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Thursday 23 October 2025 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Kārtika Śukla Dvitīyā

Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 17:475:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:178:17 PM.

Observed here on this day

Yama Dvitīyā · Bhai Dooj

Dvitīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:375:37 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:027:02 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:1811:18 AM

The Sun 53° above S. Day length 11 h 23 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:1811:18 AM
At noon, 11:1811:18 AM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 20° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 20° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:563:56 AM–04:464:46 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:214:21 AM–05:375:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit10:5510:55 AM–11:4111:41 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:121:12 PM–13:571:57 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:274:27 PM–18:156:15 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:594:59 PM–17:255:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:594:59 PM–18:156:15 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:375:37 AM–07:027:02 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya05:405:40 AM–07:287:28 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika08:278:27 AM–09:539:53 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:249:24 AM–10:1010:10 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:4312:43 PM–14:092:09 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:571:57 PM–14:432:43 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

Śubha05:375:37 AM–07:027:02 AMgood
Roga07:027:02 AM–08:278:27 AMavoid
Udvega08:278:27 AM–09:539:53 AMavoid
Cara09:539:53 AM–11:1811:18 AMneutral
Lābha11:1811:18 AM–12:4312:43 PMgood
Amṛta12:4312:43 PM–14:092:09 PMgood
Kāla14:092:09 PM–15:343:34 PMavoid
Śubha15:343:34 PM–16:594:59 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:594:59 PM–18:346:34 PMgood
Cara18:346:34 PM–20:098:09 PMneutral
Roga20:098:09 PM–21:449:44 PMavoid
Kāla21:449:44 PM–23:1811:18 PMavoid
Lābha23:1811:18 PM–24:5312:53 AM+1good
Udvega24:5312:53 AM+1–26:282:28 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:282:28 AM+1–28:024:02 AM+1good
Amṛta28:024:02 AM+1–29:375:37 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:375:37 AM to 29:375:37 AM+1

05:375:37 AM sunrise16:594:59 PM sunsetsunrise 29:375:37 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 20:178:17 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 26:212:21 AM+1
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 26:302:30 AM+1
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 07:027:02 AM
Kaulavauntil 20:178:17 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 10:5510:55 AM–11:4111:41 AM
Rāhu kāla 12:4312:43 PM–14:092:09 PM
Pradoṣa 16:594:59 PM–18:406:40 PM
Niśītha 22:5410:54 PM–23:4211:42 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. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:4111:41 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:092:09 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 23 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:406:40 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:4211:42 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  11. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā20:178:17 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraViśākhā26:21 02:212:21 AM FriAnurādhā
YogaĀyuṣmān26:30 02:302:30 AM FriSaubhāgya
KaraṇaBālava07:027:02 AMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra29:37 05:375:37 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 506
Day length
11 h 23 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
07:087:08 AM
Moonset
17:555:55 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:563:56 AM05:375:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:563:56 AM04:464:46 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:214:21 AM05:375:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:375:37 AM07:537:53 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:375:37 AM07:027:02 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra05:405:40 AM07:287:28 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:537:53 AM10:1010:10 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:278:27 AM09:539:53 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:249:24 AM10:1010:10 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday10:5410:54 AM11:4211:42 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta10:5510:55 AM11:4111:41 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2612:26 PM14:432:43 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:4312:43 PM14:092:09 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:121:12 PM13:571:57 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:571:57 PM14:432:43 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:432:43 PM16:594:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:274:27 PM18:156:15 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:594:59 PM18:406:40 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:594:59 PM17:255:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:594:59 PM18:156:15 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight22:5410:54 PM23:4211:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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