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December 2012 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 12 December 2012 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 19:037:03 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:263:26 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:106:10 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:263:26 PM

Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.

Noon

11:2811:28 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:2811:28 AM
At noon, 11:2811:28 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 346° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 346° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:234:23 AM–05:175:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:504:50 AM–06:106:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:099:09 AM–10:3310:33 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:131:13 PM–13:561:56 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:454:45 PM–17:125:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:454:45 PM–18:066:06 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:307:30 AM–08:498:49 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:0810:08 AM–11:2811:28 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:0711:07 AM–11:4911:49 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:2811:28 AM–12:4712:47 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:1211:12 PM–24:3612:36 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

Lābha06:106:10 AM–07:307:30 AMgood
Amṛta07:307:30 AM–08:498:49 AMgood
Kāla08:498:49 AM–10:0810:08 AMavoid
Śubha10:0810:08 AM–11:2811:28 AMgood
Roga11:2811:28 AM–12:4712:47 PMavoid
Udvega12:4712:47 PM–14:062:06 PMavoid
Cara14:062:06 PM–15:263:26 PMneutral
Lābha15:263:26 PM–16:454:45 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:454:45 PM–18:266:26 PMavoid
Śubha18:266:26 PM–20:078:07 PMgood
Amṛta20:078:07 PM–21:479:47 PMgood
Cara21:479:47 PM–23:2811:28 PMneutral
Roga23:2811:28 PM–25:091:09 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:091:09 AM+1–26:492:49 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:492:49 AM+1–28:304:30 AM+1good
Udvega28:304:30 AM+1–30:116:11 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:106:10 AM to 30:116:11 AM+1

06:106:10 AM sunrise16:454:45 PM sunsetsunrise 30:116:11 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 15:263:26 PM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 18:186:18 PM
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 22:4610:46 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Śakuniuntil 15:263:26 PM
Catuṣpādauntil 25:341:34 AM+1
Nāgapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:2811:28 AM–12:4712:47 PM
Pradoṣa 16:454:45 PM–18:336:33 PM
Niśītha 23:0411:04 PM–23:5211:52 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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:4712:47 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  4. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 35 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:336:33 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  8. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:5211:52 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī15:263:26 PMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraAnurādhā18:186:18 PMJyeṣṭhā
YogaDhṛti22:4610:46 PMŚūla
KaraṇaŚakuni15:263:26 PMCatuṣpāda
VāraBudhavāra30:11 06:116:11 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 808
Day length
10 h 35 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
29:585:58 AM+1
Moonset
15:553:55 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:234:23 AM06:106:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:234:23 AM05:175:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:504:50 AM06:106:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:106:10 AM08:178:17 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:307:30 AM08:498:49 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:178:17 AM10:2410:24 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:099:09 AM10:3310:33 AMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:0810:08 AM11:2811:28 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0411:04 AM11:5211:52 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:0711:07 AM11:4911:49 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:2811:28 AM12:4712:47 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3112:31 PM14:382:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:131:13 PM13:561:56 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:382:38 PM16:454:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:454:45 PM18:336:33 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:454:45 PM17:125:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:454:45 PM18:066:06 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:0411:04 PM23:5211:52 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:1211:12 PM24:3612:36 AM+1sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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