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Tuesday 17 April 2018 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Vaiśākha Śukla Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 03:173:17 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:151:15 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:105:10 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:182:18 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:3311:33 AM

The Sun 75° above S. Day length 12 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3311:33 AM
At noon, 11:3311:33 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 17° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 17° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:403:40 AM–04:254:25 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:034:03 AM–05:105:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0811:08 AM–11:5911:59 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:332:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:575:57 PM–18:206:20 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:575:57 PM–19:047:04 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:546:54 PM–20:258:25 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta07:447:44 AM–08:358:35 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:228:22 AM–09:589:58 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:489:48 AM–11:1911:19 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:3411:34 AM–13:101:10 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:452:45 PM–16:214:21 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:2610:26 PM–23:1111:11 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

Roga05:105:10 AM–06:466:46 AMavoid
Udvega06:466:46 AM–08:228:22 AMavoid
Cara08:228:22 AM–09:589:58 AMneutral
Lābha09:589:58 AM–11:3411:34 AMgood
Amṛta11:3411:34 AM–13:101:10 PMgood
Kāla13:101:10 PM–14:452:45 PMavoid
Śubha14:452:45 PM–16:214:21 PMgood
Roga16:214:21 PM–17:575:57 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:575:57 PM–19:217:21 PMavoid
Lābha19:217:21 PM–20:458:45 PMgood
Udvega20:458:45 PM–22:0910:09 PMavoid
Śubha22:0910:09 PM–23:3311:33 PMgood
Amṛta23:3311:33 PM–24:5712:57 AM+1good
Cara24:5712:57 AM+1–26:212:21 AM+1neutral
Roga26:212:21 AM+1–27:453:45 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:453:45 AM+1–29:095:09 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:105:10 AM to 29:095:09 AM+1

05:105:10 AM sunrise17:575:57 PM sunsetsunrise 29:095:09 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 25:151:15 AM+1
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 23:2711:27 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 17:385:38 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 14:182:18 PM
Kaulavauntil 25:151:15 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:0811:08 AM–11:5911:59 AM
Rāhu kāla 14:452:45 PM–16:214:21 PM
Pradoṣa 17:575:57 PM–19:277:27 PM
Niśītha 23:0911:09 PM–23:5711:57 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 11:5911:59 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:214:21 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 47 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:277:27 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 23:5711:57 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  10. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā25:15 01:151:15 AM WedTṛtīyā
NakṣatraBharaṇī23:2711:27 PMKṛttikā
YogaPrīti17:385:38 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaBālava14:182:18 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:09 05:095:09 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2075
Śaka
1940
Kali
5119
Ahargaṇa
1 869 760
Day length
12 h 47 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
06:156:15 AM
Moonset
19:227:22 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:403:40 AM05:105:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:403:40 AM04:254:25 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:034:03 AM05:105:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:105:10 AM07:447:44 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon07:447:44 AM10:1710:17 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:447:44 AM08:358:35 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:228:22 AM09:589:58 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:489:48 AM11:1911:19 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0811:08 AM11:5911:59 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1011:10 AM11:5811:58 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:3411:34 AM13:101:10 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5012:50 PM15:243:24 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:332:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:452:45 PM16:214:21 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:243:24 PM17:575:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:575:57 PM19:277:27 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:575:57 PM18:206:20 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:575:57 PM19:047:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:546:54 PM20:258:25 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:2610:26 PM23:1111:11 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:0911:09 PM23:5711:57 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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