Tuesday 2 December 1997 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 08:108:10 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:407:40 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:386:38 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:407:40 AM
Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.
Noon
12:3012:30 PM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 44 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
06:386:38 AM to 30:386:38+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 | 07:407:40 AM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 13:301:30 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 14:042:04 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 07:407:40 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:38 06:386:38 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:005:00 AM | 06:386:38 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:005:00 AM | 05:495:49 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:245:24 AM | 06:386:38 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:386:38 AM | 08:598:59 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:057:05 AM | 08:428:42 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:598:59 AM | 11:1911:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:598:59 AM | 09:469:46 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:349:34 AM | 11:0211:02 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:5411:54 AM | 13:301:30 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3012:30 PM | 13:581:58 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:401:40 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:272:27 PM | 15:143:14 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:263:26 PM | 16:544:54 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:014:01 PM | 18:226:22 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:226:22 PM | 20:008:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:226:22 PM | 18:476:47 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:226:22 PM | 19:367:36 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:5910:59 PM | 24:3412:34+1 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1711:17 PM | 24:0612:06+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0612:06+1 AM | 24:5412:54+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |