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Monday 23 December 2019 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Somavāra. Dvādaśī began at 12:5212:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:1211:12 AM.

Observed here on this day

Kṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 108 of 108 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:166:16 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1211:12 AM

Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.

Noon

11:3311:33 AM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3311:33 AM
At noon, 11:3311:33 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 324° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 9% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 324° falls in Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

06:166:16 AM–08:238:23 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Saphalā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:284:28 AM–05:225:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:554:55 AM–06:166:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla06:436:43 AM–08:158:15 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:1211:12 AM–11:5411:54 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:181:18 PM–14:012:01 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:494:49 PM–17:165:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:494:49 PM–18:106:10 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:234:23 AM+1–29:565:56 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:357:35 AM–08:548:54 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1410:14 AM–11:3311:33 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5411:54 AM–12:3612:36 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:5212:52 PM–14:112:11 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:012:01 PM–14:432:43 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya19:037:03 PM–20:368:36 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

Amṛta06:166:16 AM–07:357:35 AMgood
Kāla07:357:35 AM–08:548:54 AMavoid
Śubha08:548:54 AM–10:1410:14 AMgood
Roga10:1410:14 AM–11:3311:33 AMavoid
Udvega11:3311:33 AM–12:5212:52 PMavoid
Cara12:5212:52 PM–14:112:11 PMneutral
Lābha14:112:11 PM–15:303:30 PMgood
Amṛta15:303:30 PM–16:494:49 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:494:49 PM–18:306:30 PMneutral
Roga18:306:30 PM–20:118:11 PMavoid
Kāla20:118:11 PM–21:529:52 PMavoid
Lābha21:529:52 PM–23:3311:33 PMgood
Udvega23:3311:33 PM–25:141:14 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:141:14 AM+1–26:552:55 AM+1good
Amṛta26:552:55 AM+1–28:364:36 AM+1good
Cara28:364:36 AM+1–30:166:16 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:166:16 AM to 30:166:16 AM+1

06:166:16 AM sunrise16:494:49 PM sunsetsunrise 30:166:16 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 11:1211:12 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 15:103:10 PM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 25:051:05 AM+1
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 11:1211:12 AM
Garauntil 22:2810:28 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:357:35 AM–08:548:54 AM
Abhijit 11:1211:12 AM–11:5411:54 AM
Pradoṣa 16:494:49 PM–18:376:37 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. SunriseDvādaśī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:548:54 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5411:54 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 33 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:376:37 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 23:5711:57 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī11:1211:12 AMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraViśākhā15:103:10 PMAnurādhā
YogaDhṛti25:05 01:051:05 AM TueŚūla
KaraṇaTaitila11:1211:12 AMGara
VāraSomavāra30:16 06:166:16 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2076
Śaka
1941
Kali
5120
Ahargaṇa
1 870 375
Day length
10 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
28:174:17 AM+1
Moonset
14:362:36 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:284:28 AM06:166:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:284:28 AM05:225:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:554:55 AM06:166:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:166:16 AM08:238:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra06:436:43 AM08:158:15 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:357:35 AM08:548:54 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:238:23 AM10:2910:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1410:14 AM11:3311:33 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0911:09 AM11:5711:57 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1211:12 AM11:5411:54 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5411:54 AM12:3612:36 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3612:36 PM14:432:43 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:5212:52 PM14:112:11 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:181:18 PM14:012:01 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:012:01 PM14:432:43 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:432:43 PM16:494:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:494:49 PM18:376:37 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:494:49 PM17:165:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:494:49 PM18:106:10 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:037:03 PM20:368:36 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0911:09 PM23:5711:57 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:234:23 AM+129:565:56 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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