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Tuesday 23 December 2014 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Pauṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 02:012:01 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:1111:11 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:166:16 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:3712:37 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:3311:33 AM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3311:33 AM
At noon, 11:3311:33 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 17° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 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 muhūrta04:294:29 AM–05:225:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:554:55 AM–06:166:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:1810:18 AM–11:4611:46 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:1211:12 AM–11:5411:54 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:181:18 PM–14:012:01 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:504:50 PM–17:165:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:504:50 PM–18:106:10 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:238:23 AM–09:059:05 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:548:54 AM–10:1410:14 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:3311:33 AM–12:5212:52 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:112:11 PM–15:303:30 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:589:58 PM–23:2611:26 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:1210:12 PM–23:0611:06 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

Roga06:166:16 AM–07:357:35 AMavoid
Udvega07:357:35 AM–08:548:54 AMavoid
Cara08:548:54 AM–10:1410:14 AMneutral
Lābha10:1410:14 AM–11:3311:33 AMgood
Amṛta11:3311:33 AM–12:5212:52 PMgood
Kāla12:5212:52 PM–14:112:11 PMavoid
Śubha14:112:11 PM–15:303:30 PMgood
Roga15:303:30 PM–16:504:50 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:504:50 PM–18:306:30 PMavoid
Lābha18:306:30 PM–20:118:11 PMgood
Udvega20:118:11 PM–21:529:52 PMavoid
Śubha21:529:52 PM–23:3311:33 PMgood
Amṛta23:3311:33 PM–25:141:14 AM+1good
Cara25:141:14 AM+1–26:552:55 AM+1neutral
Roga26:552:55 AM+1–28:364:36 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:364:36 AM+1–30:176:17 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:166:16 AM to 30:176:17 AM+1

06:166:16 AM sunrise16:504:50 PM sunsetsunrise 30:176:17 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 23:1111:11 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 14:422:42 PM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 23:3911:39 PM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 12:3712:37 PM
Kaulavauntil 23:1111:11 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1211:12 AM–11:5411:54 AM
Rāhu kāla 14:112:11 PM–15:303:30 PM
Pradoṣa 16:504:50 PM–18:376:37 PM
Niśītha 23:0911:09 PM–23:5711:57 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 11:5411:54 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:303:30 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 33 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:376:37 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 23:5711:57 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā23:1111:11 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā14:422:42 PMUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaDhruva23:3911:39 PMVyāghāta
KaraṇaBālava12:3712:37 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:17 06:176:17 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2071
Śaka
1936
Kali
5115
Ahargaṇa
1 868 549
Day length
10 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
07:117:11 AM
Moonset
18:276:27 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:294:29 AM06:166:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:294:29 AM05:225:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:554:55 AM06:166:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:166:16 AM08:238:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:238:23 AM10:3010:30 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:238:23 AM09:059:05 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:548:54 AM10:1410:14 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:1810:18 AM11:4611:46 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0911:09 AM11:5711:57 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1211:12 AM11:5411:54 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:3311:33 AM12:5212:52 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3612:36 PM14:432:43 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:181:18 PM14:012:01 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:112:11 PM15:303:30 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:432:43 PM16:504:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:504:50 PM18:376:37 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:504:50 PM17:165:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:504:50 PM18:106:10 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:589:58 PM23:2611:26 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:1210:12 PM23:0611:06 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:0911:09 PM23:5711:57 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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