Tuesday 10 March 2020 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 20:488:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:544:54 PM.
Observed here on this day
Kept the day after Holikā Dahana. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoVasantotsava determinate
At sunrise
05:485:48 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:516:51 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
11:4411:44 AM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 52 m.
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
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
05:485:48 AM to 29:475:47 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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā | 16:544:54 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 19:317:31 PM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Śūla | 10:0410:04 AM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 06:516:51 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:47 05:475:47 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:114:11 AM | 05:485:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:114:11 AM | 05:005:00 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:354:35 AM | 05:485:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:485:48 AM | 08:118:11 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:118:11 AM | 10:3310:33 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:118:11 AM | 08:588:58 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:468:46 AM | 10:1510:15 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2011:20 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2111:21 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:4411:44 AM | 13:131:13 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5512:55 PM | 15:183:18 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:161:16 PM | 14:392:39 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:431:43 PM | 14:302:30 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:422:42 PM | 16:114:11 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:183:18 PM | 17:405:40 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:405:40 PM | 19:177:17 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:405:40 PM | 18:056:05 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:405:40 PM | 18:536:53 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:3110:31 PM | 23:2011:20 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2011:20 PM | 24:0812:08 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:522:52 AM+1 | 28:164:16 AM+1 | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |