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Monday 18 May 2015 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Somavāra. Amāvasyā began at 09:309:30 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:137:13 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

04:484:48 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:137:13 AM

Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.

Noon

11:3011:30 AM

The Sun 84° above S. Day length 13 h 25 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3011:30 AM
At noon, 11:3011:30 AM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 2° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 2° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:233:23 AM–04:064:06 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:453:45 AM–04:484:48 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0411:04 AM–11:5711:57 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:451:45 PM–14:382:38 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:095:09 PM–18:406:40 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:136:13 PM–18:346:34 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:136:13 PM–19:167:16 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla06:296:29 AM–08:098:09 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:058:05 AM–09:359:35 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:509:50 AM–11:3011:30 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5711:57 AM–12:5112:51 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:111:11 PM–14:522:52 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:382:38 PM–15:323:32 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

Amṛta04:484:48 AM–06:296:29 AMgood
Kāla06:296:29 AM–08:098:09 AMavoid
Śubha08:098:09 AM–09:509:50 AMgood
Roga09:509:50 AM–11:3011:30 AMavoid
Udvega11:3011:30 AM–13:111:11 PMavoid
Cara13:111:11 PM–14:522:52 PMneutral
Lābha14:522:52 PM–16:324:32 PMgood
Amṛta16:324:32 PM–18:136:13 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:136:13 PM–19:327:32 PMneutral
Roga19:327:32 PM–20:518:51 PMavoid
Kāla20:518:51 PM–22:1110:11 PMavoid
Lābha22:1110:11 PM–23:3011:30 PMgood
Udvega23:3011:30 PM–24:5012:50 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:5012:50 AM+1–26:092:09 AM+1good
Amṛta26:092:09 AM+1–27:283:28 AM+1good
Cara27:283:28 AM+1–28:484:48 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:484:48 AM to 28:484:48 AM+1

04:484:48 AM sunrise18:136:13 PM sunsetsunrise 28:484:48 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 07:137:13 AM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 19:257:25 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 08:448:44 AM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Nāgauntil 07:137:13 AM
Kiṃstughnauntil 18:136:13 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 06:296:29 AM–08:098:09 AM
Abhijit 11:0411:04 AM–11:5711:57 AM
Pradoṣa 18:136:13 PM–19:377:37 PM
Niśītha 23:0611:06 PM–23:5411:54 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. SunriseAmāvasyā holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:098:09 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  4. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  5. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 11:5711:57 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 25 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:377:37 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  10. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 23:5411:54 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā07:137:13 AMPratipadā
NakṣatraKṛttikā19:257:25 PMRohiṇī
YogaŚobhana08:448:44 AMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaNāga07:137:13 AMKiṃstughna
VāraSomavāra28:48 04:484:48 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 695
Day length
13 h 25 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
05:015:01 AM
Moonset
18:306:30 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:233:23 AM04:484:48 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:233:23 AM04:064:06 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:453:45 AM04:484:48 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:484:48 AM07:297:29 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day06:296:29 AM08:098:09 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:297:29 AM10:1010:10 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:058:05 AM09:359:35 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:509:50 AM11:3011:30 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0411:04 AM11:5711:57 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0611:06 AM11:5411:54 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5711:57 AM12:5112:51 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5112:51 PM15:323:32 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:111:11 PM14:522:52 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:451:45 PM14:382:38 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:382:38 PM15:323:32 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:323:32 PM18:136:13 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:095:09 PM18:406:40 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:136:13 PM19:377:37 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:136:13 PM18:346:34 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:136:13 PM19:167:16 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:0611:06 PM23:5411:54 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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