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Sunday 28 January 2018 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Māgha Śukla Dvādaśī

Ravivāra. Dvādaśī began at 05:585:58 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:482:48 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Bhīṣma Dvādaśī

Dvādaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:196:19 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:024:02 PM

Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.

Noon

11:4711:47 AM

The Sun 47° above S. Day length 10 h 56 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4711:47 AM
At noon, 11:4711:47 AM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 135° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 86% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 135° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

12:5312:53 PM–15:043:04 PM In aparāhṇa: hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, runs past prātaḥkāla, and midday is passed over. Jayā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:344:34 AM–05:275:27 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:005:00 AM–06:196:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2511:25 AM–12:0912:09 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:361:36 PM–14:202:20 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:163:16 PM–16:434:43 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:155:15 PM–17:415:41 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:155:15 PM–18:336:33 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya06:376:37 AM–08:048:04 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:4711:47 AM–13:091:09 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika14:312:31 PM–15:533:53 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:473:47 PM–16:314:31 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla15:533:53 PM–17:155:15 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Udvega06:196:19 AM–07:417:41 AMavoid
Cara07:417:41 AM–09:039:03 AMneutral
Lābha09:039:03 AM–10:2510:25 AMgood
Amṛta10:2510:25 AM–11:4711:47 AMgood
Kāla11:4711:47 AM–13:091:09 PMavoid
Śubha13:091:09 PM–14:312:31 PMgood
Roga14:312:31 PM–15:533:53 PMavoid
Udvega15:533:53 PM–17:155:15 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha17:155:15 PM–18:536:53 PMgood
Amṛta18:536:53 PM–20:318:31 PMgood
Cara20:318:31 PM–22:0910:09 PMneutral
Roga22:0910:09 PM–23:4711:47 PMavoid
Kāla23:4711:47 PM–25:251:25 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:251:25 AM+1–27:033:03 AM+1good
Udvega27:033:03 AM+1–28:414:41 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:414:41 AM+1–30:186:18 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:196:19 AM to 30:186:18 AM+1

06:196:19 AM sunrise17:155:15 PM sunsetsunrise 30:186:18 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 26:482:48 AM+1
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 23:1211:12 PM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 16:024:02 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:254:25 PM
Bālavauntil 26:482:48 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2511:25 AM–12:0912:09 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:533:53 PM–17:155:15 PM
Pradoṣa 17:155:15 PM–18:596:59 PM
Niśītha 23:2311:23 PM–24:1112:11 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. SunriseDvādaśī holds. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:0912:09 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:155:15 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  4. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 56 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:596:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1112:11 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī26:48 02:482:48 AM MonTrayodaśī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā23:1211:12 PMĀrdrā
YogaIndra16:024:02 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaBava16:254:25 PMBālava
VāraRavivāra30:18 06:186:18 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 681
Day length
10 h 56 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
14:072:07 PM
Moonset
27:543:54 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:344:34 AM06:196:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:344:34 AM05:275:27 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:005:00 AM06:196:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:196:19 AM08:308:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:376:37 AM08:048:04 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:308:30 AM10:4110:41 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2311:23 AM12:1112:11 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2511:25 AM12:0912:09 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:4711:47 AM13:091:09 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5312:53 PM15:043:04 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:361:36 PM14:202:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:312:31 PM15:533:53 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:043:04 PM17:155:15 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:163:16 PM16:434:43 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:473:47 PM16:314:31 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:533:53 PM17:155:15 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk17:155:15 PM18:596:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:155:15 PM17:415:41 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:155:15 PM18:336:33 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2311:23 PM24:1112:11 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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