Thursday 19 March 2026 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 04:234:23 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:232:23 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:395:39 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:263:26 PM
Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:4211:42 AM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 12 h 05 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
good to begin inavoidedneutral
05:395:39 AM to 29:385:38 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 | Śukla Pratipadā | 26:23 02:232:23 AM Fri | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Bhādrapadā | 25:35 01:351:35 AM Fri | Revatī |
| Yoga | Śukla | 22:4710:47 PM | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 15:263:26 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:38 05:385:38 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:044:04 AM | 05:395:39 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:044:04 AM | 04:524:52 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:284:28 AM | 05:395:39 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:395:39 AM | 08:048:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:395:39 AM | 07:107:10 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:048:04 AM | 10:2910:29 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:418:41 AM | 10:1110:11 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:419:41 AM | 10:2910:29 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1811:18 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1811:18 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:5711:57 AM | 13:281:28 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5412:54 PM | 15:193:19 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:121:12 PM | 14:432:43 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:431:43 PM | 14:312:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:312:31 PM | 15:193:19 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:193:19 PM | 17:445:44 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:445:44 PM | 19:197:19 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:445:44 PM | 18:086:08 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:445:44 PM | 18:566:56 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:029:02 PM | 22:3310:33 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1711:17 PM | 24:0512:05 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |