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Monday 16 January 2068 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Pauṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Somavāra. Dvādaśī began at 07:267:26 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:128:12 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

Kept the day after Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoŚukla Pradoṣa Vrata determinate

At sunrise

06:216:21 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:128:12 AM

Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.

Noon

11:4411:44 AM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4411:44 AM
At noon, 11:4411:44 AM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 146° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 91% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 146° falls in Śukla Trayodaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

06:216:21 AM–08:128:12 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day, ending when dvādaśī ends at 08:12. Putradā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:354:35 AM–05:285:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:025:02 AM–06:216:21 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2211:22 AM–12:0512:05 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:311:31 PM–14:142:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:065:06 PM–17:325:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:065:06 PM–18:256:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:089:08 PM–22:5010:50 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:427:42 AM–09:039:03 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2310:23 AM–11:4411:44 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:5210:52 AM–12:3512:35 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:0512:05 PM–12:4812:48 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:041:04 PM–14:252:25 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:142:14 PM–14:572:57 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

Amṛta06:216:21 AM–07:427:42 AMgood
Kāla07:427:42 AM–09:039:03 AMavoid
Śubha09:039:03 AM–10:2310:23 AMgood
Roga10:2310:23 AM–11:4411:44 AMavoid
Udvega11:4411:44 AM–13:041:04 PMavoid
Cara13:041:04 PM–14:252:25 PMneutral
Lābha14:252:25 PM–15:453:45 PMgood
Amṛta15:453:45 PM–17:065:06 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:065:06 PM–18:456:45 PMneutral
Roga18:456:45 PM–20:258:25 PMavoid
Kāla20:258:25 PM–22:0410:04 PMavoid
Lābha22:0410:04 PM–23:4411:44 PMgood
Udvega23:4411:44 PM–25:231:23+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:231:23+1 AM–27:023:02+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:023:02+1 AM–28:424:42+1 AMgood
Cara28:424:42+1 AM–30:216:21+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:216:21 AM to 30:216:21+1 AM

06:216:21 AM sunrise17:065:06 PM sunsetsunrise 30:216:21+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 08:128:12 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 20:598:59 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 08:128:12 AM
Kaulavauntil 20:458:45 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:427:42 AM–09:039:03 AM
Abhijit 11:2211:22 AM–12:0512:05 PM
Pradoṣa 17:065:06 PM–18:526:52 PM
Niśītha 23:2011:20 PM–24:0812:08+1 AM

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 09:039:03 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:0512:05 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 44 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:526:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0812:08+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī08:128:12 AMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirāpast sunriseĀrdrā
YogaBrahma20:598:59 PMIndra
KaraṇaBālava08:128:12 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:21 06:216:21 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2124
Śaka
1989
Kali
5168
Ahargaṇa
1 887 931
Day length
10 h 44 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
14:392:39 PM
Moonset
28:324:32+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:354:35 AM06:216:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:354:35 AM05:285:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:025:02 AM06:216:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:216:21 AM08:308:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:427:42 AM09:039:03 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:308:30 AM10:3910:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2310:23 AM11:4411:44 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:5210:52 AM12:3512:35 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2011:20 AM12:0812:08 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2211:22 AM12:0512:05 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0512:05 PM12:4812:48 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4812:48 PM14:572:57 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:041:04 PM14:252:25 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:311:31 PM14:142:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:142:14 PM14:572:57 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:572:57 PM17:065:06 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:065:06 PM18:526:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:065:06 PM17:325:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:065:06 PM18:256:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:089:08 PM22:5010:50 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2011:20 PM24:0812:08+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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