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Monday 22 January 2024 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Pauṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Somavāra. Dvādaśī began at 16:584:58 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:225:22 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 93 of 105 minutes of pradoṣa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:216:21 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:225:22 PM

Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.

Noon

11:4511:45 AM

The Sun 45° above S. Day length 10 h 49 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4511:45 AM
At noon, 11:4511:45 AM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 141° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 89% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 141° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

06:216:21 AM–08:318:31 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Putradā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:354:35 AM–05:285:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:025:02 AM–06:216:21 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2411:24 AM–12:0712:07 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:341:34 PM–14:172:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:105:10 PM–17:365:36 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:105:10 PM–18:296:29 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla17:165:16 PM–18:576:57 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya07:147:14 AM–08:548:54 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla07:427:42 AM–09:039:03 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2410:24 AM–11:4511:45 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0712:07 PM–12:5012:50 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:071:07 PM–14:282:28 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:172:17 PM–15:003:00 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

Amṛta06:216:21 AM–07:427:42 AMgood
Kāla07:427:42 AM–09:039:03 AMavoid
Śubha09:039:03 AM–10:2410:24 AMgood
Roga10:2410:24 AM–11:4511:45 AMavoid
Udvega11:4511:45 AM–13:071:07 PMavoid
Cara13:071:07 PM–14:282:28 PMneutral
Lābha14:282:28 PM–15:493:49 PMgood
Amṛta15:493:49 PM–17:105:10 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:105:10 PM–18:496:49 PMneutral
Roga18:496:49 PM–20:288:28 PMavoid
Kāla20:288:28 PM–22:0610:06 PMavoid
Lābha22:0610:06 PM–23:4511:45 PMgood
Udvega23:4511:45 PM–25:241:24 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:241:24 AM+1–27:033:03 AM+1good
Amṛta27:033:03 AM+1–28:424:42 AM+1good
Cara28:424:42 AM+1–30:206:20 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:216:21 AM to 30:206:20 AM+1

06:216:21 AM sunrise17:105:10 PM sunsetsunrise 30:206:20 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 17:225:22 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 26:282:28 AM+1
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 29:345:34 AM+1
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 17:225:22 PM
Kaulavauntil 29:435:43 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:427:42 AM–09:039:03 AM
Abhijit 11:2411:24 AM–12:0712:07 PM
Pradoṣa 17:105:10 PM–18:556:55 PM
Niśītha 23:2111:21 PM–24:0912:09 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.

  1. SunriseDvādaśī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:039:03 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0712:07 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SunsetDay length 10 h 49 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 18:556:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  7. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0912:09 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  10. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī17:225:22 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā26:28 02:282:28 AM TueĀrdrā
YogaIndra29:34 05:345:34 AM TueVaidhṛti
KaraṇaBālava17:225:22 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:20 06:206:20 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2080
Śaka
1945
Kali
5124
Ahargaṇa
1 871 866
Day length
10 h 49 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
14:072:07 PM
Moonset
28:324:32 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:354:35 AM06:216:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:354:35 AM05:285:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:025:02 AM06:216:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:216:21 AM08:318:31 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:147:14 AM08:548:54 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:427:42 AM09:039:03 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:318:31 AM10:4010:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2410:24 AM11:4511:45 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2111:21 AM12:0912:09 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2411:24 AM12:0712:07 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0712:07 PM12:5012:50 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5012:50 PM15:003:00 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:071:07 PM14:282:28 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:341:34 PM14:172:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:172:17 PM15:003:00 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:003:00 PM17:105:10 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:105:10 PM18:556:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:105:10 PM17:365:36 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:105:10 PM18:296:29 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:165:16 PM18:576:57 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2111:21 PM24:0912:09 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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