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Thursday 1 December 2016 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Dvitīyā

Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 17:355:35 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:397:39 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:036:03 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:396:39 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:2311:23 AM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 10 h 40 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:2311:23 AM
At noon, 11:2311:23 AM, the Sun is in Anurādhā and the Moon 20° ahead of it, in Mūla, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 20° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:164:16 AM–05:105:10 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:434:43 AM–06:036:03 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0211:02 AM–11:4411:44 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:101:10 PM–13:521:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:434:43 PM–17:105:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:434:43 PM–18:036:03 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:317:31 PM–21:179:17 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:036:03 AM–07:237:23 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:438:43 AM–10:0310:03 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:568:56 AM–10:4210:42 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta09:369:36 AM–10:1910:19 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:4312:43 PM–14:032:03 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:521:52 PM–14:352:35 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya24:4912:49 AM+1–26:352:35 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

Śubha06:036:03 AM–07:237:23 AMgood
Roga07:237:23 AM–08:438:43 AMavoid
Udvega08:438:43 AM–10:0310:03 AMavoid
Cara10:0310:03 AM–11:2311:23 AMneutral
Lābha11:2311:23 AM–12:4312:43 PMgood
Amṛta12:4312:43 PM–14:032:03 PMgood
Kāla14:032:03 PM–15:233:23 PMavoid
Śubha15:233:23 PM–16:434:43 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:434:43 PM–18:236:23 PMgood
Cara18:236:23 PM–20:038:03 PMneutral
Roga20:038:03 PM–21:439:43 PMavoid
Kāla21:439:43 PM–23:2311:23 PMavoid
Lābha23:2311:23 PM–25:031:03 AM+1good
Udvega25:031:03 AM+1–26:432:43 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:432:43 AM+1–28:234:23 AM+1good
Amṛta28:234:23 AM+1–30:046:04 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:036:03 AM to 30:046:04 AM+1

06:036:03 AM sunrise16:434:43 PM sunsetsunrise 30:046:04 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 19:397:39 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 26:352:35 AM+1
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 27:343:34 AM+1
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 06:396:39 AM
Kaulavauntil 19:397:39 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:0211:02 AM–11:4411:44 AM
Rāhu kāla 12:4312:43 PM–14:032:03 PM
Pradoṣa 16:434:43 PM–18:306:30 PM
Niśītha 22:5910:59 PM–23:4711:47 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:4411:44 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:032:03 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 40 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:306:30 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:4711:47 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  11. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā19:397:39 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraMūla26:35 02:352:35 AM FriPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaŚūla27:34 03:343:34 AM FriGaṇḍa
KaraṇaBālava06:396:39 AMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra30:04 06:046:04 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 258
Day length
10 h 40 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
07:217:21 AM
Moonset
18:256:25 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:164:16 AM06:036:03 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:164:16 AM05:105:10 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:434:43 AM06:036:03 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:036:03 AM08:118:11 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:036:03 AM07:237:23 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:118:11 AM10:1910:19 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:438:43 AM10:0310:03 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:568:56 AM10:4210:42 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:369:36 AM10:1910:19 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday10:5910:59 AM11:4711:47 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0211:02 AM11:4411:44 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2712:27 PM14:352:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:4312:43 PM14:032:03 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:101:10 PM13:521:52 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:521:52 PM14:352:35 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:352:35 PM16:434:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:434:43 PM18:306:30 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:434:43 PM17:105:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:434:43 PM18:036:03 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:317:31 PM21:179:17 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight22:5910:59 PM23:4711:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:4912:49 AM+126:352:35 AM+1sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
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