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Monday 18 December 2056 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Somavāra. Dvādaśī began at 18:256:25 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:019:01 PM.

Observed here on this day

Akhaṇḍa Dvādaśī

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

At sunrise

06:146:14 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:427:42 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

11:3111:31 AM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3111:31 AM
At noon, 11:3111:31 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 140° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 140° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

06:146:14 AM–08:218:21 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Mokṣadā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:264:26 AM–05:205:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:534:53 AM–06:146:14 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1011:10 AM–11:5211:52 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:161:16 PM–13:591:59 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:093:09 PM–16:574:57 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:474:47 PM–17:145:14 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:474:47 PM–18:086:08 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:337:33 AM–08:528:52 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1210:12 AM–11:3111:31 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5211:52 AM–12:3412:34 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:5012:50 PM–14:092:09 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:591:59 PM–14:412:41 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

Amṛta06:146:14 AM–07:337:33 AMgood
Kāla07:337:33 AM–08:528:52 AMavoid
Śubha08:528:52 AM–10:1210:12 AMgood
Roga10:1210:12 AM–11:3111:31 AMavoid
Udvega11:3111:31 AM–12:5012:50 PMavoid
Cara12:5012:50 PM–14:092:09 PMneutral
Lābha14:092:09 PM–15:283:28 PMgood
Amṛta15:283:28 PM–16:474:47 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:474:47 PM–18:286:28 PMneutral
Roga18:286:28 PM–20:098:09 PMavoid
Kāla20:098:09 PM–21:509:50 PMavoid
Lābha21:509:50 PM–23:3111:31 PMgood
Udvega23:3111:31 PM–25:121:12+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:121:12+1 AM–26:532:53+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:532:53+1 AM–28:344:34+1 AMgood
Cara28:344:34+1 AM–30:156:15+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:146:14 AM to 30:156:15+1 AM

06:146:14 AM sunrise16:474:47 PM sunsetsunrise 30:156:15+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 21:019:01 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 20:338:33 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 15:103:10 PM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 07:427:42 AM
Bālavauntil 21:019:01 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:337:33 AM–08:528:52 AM
Abhijit 11:1011:10 AM–11:5211:52 AM
Pradoṣa 16:474:47 PM–18:356:35 PM
Niśītha 23:0711:07 PM–23:5511:55 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. SunriseDvādaśī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:528:52 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 11:5211:52 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 34 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:356:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  9. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 23:5511:55 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī21:019:01 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraBharaṇī20:338:33 PMKṛttikā
YogaŚiva15:103:10 PMSiddha
KaraṇaBava07:427:42 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra30:15 06:156:15 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2113
Śaka
1978
Kali
5157
Ahargaṇa
1 883 885
Day length
10 h 34 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
14:272:27 PM
Moonset
27:423:42+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:264:26 AM06:146:14 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:264:26 AM05:205:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:534:53 AM06:146:14 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:146:14 AM08:218:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:337:33 AM08:528:52 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:218:21 AM10:2710:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1210:12 AM11:3111:31 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0711:07 AM11:5511:55 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1011:10 AM11:5211:52 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5211:52 AM12:3412:34 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3412:34 PM14:412:41 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:5012:50 PM14:092:09 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:161:16 PM13:591:59 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:591:59 PM14:412:41 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:412:41 PM16:474:47 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:093:09 PM16:574:57 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:474:47 PM18:356:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:474:47 PM17:145:14 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:474:47 PM18:086:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:0711:07 PM23:5511:55 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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