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October 2014 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Saturday 25 October 2014 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Kārtika Śukla Dvitīyā

Śanivāra. Dvitīyā began at 01:181:18 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:091:09 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Yama Dvitīyā · Bhai Dooj

Dvitīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:385:38 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:171:17 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:1811:18 AM

The Sun 53° above S. Day length 11 h 20 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:1811:18 AM
At noon, 11:1811:18 AM, the Sun is in Svātī and the Moon 17° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 17° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:563:56 AM–04:474:47 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:224:22 AM–05:385:38 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit10:5510:55 AM–11:4111:41 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:111:11 PM–13:571:57 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:584:58 PM–17:235:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:584:58 PM–18:146:14 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla17:585:58 PM–19:367:36 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika05:385:38 AM–07:037:03 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta05:385:38 AM–06:236:23 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:236:23 AM–07:087:08 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya08:118:11 AM–09:499:49 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla08:288:28 AM–09:539:53 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa12:4312:43 PM–14:082:08 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Kāla05:385:38 AM–07:037:03 AMavoid
Śubha07:037:03 AM–08:288:28 AMgood
Roga08:288:28 AM–09:539:53 AMavoid
Udvega09:539:53 AM–11:1811:18 AMavoid
Cara11:1811:18 AM–12:4312:43 PMneutral
Lābha12:4312:43 PM–14:082:08 PMgood
Amṛta14:082:08 PM–15:333:33 PMgood
Kāla15:333:33 PM–16:584:58 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha16:584:58 PM–18:336:33 PMgood
Udvega18:336:33 PM–20:088:08 PMavoid
Śubha20:088:08 PM–21:439:43 PMgood
Amṛta21:439:43 PM–23:1811:18 PMgood
Cara23:1811:18 PM–24:5312:53 AM+1neutral
Roga24:5312:53 AM+1–26:282:28 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:282:28 AM+1–28:034:03 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:034:03 AM+1–29:385:38 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:385:38 AM to 29:385:38 AM+1

05:385:38 AM sunrise16:584:58 PM sunsetsunrise 29:385:38 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 25:091:09 AM+1
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 26:572:57 AM+1
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 23:5811:58 PM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 13:171:17 PM
Kaulavauntil 25:091:09 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:288:28 AM–09:539:53 AM
Abhijit 10:5510:55 AM–11:4111:41 AM
Pradoṣa 16:584:58 PM–18:396:39 PM
Niśītha 22:5410:54 PM–23:4211:42 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. SunriseDvitīyā holds. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:539:53 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:4111:41 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 20 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:396:39 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 23:4211:42 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  9. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā25:09 01:091:09 AM SunTṛtīyā
NakṣatraViśākhā26:57 02:572:57 AM SunAnurādhā
YogaĀyuṣmān23:5811:58 PMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaBālava13:171:17 PMKaulava
VāraŚanivāra29:38 05:385:38 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2071
Śaka
1936
Kali
5115
Ahargaṇa
1 868 490
Day length
11 h 20 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
06:496:49 AM
Moonset
18:106:10 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:563:56 AM05:385:38 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:563:56 AM04:474:47 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:224:22 AM05:385:38 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:385:38 AM07:547:54 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day05:385:38 AM07:037:03 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta05:385:38 AM06:236:23 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:236:23 AM07:087:08 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon07:547:54 AM10:1010:10 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:118:11 AM09:499:49 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:288:28 AM09:539:53 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday10:5410:54 AM11:4211:42 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta10:5510:55 AM11:4111:41 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2612:26 PM14:422:42 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:4312:43 PM14:082:08 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:111:11 PM13:571:57 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:422:42 PM16:584:58 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:584:58 PM18:396:39 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:584:58 PM17:235:23 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:584:58 PM18:146:14 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:585:58 PM19:367:36 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight22:5410:54 PM23:4211:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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