Monday 17 January 1972 · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 03:543:54 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:322:32+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:167:16 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:267:26 AM
Vajra gives way to Siddhi.
Noon
12:0112:01 PM
The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 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
07:167:16 AM to 31:157:15+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 | 26:32 02:322:32 AM Tue | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 18:386:38 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 07:267:26 AM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 15:163:16 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:15 07:157:15 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:195:19 AM | 07:167:16 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:195:19 AM | 06:186:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:485:48 AM | 07:167:16 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:167:16 AM | 09:109:10 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:278:27 AM | 09:389:38 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:298:29 AM | 10:0310:03 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:109:10 AM | 11:0411:04 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4910:49 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3711:37 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2012:20 PM | 12:5812:58 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5812:58 PM | 14:522:52 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:121:12 PM | 14:232:23 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:361:36 PM | 14:142:14 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:142:14 PM | 14:522:52 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:522:52 PM | 16:464:46 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:464:46 PM | 18:426:42 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:464:46 PM | 17:155:15 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:464:46 PM | 18:136:13 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:2810:28 PM | 24:0112:01+1 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3711:37 PM | 24:2512:25+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |