Wednesday 4 April 2012 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Budhavāra. Dvādaśī began at 09:539:53 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:487:48 AM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚukla Pradoṣa Vrata determinate
At sunrise
05:225:22 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:487:48 AM
Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.
Noon
11:3711:37 AM
The Sun 71° above S. Day length 12 h 29 m.
Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast
05:225:22 AM–07:487:48 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day, ending when dvādaśī ends at 07:48. Kāmadā 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
05:225:22 AM to 29:215:21 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 | 07:487:48 AM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 27:26 03:263:26 AM Thu | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 19:517:51 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 07:487:48 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:21 05:215:21 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:503:50 AM | 05:225:22 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:503:50 AM | 04:364:36 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:134:13 AM | 05:225:22 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:225:22 AM | 07:527:52 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:566:56 AM | 08:308:30 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:527:52 AM | 10:2210:22 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:0310:03 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:3711:37 AM | 13:111:11 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:4312:43 PM | 14:112:11 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5212:52 PM | 15:223:22 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:421:42 PM | 14:322:32 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:223:22 PM | 17:525:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:525:52 PM | 19:247:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:525:52 PM | 18:156:15 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:525:52 PM | 19:017:01 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:339:33 PM | 23:0111:01 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1211:12 PM | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |