Tuesday 16 December 1997 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 07:287:28 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:556:55 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:456:45 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:556:55 AM
Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.
Noon
12:3612:36 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 43 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
06:456:45 AM to 30:456:45+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 | Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā | 06:556:55 AM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 23:3911:39 PM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Brahma | 21:589:58 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 06:556:55 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:45 06:456:45 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:065:06 AM | 06:456:45 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:065:06 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:315:31 AM | 06:456:45 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:456:45 AM | 09:059:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:059:05 AM | 11:2611:26 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:059:05 AM | 09:529:52 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:409:40 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:2411:24 AM | 13:021:02 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:001:00 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1312:13 PM | 13:001:00 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3612:36 PM | 14:042:04 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:461:46 PM | 16:074:07 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:332:33 PM | 15:203:20 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:323:32 PM | 17:005:00 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:074:07 PM | 18:286:28 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:286:28 PM | 20:068:06 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:286:28 PM | 18:526:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:286:28 PM | 19:417:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:129:12 PM | 22:5010:50 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:2311:23 PM | 24:1212:12+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1212:12+1 AM | 25:001:00+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |