5910:59 PM | 23:4711:47 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3612:36 AM+1 | 26:022:02 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |