Tuesday 23 June 2009 · Brooklyn, New York, United States
Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 15:353:35 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:5211:52 AM.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:265:26 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:568:56 AM
Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.
Noon
12:5812:58 PM
The Sun 73° above S. Day length 15 h 04 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
05:265:26 AM to 29:265:26+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 Pratipadā | 11:5211:52 AM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 11:2211:22 AM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 08:568:56 AM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 11:5211:52 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:26 05:265:26 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:144:14 AM | 05:265:26 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:144:14 AM | 04:504:50 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:324:32 AM | 05:265:26 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:265:26 AM | 08:278:27 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:278:27 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:278:27 AM | 09:279:27 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:129:12 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2812:28 PM | 13:281:28 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3412:34 PM | 13:221:22 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:5812:58 PM | 14:512:51 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:292:29 PM | 17:295:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:293:29 PM | 16:294:29 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:444:44 PM | 18:376:37 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:295:29 PM | 20:308:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:308:30 PM | 21:429:42 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:308:30 PM | 20:488:48 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:308:30 PM | 21:249:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:589:58 PM | 23:2311:23 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0512:05+1 AM | 24:4012:40+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3412:34+1 AM | 25:221:22+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |