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Thursday 28 December 2023 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 04:174:17 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:305:30 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:186:18 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:504:50 PM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

11:3511:35 AM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3511:35 AM
At noon, 11:3511:35 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 195° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 195° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:314:31 AM–05:245:24 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:584:58 AM–06:186:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1411:14 AM–11:5611:56 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:211:21 PM–14:032:03 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:524:52 PM–17:195:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:524:52 PM–18:136:13 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:018:01 PM–21:439:43 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:186:18 AM–07:377:37 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:578:57 AM–10:1610:16 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:479:47 AM–11:2911:29 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta09:509:50 AM–10:3210:32 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:5412:54 PM–14:142:14 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:032:03 PM–14:452:45 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

Śubha06:186:18 AM–07:377:37 AMgood
Roga07:377:37 AM–08:578:57 AMavoid
Udvega08:578:57 AM–10:1610:16 AMavoid
Cara10:1610:16 AM–11:3511:35 AMneutral
Lābha11:3511:35 AM–12:5412:54 PMgood
Amṛta12:5412:54 PM–14:142:14 PMgood
Kāla14:142:14 PM–15:333:33 PMavoid
Śubha15:333:33 PM–16:524:52 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:524:52 PM–18:336:33 PMgood
Cara18:336:33 PM–20:148:14 PMneutral
Roga20:148:14 PM–21:559:55 PMavoid
Kāla21:559:55 PM–23:3511:35 PMavoid
Lābha23:3511:35 PM–25:161:16 AM+1good
Udvega25:161:16 AM+1–26:572:57 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:572:57 AM+1–28:384:38 AM+1good
Amṛta28:384:38 AM+1–30:196:19 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:186:18 AM sunrise16:524:52 PM sunsetsunrise 30:196:19 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 29:305:30 AM+1
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 22:3510:35 PM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 23:5311:53 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 16:504:50 PM
Garauntil 29:305:30 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1411:14 AM–11:5611:56 AM
Rāhu kāla 12:5412:54 PM–14:142:14 PM
Pradoṣa 16:524:52 PM–18:406:40 PM
Niśītha 23:1111:11 PM–23:5911:59 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 11:5611:56 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:142:14 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 34 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:406:40 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 23:5911:59 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  10. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā29:30 05:305:30 AM FriTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPunarvasu22:3510:35 PMPuṣya
YogaIndra23:5311:53 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaTaitila16:504:50 PMGara
VāraGuruvāra30:19 06:196:19 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2080
Śaka
1945
Kali
5124
Ahargaṇa
1 871 841
Day length
10 h 34 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
18:086:08 PM
Moonset
07:307:30 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:314:31 AM06:186:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:314:31 AM05:245:24 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:584:58 AM06:186:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:186:18 AM08:258:25 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:186:18 AM07:377:37 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:258:25 AM10:3210:32 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:578:57 AM10:1610:16 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:479:47 AM11:2911:29 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:509:50 AM10:3210:32 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1111:11 AM11:5911:59 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1411:14 AM11:5611:56 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3912:39 PM14:452:45 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:5412:54 PM14:142:14 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:211:21 PM14:032:03 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:032:03 PM14:452:45 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:452:45 PM16:524:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:524:52 PM18:406:40 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:524:52 PM17:195:19 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:524:52 PM18:136:13 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:018:01 PM21:439:43 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1111:11 PM23:5911:59 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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