Wednesday 31 December 1997 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 21:289:28 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:407:40 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:526:52 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:368:36 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:4412:44 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
06:526:52 AM to 30:526:52+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 | 19:407:40 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 19:317:31 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 15:083:08 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 08:368:36 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:52 06:526:52 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:145:14 AM | 06:526:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:145:14 AM | 06:036:03 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:385:38 AM | 06:526:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:526:52 AM | 09:139:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:208:20 AM | 09:489:48 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:139:13 AM | 11:3311:33 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:081:08 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:071:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:4412:44 PM | 14:112:11 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:251:25 PM | 14:562:56 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:541:54 PM | 16:154:15 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:412:41 PM | 15:283:28 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:154:15 PM | 18:356:35 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:356:35 PM | 20:138:13 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:356:35 PM | 19:007:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:356:35 PM | 19:497:49 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:1811:18 PM | 24:4812:48+1 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2012:20+1 AM | 25:081:08+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |