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Tuesday 18 March 2008 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Phālguna Śukla Dvādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Dvādaśī began at 21:079:07 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:398:39 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:405:40 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:508:50 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

11:4211:42 AM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 12 h 04 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4211:42 AM
At noon, 11:4211:42 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 139° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 139° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

05:405:40 AM–08:058:05 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Āmalakī Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:054:05 AM–04:524:52 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:284:28 AM–05:405:40 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1811:18 AM–12:0612:06 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:431:43 PM–14:312:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:445:44 PM–18:086:08 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:445:44 PM–18:566:56 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:449:44 PM–23:2111:21 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:058:05 AM–08:538:53 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:418:41 AM–10:1210:12 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:4211:42 AM–13:131:13 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:0212:02 PM–13:391:39 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:432:43 PM–16:144:14 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:3010:30 PM–23:1811:18 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

Roga05:405:40 AM–07:117:11 AMavoid
Udvega07:117:11 AM–08:418:41 AMavoid
Cara08:418:41 AM–10:1210:12 AMneutral
Lābha10:1210:12 AM–11:4211:42 AMgood
Amṛta11:4211:42 AM–13:131:13 PMgood
Kāla13:131:13 PM–14:432:43 PMavoid
Śubha14:432:43 PM–16:144:14 PMgood
Roga16:144:14 PM–17:445:44 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:445:44 PM–19:137:13 PMavoid
Lābha19:137:13 PM–20:438:43 PMgood
Udvega20:438:43 PM–22:1210:12 PMavoid
Śubha22:1210:12 PM–23:4211:42 PMgood
Amṛta23:4211:42 PM–25:111:11 AM+1good
Cara25:111:11 AM+1–26:402:40 AM+1neutral
Roga26:402:40 AM+1–28:104:10 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:104:10 AM+1–29:395:39 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:405:40 AM to 29:395:39 AM+1

05:405:40 AM sunrise17:445:44 PM sunsetsunrise 29:395:39 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 20:398:39 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 23:2111:21 PM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 21:079:07 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 08:508:50 AM
Bālavauntil 20:398:39 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1811:18 AM–12:0612:06 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:432:43 PM–16:144:14 PM
Pradoṣa 17:445:44 PM–19:197:19 PM
Niśītha 23:1811:18 PM–24:0612:06 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.

  1. SunriseDvādaśī holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0612:06 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:144:14 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 04 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:197:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0612:06 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī20:398:39 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā23:2111:21 PMMaghā
YogaSukarmā21:079:07 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaBava08:508:50 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:39 05:395:39 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2064
Śaka
1929
Kali
5108
Ahargaṇa
1 866 078
Day length
12 h 04 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
14:472:47 PM
Moonset
28:044:04 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:054:05 AM05:405:40 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:054:05 AM04:524:52 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:284:28 AM05:405:40 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:405:40 AM08:058:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:058:05 AM10:3010:30 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:058:05 AM08:538:53 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:418:41 AM10:1210:12 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1811:18 AM12:0612:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1811:18 AM12:0612:06 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4211:42 AM13:131:13 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:0212:02 PM13:391:39 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5412:54 PM15:193:19 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:431:43 PM14:312:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:432:43 PM16:144:14 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:193:19 PM17:445:44 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:445:44 PM19:197:19 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:445:44 PM18:086:08 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:445:44 PM18:566:56 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:449:44 PM23:2111:21 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3010:30 PM23:1811:18 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:1811:18 PM24:0612:06 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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