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Tuesday 28 March 2028 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Caitra Śukla Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 09:149:14 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:3310:33 AM.

Observed here on this day

Gaurī Tṛtīyā · Gangaur

Tṛtīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:295:29 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:3310:33 AM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

11:3911:39 AM

The Sun 68° above S. Day length 12 h 19 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3911:39 AM
At noon, 11:3911:39 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 25° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 5% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 25° falls in Śukla Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:563:56 AM–04:434:43 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:194:19 AM–05:295:29 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1411:14 AM–12:0412:04 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:171:17 PM–15:003:00 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:312:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:495:49 PM–18:126:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:495:49 PM–18:596:59 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta07:577:57 AM–08:478:47 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:348:34 AM–10:0710:07 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:3911:39 AM–13:111:11 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:442:44 PM–16:164:16 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:434:43 PM–18:266:26 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:2810:28 PM–23:1511:15 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

Roga05:295:29 AM–07:027:02 AMavoid
Udvega07:027:02 AM–08:348:34 AMavoid
Cara08:348:34 AM–10:0710:07 AMneutral
Lābha10:0710:07 AM–11:3911:39 AMgood
Amṛta11:3911:39 AM–13:111:11 PMgood
Kāla13:111:11 PM–14:442:44 PMavoid
Śubha14:442:44 PM–16:164:16 PMgood
Roga16:164:16 PM–17:495:49 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:495:49 PM–19:167:16 PMavoid
Lābha19:167:16 PM–20:448:44 PMgood
Udvega20:448:44 PM–22:1110:11 PMavoid
Śubha22:1110:11 PM–23:3811:38 PMgood
Amṛta23:3811:38 PM–25:061:06 AM+1good
Cara25:061:06 AM+1–26:332:33 AM+1neutral
Roga26:332:33 AM+1–28:014:01 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:014:01 AM+1–29:285:28 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:295:29 AM to 29:285:28 AM+1

05:295:29 AM sunrise17:495:49 PM sunsetsunrise 29:285:28 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 10:3310:33 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 21:009:00 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 25:091:09 AM+1
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 10:3310:33 AM
Taitilauntil 23:0411:04 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1411:14 AM–12:0412:04 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:442:44 PM–16:164:16 PM
Pradoṣa 17:495:49 PM–19:227:22 PM
Niśītha 23:1411:14 PM–24:0212:02 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. SunriseDvitīyā holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0412:04 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:164:16 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 19 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:227:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0212:02 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā10:3310:33 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraAśvinī21:009:00 PMBharaṇī
YogaVaidhṛti25:09 01:091:09 AM WedViṣkambha
KaraṇaKaulava10:3310:33 AMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:28 05:285:28 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2085
Śaka
1950
Kali
5129
Ahargaṇa
1 873 393
Day length
12 h 19 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
06:246:24 AM
Moonset
19:547:54 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:563:56 AM05:295:29 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:563:56 AM04:434:43 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:194:19 AM05:295:29 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:295:29 AM07:577:57 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon07:577:57 AM10:2510:25 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:577:57 AM08:478:47 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:348:34 AM10:0710:07 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1411:14 AM12:0412:04 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1511:15 AM12:0312:03 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:3911:39 AM13:111:11 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5312:53 PM15:213:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:171:17 PM15:003:00 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:312:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:442:44 PM16:164:16 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:213:21 PM17:495:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:434:43 PM18:266:26 PMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:495:49 PM19:227:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:495:49 PM18:126:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:495:49 PM18:596:59 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:2810:28 PM23:1511:15 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:1411:14 PM24:0212:02 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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