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Tuesday 13 April 2021 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Caitra Śukla Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 05:315:31 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:477:47 AM.

Observed here on this day

Vaiśākhī

The Sun enters Meṣa on this day, counted from sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:145:14 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:477:47 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

11:3411:34 AM

The Sun 74° above S. Day length 12 h 42 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3411:34 AM
At noon, 11:3411:34 AM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 14° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 14° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:433:43 AM–04:284:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:064:06 AM–05:145:14 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0911:09 AM–12:0012:00 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:322:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:565:56 PM–18:186:18 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:565:56 PM–19:037:03 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya07:217:21 AM–09:089:08 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta07:467:46 AM–08:378:37 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:248:24 AM–09:599:59 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:3511:35 AM–13:101:10 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:452:45 PM–16:204:20 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:2610:26 PM–23:1211:12 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya22:3910:39 PM–24:2712:27 AM+1a 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

Roga05:145:14 AM–06:496:49 AMavoid
Udvega06:496:49 AM–08:248:24 AMavoid
Cara08:248:24 AM–09:599:59 AMneutral
Lābha09:599:59 AM–11:3511:35 AMgood
Amṛta11:3511:35 AM–13:101:10 PMgood
Kāla13:101:10 PM–14:452:45 PMavoid
Śubha14:452:45 PM–16:204:20 PMgood
Roga16:204:20 PM–17:565:56 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:565:56 PM–19:207:20 PMavoid
Lābha19:207:20 PM–20:458:45 PMgood
Udvega20:458:45 PM–22:0910:09 PMavoid
Śubha22:0910:09 PM–23:3411:34 PMgood
Amṛta23:3411:34 PM–24:5912:59 AM+1good
Cara24:5912:59 AM+1–26:232:23 AM+1neutral
Roga26:232:23 AM+1–27:483:48 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:483:48 AM+1–29:135:13 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:145:14 AM to 29:135:13 AM+1

05:145:14 AM sunrise17:565:56 PM sunsetsunrise 29:135:13 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 07:477:47 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 11:4911:49 AM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 12:4512:45 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 07:477:47 AM
Bālavauntil 21:019:01 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:0911:09 AM–12:0012:00 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:452:45 PM–16:204:20 PM
Pradoṣa 17:565:56 PM–19:267:26 PM
Niśītha 23:1011:10 PM–23:5811:58 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. SunrisePratipadā holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0012:00 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  6. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  7. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:204:20 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 42 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:267:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 23:5811:58 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā07:477:47 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraAśvinī11:4911:49 AMBharaṇī
YogaViṣkambha12:4512:45 PMPrīti
KaraṇaBava07:477:47 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:13 05:135:13 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2078
Śaka
1943
Kali
5122
Ahargaṇa
1 870 852
Day length
12 h 42 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
06:046:04 AM
Moonset
19:067:06 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:433:43 AM05:145:14 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:433:43 AM04:284:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:064:06 AM05:145:14 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:145:14 AM07:467:46 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:217:21 AM09:089:08 AMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:467:46 AM10:1810:18 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:467:46 AM08:378:37 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:248:24 AM09:599:59 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0911:09 AM12:0012:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1111:11 AM11:5911:59 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:3511:35 AM13:101:10 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5112:51 PM15:233:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:322:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:452:45 PM16:204:20 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:233:23 PM17:565:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:565:56 PM19:267:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:565:56 PM18:186:18 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:565:56 PM19:037:03 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:2610:26 PM23:1211:12 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:3910:39 PM24:2712:27 AM+1sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1011:10 PM23:5811:58 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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