Saturday 28 March 2009 · Brooklyn, New York, United States
Śanivāra. Dvitīyā began at 11:0511:05 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:389:38 AM.
Observed here on this day
Tṛtīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSaubhāgya Śayana Vrata determinate
At sunrise
06:466:46 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:389:38 AM
Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.
Noon
13:011:01 PM
The Sun 53° above S. Day length 12 h 30 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
06:466:46 AM to 30:446:44+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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Dvitīyā | 09:389:38 AM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 18:496:49 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 22:2710:27 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 09:389:38 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:44 06:446:44 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:145:14 AM | 06:466:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:145:14 AM | 06:006:00 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:375:37 AM | 06:466:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:466:46 AM | 09:169:16 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:466:46 AM | 08:208:20 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:466:46 AM | 07:367:36 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:367:36 AM | 08:268:26 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:169:16 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:549:54 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:5211:52 AM | 13:251:25 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:261:26 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:251:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:162:16 PM | 16:464:46 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:352:35 PM | 16:094:09 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:572:57 PM | 16:304:30 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:063:06 PM | 15:563:56 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:464:46 PM | 19:167:16 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:167:16 PM | 20:488:48 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:167:16 PM | 19:397:39 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:167:16 PM | 20:258:25 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3612:36+1 AM | 25:241:24+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:573:57+1 AM | 29:295:29+1 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |