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Friday 17 April 2026 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Śukravāra. Amāvasyā began at 17:425:42 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:522:52 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:105:10 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:329:32 AM

Revatī gives way to Aśvinī.

Noon

11:3311:33 AM

The Sun 75° above S. Day length 12 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3311:33 AM
At noon, 11:3311:33 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 358° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 358° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:403:40 AM–04:254:25 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:034:03 AM–05:105:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla07:207:20 AM–08:488:48 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:0811:08 AM–11:5911:59 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:332:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:575:57 PM–18:206:20 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:575:57 PM–19:047:04 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:4312:43 AM+1–26:092:09 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:466:46 AM–08:228:22 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:437:43 AM–08:358:35 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:589:58 AM–11:3411:34 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5911:59 AM–12:5012:50 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:452:45 PM–16:214:21 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya27:363:36 AM+1–29:035:03 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Cara05:105:10 AM–06:466:46 AMneutral
Lābha06:466:46 AM–08:228:22 AMgood
Amṛta08:228:22 AM–09:589:58 AMgood
Kāla09:589:58 AM–11:3411:34 AMavoid
Śubha11:3411:34 AM–13:101:10 PMgood
Roga13:101:10 PM–14:452:45 PMavoid
Udvega14:452:45 PM–16:214:21 PMavoid
Cara16:214:21 PM–17:575:57 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:575:57 PM–19:217:21 PMavoid
Kāla19:217:21 PM–20:458:45 PMavoid
Lābha20:458:45 PM–22:0910:09 PMgood
Udvega22:0910:09 PM–23:3311:33 PMavoid
Śubha23:3311:33 PM–24:5712:57 AM+1good
Amṛta24:5712:57 AM+1–26:212:21 AM+1good
Cara26:212:21 AM+1–27:453:45 AM+1neutral
Roga27:453:45 AM+1–29:095:09 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:105:10 AM to 29:095:09 AM+1

05:105:10 AM sunrise17:575:57 PM sunsetsunrise 29:095:09 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 14:522:52 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 09:329:32 AM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 25:151:15 AM+1
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Nāgauntil 14:522:52 PM
Kiṃstughnauntil 25:181:18 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:589:58 AM–11:3411:34 AM
Abhijit 11:0811:08 AM–11:5911:59 AM
Pradoṣa 17:575:57 PM–19:277:27 PM
Niśītha 23:0911:09 PM–23:5711:57 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. SunriseAmāvasyā holds. Śukravāra begins.
  2. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:3411:34 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 11:5911:59 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  6. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 47 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:277:27 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:5711:57 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā14:522:52 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraRevatī09:329:32 AMAśvinī
YogaViṣkambha25:15 01:151:15 AM SatPrīti
KaraṇaNāga14:522:52 PMKiṃstughna
VāraŚukravāra29:09 05:095:09 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 682
Day length
12 h 47 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
none
Moonset
18:016:01 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:403:40 AM05:105:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:403:40 AM04:254:25 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:034:03 AM05:105:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:105:10 AM07:437:43 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:466:46 AM08:228:22 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra07:207:20 AM08:488:48 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:437:43 AM10:1710:17 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:437:43 AM08:358:35 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:589:58 AM11:3411:34 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0811:08 AM11:5911:59 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1011:10 AM11:5811:58 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5911:59 AM12:5012:50 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5012:50 PM15:243:24 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:332:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:452:45 PM16:214:21 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:243:24 PM17:575:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:575:57 PM19:277:27 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:575:57 PM18:206:20 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:575:57 PM19:047:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:0911:09 PM23:5711:57 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:4312:43 AM+126:092:09 AM+1sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:363:36 AM+129:035:03 AM+1sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
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