Wednesday 14 January 1998 · Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 17:505:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:516:51 PM.
Observed here on this day
The Sun enters Makara after the sunset before this day. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMakara Saṅkrānti determinate
At sunrise
06:156:15 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:166:16 AM
Taitila gives way to Gara.
Noon
12:1012:10 PM
The Sun 63° 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
06:156:15 AM to 30:156:15 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 Dvitīyā | 18:516:51 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 29:24 05:245:24 AM Thu | Maghā |
| Yoga | Prīti | 21:349:34 PM | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 06:166:16 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:15 06:156:15 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:384:38 AM | 06:156:15 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:384:38 AM | 05:265:26 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:025:02 AM | 06:156:15 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:156:15 AM | 08:378:37 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:447:44 AM | 09:129:12 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:378:37 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4110:41 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:1012:10 PM | 13:391:39 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:211:21 PM | 15:433:43 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:082:08 PM | 14:552:55 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:433:43 PM | 18:056:05 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:235:23 PM | 19:067:06 PM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:056:05 PM | 19:427:42 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:056:05 PM | 18:296:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:056:05 PM | 19:187:18 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4611:46 PM | 24:3412:34 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:413:41 AM+1 | 29:245:24 AM+1 | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |