Tuesday 21 October 2025 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Maṅgalavāra. Amāvasyā began at 13:151:15 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:253:25 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 101 of 101 minutes of pradoṣa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:365:36 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:253:25 PM
Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.
Noon
11:1811:18 AM
The Sun 54° above S. Day length 11 h 25 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
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05:365:36 AM to 29:365:36 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 Amāvasyā | 15:253:25 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 20:298:29 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 24:46 00:4612:46 AM Wed | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 15:253:25 PM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:36 05:365:36 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:553:55 AM | 05:365:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:553:55 AM | 04:454:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:204:20 AM | 05:365:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:365:36 AM | 07:537:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:537:53 AM | 10:1010:10 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:537:53 AM | 08:388:38 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:278:27 AM | 09:539:53 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5410:54 AM | 11:4211:42 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 10:5510:55 AM | 11:4111:41 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:1811:18 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2712:27 PM | 14:442:44 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:131:13 PM | 13:581:58 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:221:22 PM | 15:093:09 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:102:10 PM | 15:353:35 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:442:44 PM | 17:015:01 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:015:01 PM | 18:426:42 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:015:01 PM | 17:265:26 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:015:01 PM | 18:176:17 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:0310:03 PM | 22:5310:53 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 22:5510:55 PM | 23:4311:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:452:45 AM+1 | 28:334:33 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |