Thursday 21 June 2012 · Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 22:3610:36 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:4411:44 PM.
Observed here on this day
Dvitīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:105:10 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1411:14 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
11:5511:55 AM
The Sun 89° above N. Day length 13 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
05:105:10 AM to 29:105:10 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 | Śukla Dvitīyā | 23:4411:44 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 28:46 04:464:46 AM Fri | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 28:21 04:214:21 AM Fri | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 11:1411:14 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:10 05:105:10 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:463:46 AM | 05:105:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:463:46 AM | 04:284:28 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:074:07 AM | 05:105:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:105:10 AM | 07:527:52 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:105:10 AM | 06:516:51 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:527:52 AM | 10:3410:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:328:32 AM | 10:1310:13 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:409:40 AM | 10:3410:34 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:2112:21 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:151:15 PM | 15:573:57 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:361:36 PM | 15:173:17 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:092:09 PM | 15:033:03 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:033:03 PM | 15:573:57 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:553:55 PM | 17:385:38 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:573:57 PM | 18:396:39 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:396:39 PM | 20:038:03 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:396:39 PM | 19:007:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:396:39 PM | 19:427:42 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3111:31 PM | 24:1912:19 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:122:12 AM+1 | 27:553:55 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |