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Wednesday 3 January 2018 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 01:381:38 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:0810:08 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:206:20 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:5011:50 AM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

11:3811:38 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3811:38 AM
At noon, 11:3811:38 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 198° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 198° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:334:33 AM–05:275:27 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:005:00 AM–06:206:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:241:24 PM–14:072:07 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:564:56 PM–17:235:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:564:56 PM–18:176:17 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:569:56 PM–23:2211:22 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:407:40 AM–08:598:59 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:1910:19 AM–11:3811:38 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:1711:17 AM–12:0012:00 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:3811:38 AM–12:5812:58 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:251:25 PM–14:502:50 PMa 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

Lābha06:206:20 AM–07:407:40 AMgood
Amṛta07:407:40 AM–08:598:59 AMgood
Kāla08:598:59 AM–10:1910:19 AMavoid
Śubha10:1910:19 AM–11:3811:38 AMgood
Roga11:3811:38 AM–12:5812:58 PMavoid
Udvega12:5812:58 PM–14:172:17 PMavoid
Cara14:172:17 PM–15:373:37 PMneutral
Lābha15:373:37 PM–16:564:56 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:564:56 PM–18:376:37 PMavoid
Śubha18:376:37 PM–20:178:17 PMgood
Amṛta20:178:17 PM–21:589:58 PMgood
Cara21:589:58 PM–23:3811:38 PMneutral
Roga23:3811:38 PM–25:191:19 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:191:19 AM+1–26:592:59 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:592:59 AM+1–28:404:40 AM+1good
Udvega28:404:40 AM+1–30:206:20 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:206:20 AM to 30:206:20 AM+1

06:206:20 AM sunrise16:564:56 PM sunsetsunrise 30:206:20 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 22:0810:08 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 27:373:37 AM+1
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 18:226:22 PM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 11:5011:50 AM
Garauntil 22:0810:08 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:3811:38 AM–12:5812:58 PM
Pradoṣa 16:564:56 PM–18:446:44 PM
Niśītha 23:1411:14 PM–24:0212:02 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.

  1. SunriseDvitīyā holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:5812:58 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. SunsetDay length 10 h 36 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 18:446:44 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  7. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  8. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0212:02 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā22:0810:08 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPuṣya27:37 03:373:37 AM ThuĀśleṣā
YogaVaidhṛti18:226:22 PMViṣkambha
KaraṇaTaitila11:5011:50 AMGara
VāraBudhavāra30:20 06:206:20 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 656
Day length
10 h 36 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
18:376:37 PM
Moonset
07:177:17 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:334:33 AM06:206:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:334:33 AM05:275:27 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:005:00 AM06:206:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:206:20 AM08:278:27 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:407:40 AM08:598:59 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:278:27 AM10:3510:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:1910:19 AM11:3811:38 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1411:14 AM12:0212:02 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:1711:17 AM12:0012:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:3811:38 AM12:5812:58 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4212:42 PM14:492:49 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:241:24 PM14:072:07 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:251:25 PM14:502:50 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening14:492:49 PM16:564:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:564:56 PM18:446:44 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:564:56 PM17:235:23 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:564:56 PM18:176:17 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:569:56 PM23:2211:22 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1411:14 PM24:0212:02 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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