Tuesday 1 November 2016 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 23:1011:10 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:411:41 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:425:42 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:2612:26 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
11:1711:17 AM
The Sun 50° above S. Day length 11 h 11 m.
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
05:425:42 AM to 29:435:43 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 Dvitīyā | 25:41 01:411:41 AM Wed | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 12:3012:30 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 21:169:16 PM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 12:2612:26 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:43 05:435:43 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:004:00 AM | 05:425:42 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:004:00 AM | 04:514:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:254:25 AM | 05:425:42 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:425:42 AM | 07:567:56 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:567:56 AM | 10:1010:10 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:567:56 AM | 08:418:41 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:308:30 AM | 09:539:53 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5310:53 AM | 11:4111:41 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 10:5510:55 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:1711:17 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2412:24 PM | 14:382:38 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:091:09 PM | 13:541:54 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:052:05 PM | 15:293:29 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:382:38 PM | 16:534:53 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:534:53 PM | 18:356:35 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:534:53 PM | 17:185:18 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:534:53 PM | 18:106:10 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:005:00 PM | 18:486:48 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:0110:01 PM | 22:5210:52 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 22:5410:54 PM | 23:4211:42 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:473:47 AM+1 | 29:345:34 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |