Wednesday 9 March 2050 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 18:236:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:318:31 PM.
Observed here on this day
Kept the day after Holikā Dahana. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
05:495:49 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:297:29 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
11:4411:44 AM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 50 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
05:495:49 AM to 29:485:48 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 Pratipadā | 20:318:31 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 26:55 02:552:55 AM Thu | Hasta |
| Yoga | Śūla | 17:415:41 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 07:297:29 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:48 05:485:48 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:124:12 AM | 05:495:49 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:124:12 AM | 05:015:01 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:364:36 AM | 05:495:49 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:495:49 AM | 08:118:11 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:187:18 AM | 08:478:47 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:118:11 AM | 10:3410:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:208:20 AM | 10:0610:06 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:1610:16 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2111:21 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:2111:21 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:4511:45 AM | 13:131:13 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5612:56 PM | 15:183:18 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:431:43 PM | 14:302:30 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:183:18 PM | 17:405:40 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:405:40 PM | 19:177:17 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:405:40 PM | 18:046:04 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:405:40 PM | 18:536:53 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:576:57 PM | 20:438:43 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2011:20 PM | 24:0812:08 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |