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Wednesday 28 January 2009 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Māgha Śukla Dvitīyā

Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 12:5112:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:242:24 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:196:19 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:2810:28 AM

Dhaniṣṭhā gives way to Śatabhiṣā.

Noon

11:4711:47 AM

The Sun 47° above S. Day length 10 h 56 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4711:47 AM
At noon, 11:4711:47 AM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 23° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 4% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 23° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:344:34 AM–05:275:27 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:005:00 AM–06:196:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:361:36 PM–14:202:20 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:155:15 PM–17:415:41 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:155:15 PM–18:336:33 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:274:27 AM+1–30:106:10 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:417:41 AM–09:039:03 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2510:25 AM–11:4711:47 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:2511:25 AM–12:0912:09 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4711:47 AM–13:091:09 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:116:11 PM–19:547:54 PMa 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

Lābha06:196:19 AM–07:417:41 AMgood
Amṛta07:417:41 AM–09:039:03 AMgood
Kāla09:039:03 AM–10:2510:25 AMavoid
Śubha10:2510:25 AM–11:4711:47 AMgood
Roga11:4711:47 AM–13:091:09 PMavoid
Udvega13:091:09 PM–14:312:31 PMavoid
Cara14:312:31 PM–15:533:53 PMneutral
Lābha15:533:53 PM–17:155:15 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:155:15 PM–18:536:53 PMavoid
Śubha18:536:53 PM–20:318:31 PMgood
Amṛta20:318:31 PM–22:0910:09 PMgood
Cara22:0910:09 PM–23:4711:47 PMneutral
Roga23:4711:47 PM–25:251:25 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:251:25 AM+1–27:033:03 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:033:03 AM+1–28:414:41 AM+1good
Udvega28:414:41 AM+1–30:186:18 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:196:19 AM to 30:186:18 AM+1

06:196:19 AM sunrise17:155:15 PM sunsetsunrise 30:186:18 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 14:242:24 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 10:2810:28 AM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 26:132:13 AM+1
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 14:242:24 PM
Taitilauntil 27:013:01 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4711:47 AM–13:091:09 PM
Pradoṣa 17:155:15 PM–19:007:00 PM
Niśītha 23:2311:23 PM–24:1112:11 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. SunriseDvitīyā holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:091:09 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 56 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:007:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1112:11 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā14:242:24 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā10:2810:28 AMŚatabhiṣā
YogaVarīyān26:13 02:132:13 AM ThuParigha
KaraṇaKaulava14:242:24 PMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra30:18 06:186:18 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 394
Day length
10 h 56 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
07:277:27 AM
Moonset
19:107:10 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:344:34 AM06:196:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:344:34 AM05:275:27 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:005:00 AM06:196:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:196:19 AM08:308:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:417:41 AM09:039:03 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:308:30 AM10:4110:41 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2510:25 AM11:4711:47 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2311:23 AM12:1112:11 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:2511:25 AM12:0912:09 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4711:47 AM13:091:09 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5312:53 PM15:043:04 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:361:36 PM14:202:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:043:04 PM17:155:15 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:155:15 PM19:007:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:155:15 PM17:415:41 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:155:15 PM18:336:33 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:116:11 PM19:547:54 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2311:23 PM24:1112:11 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:274:27 AM+130:106:10 AM+1sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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